Julian Page, Founder
About Us
We strive to be the change we want to see in this world by living the values to the best our our ability for our values reflect who we are and what runs through the core of LTT.
Stewardship - of colleagues, of partners, of donors, of communities and of the environment. We strive to achieve this by having an inclusive and welcoming space where all ideas are considered allowing the charity to evolve and maintain our legitimacy whilst doing no harm.
Longevity - we do not helicopter in and out of a community, we stay for the long term. We believe that is is only through building up of trust that we can truly understand and influence change.
Integrity - our word is our bond, we never make promises we cannot keep, we communicate with honesty and we share our successes and challenges.
Collaboration - we practice participatory and adaptive management techniques that require constant communication involving the community at all stage of programme development.
Equity - we recognise inequity and adjust to ensure that everyone is treated equally, with dignity and respect.
Since 2007 we have been building partnerships with a variety of stakeholders within the Babati Community, building trust, respect and space for honest and open dialogue.
We encourage learning in schools, in the community and within ourselves. Our constant monitoring, evaluation and reflective learning practices guide our projects and help us to adapt and evolve to ensure we maintain relevance and succeed in supporting the community to achieve their goals.
We are committed to building the knowledge, skills and confidence of our Tanzania partners so that in time they are able to operate independently of us. Learn more about our founders and history.
Clive Shiret, Founder
Governance
The Livingstone Tanzania Trust follows best practice guidelines, as outlined by the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator.
The Director is paid £26,674 a year for a 4 day week and the staff are not paid excessive wages.
Our Programmes Manager is a Tanzanian which improves in-country communication and reduces our need for international travel
We believe that those who agree with the way we work and are interested in funding our work will do so. We do not aggressively fundraise.
We are a responsible employer.
We believe in paying promptly for all services we receive.
We take the responsibilities that our donors place on us seriously, and ensure that funds are spent wisely.
All our policies and procedures are regularly reviewed by the Trustees to ensure we maintain best practice and legal compliance.
We all work from our homes which ensures that administrative costs are kept to the minimum.
Our accounts are audited by external accountancy firm.
Financial reporting
Safeguarding
We take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously by placing the community at the centre of all that we do.
We continue to review our safeguarding policies and procedures and provide training and refresher training.
We are delighted that to date we have never had a report of a safeguarding concern.
If you want to contact us about a safeguarding concern, please email tom@livingstonetanzaniatrust.com
“Livingstone Tanzania Trust recognises and demonstrates how core investment at the community level has a multiplier effect, adding immense value to the lives of children and their families, opening the door to opportunities otherwise so often denied.”