The c urrent population of the city is around 80, Mtwara has a large deep-water port that can accomodate large container ships. The headquarters of Sports Development Aid Tanzania are located in Shangani area of Mtwara, and this is where we started our activities in This office is responsible for all the projects implemented in the Mtwara region.
Also our work within twelve Teacher Training Colleges throughout Tanzania is being coordinated from our Mtwara office. The Basic Education Statistics in Tanzania show that during the concluding years of the project the number of children participating in classes increased while the level of academic performance increased.
Since , our Mtwara office is now focussing it's projects on girls' and women's rights, gender equality and the inclusion of girls and women to participate in sports and health education. We have also organised physical education for pupils with disabilities in local primary and secondary schools. The town is located kilometres south of the capital Dar e s Salaam and kilometres north of Mtwara. Lindi region is one of the most sparsely populated areas of the country.
The town population is around 42, Lindi Town is located along the main road from Dar es Salaam to Mtwara. SDA Lindi was established in the beginning of when its first project Education through Sport was implemented in the region. In addition, SDA organizes field maintenance seminars to the teachers and is providing all schools with football and netball goal posts. Sports Bonanzas have been organized in schools and the importance of basic education is promoted through sport and other events organized by SDA.
SDA has also been active in organizing Street Soccer Tournaments and other sports activities for children who, for various reasons are not in school. It borders the Ikungi District to the south and west and the Singida Rural District in the north and east.
