Everlasting Arms works with some of the most poor and disadvantaged communities in Tanzania. In these areas, youth, children, orphans, and the disabled are often completely dismissed and disregarding, especially due to poverty and disease. Nearly 70 percent of the Tanzanian population lives under the poverty line and Tanzania has one of the poorest economies in the world. The risk of infectious disease in Tanzania is also very high, and many families suffer from the high number of HIV and AIDS related deaths. Although the full extent is not known, far too many Tanzanian children suffer from child labor, physical abuse, and sexual or gender based violence. As a result of these conditions, millions of Tanzanian children lack the parental care and protection, meals, medical support and education that they need to escape the world of poverty and oppression that surrounds them. Currently, our headquarters are located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with a sub-headquarters in Ilemela, Mwanza, Tanzania.

(Sources: CIA World Factbook and UNICEF)