Archdiocese of Arusha Food Security Project The Ngorongoro Monduli Food Security project is located in Ngorongoro and Monduli districts in Arusha region of Northern Tanzania in Arusha Archdiocese. Ngorongoro District covers an area of 14,036 square kilometers and has a population of 516,814 spreads in 37 villages. Both Pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities inhabit Ngorongoro districts. In Ngorongoro, the Agropastoralists are mainly of the Sonjo tribe found in the villages of Digodigo, Samunge and Yasimdito while the Pastoralists are mainly of the Maasai tribe found in the villages of Olemishiri, Mbuken and Soitsambu. Monduli district covers an area of 6,419 square kilometers with a population of 111,163, spread across 41 villages. Monduli district is inhabited mainly by Agro-pastorlists in the villages of Alkaria, Lepurko, Esimingori and Ngarash. 

Agro-pastoralist households keep livestock and grow food crops for home consumption while  Pastoralist households mainly keep livestock.  Excess agricultural produce is sold in local markets to obtain cash for other basic needs. Women engage in petty businesses; selling beads, livestock products, vegetables, fruits and beans, in local markets. The government agriculture policy aim is poverty alleviation and local government plays an important role in the implementation of National Agriculture and Livestock policy. Other actors working in the project areas include OXFAM which is intervening on livestock management, crop production and grain storage infrastructure in Ngorongoro. Monduli Pastoral Development Initiatives (MPDI) is also intervening on Education in Monduli. 

The Ngorongoro Monduli Food Security Project is implemented in 10 villages in the two districts: six villages in Ngorongoro District including Samunge, Yasimdito, Digodigo, Soitsambu, Olemishiri and Mbuken and four villages in Monduli District including Alkaria, Lepurko, Esimingori and Ngarash. The six villages in Ngorongoro have a total population of 17,157 (8351 males and 8806 females) while the four villages in Monduli have a total population of 12,542 (5680 males  and 6862 females), making an overall population of 29700. The Ngorongoro Monduli Food Security project aims to improve community and household livelihoods assets, food security and income. The project’s specific objective is to improve agricultural and livestock productions through community capacity building on good agronomical practices, livestock management, cross breeding, agribusiness and marketing and through provision of improved agricultural and veterinary inputs. The project also aims to improve household incomes through production of cash crops, income generation activities and promotion of agribusiness and market linkages. The Ngorongoro Monduli Food Security project aims to reach 600 households in the 10 villages constituting of 3,666 direct beneficiaries (of whom 30% are males and 70% are women) and 10,998 indirect beneficiaries within the project area.

Arusha Archdiocese
Arusha Archdiocese covers seven districts including Arumeru, Kiteto, Longido, Arusha urban, Simanjiro, Monduli, and Ngorongoro of Arusha and Manyara regions in Northern Tanzania. The project falls under the Arusha Archdiocese Integrated Development and Relief Organization (AAIDRO), which is the Development Department of the Archdiocese of Arusha. It was officially established and registered in 2000 with registration number No. 8848. AAIDRO is involved in development and relief programs within its area of jurisdiction. 

AAIDRO’s Vision Statement: 
Human being who are developed spiritually, mentally and physically and accessible to basic needs. 

AAIDRO’s Mission Statement: 
To facilitate a development process for the people to enable them meet/address their needs in a sustainable way.
AAIDRO has a well-defined management structure and experienced and skilled staff who enable it to be accountable in its various fields of development and relief. AAIDRO staff will implement the proposed project.