Vijana Pambana Pata Maendeleo Rukwa is Non-governmental organization with its head office at Sumbawanga Municipality in Rukwa region. The organization was registered on 2/12/2011 under the Act of non-governmental organization of 2002 with the registration No. 16NGO/00005058 in operating their work in Rukwa region and on 30 July 2021 issued new registration under the Act of non-governmental organization of 2002 with the registration No. 00NGO/R1/0025 in operating their works in Tanzania mainland. The core focus of Vijana Pambana Pata Maendeleo Rukwa (VIPAMARU) is Child development , Youth Empowerment ,Gender Equality , Sustainable Development , Health and Cross cutting issues.
Vijana Pambana Pata Maendeleo Rukwa since its establishment in 2011 have implemented the several programme/project; In year 2012 VIPAMARU implemented the project of mobilizing the youth particularly the women and men in participating in the Constitution making processes project. VIPAMARU implemented this project in the Rukwa region in the Sumbawanga Municipal under the funder of the Foundation For Civil Society (FCS) which makes the project to be implemented in the high performance on engaging in the constitution making processes.
Also VIPAMARU organization in May 2019 implemented the project of advocating the 4% of the funding allocated to the youth groups in the Sumbawanga Municipal to the 19 wards under the project of Data Driven Advocacy (DDA) funded by Pact Tanzania and Freedom House. The achievement of project included:- government leaders adhere the regulation and rule towards provision of funding for youth groups, Youth groups get understanding on the important of making the groups of youth for loans, Youth understand the rules and regulation that guide toward the provision of the loan. Increased awareness to the youth on the procedures on accessing the loans provided to them and all matters related to the loans.