Programmes — Numbers Foundation

01 · Flagship Programme

Give Back With Maths

Active 11+ Schools Since 2020

Give Back With Maths is Numbers Foundation's flagship programme — and the heartbeat of everything we do. Volunteer mathematics teachers travel to under-resourced schools across Tanzania, delivering intensive remedial coaching, mentoring struggling students, and publicly recognising academic excellence.

The programme targets schools that lack qualified mathematics teachers, where students have fallen behind and lost confidence. We arrive not just with lessons, but with the message that their teachers and their nation believe in them.

At Nshupu Secondary School in 2023, this programme enabled Students to Archieve Grade A — the first in the school's history. That is what Give Back With Maths does.

11+

Schools Visited

1,790+

Students Reached

2020

Year Started

What We Deliver

Intensive remedial coaching sessions for struggling Form 4 students
One-on-one and group mentoring by volunteer mathematics teachers
Public recognition ceremonies for top-performing students
Identification and referral of exceptional students for sponsorship
Follow-up assessment and monitoring of student progress

02 · Teacher Development

Mathematical Technical Workshops

Active Government Partnership

Better teaching is the highest-leverage intervention we can make. Mathematical Technical Workshops (MTW) equip mathematics teachers across the Arusha region with modern, effective pedagogy — tools they were never given in teacher training.

Delivered in partnership with the Arusha Regional Education Office, these workshops reach teachers across multiple schools simultaneously — multiplying our impact far beyond what direct student coaching alone can achieve.

A teacher who attends our workshop carries better methods into their classroom for years. When a teacher says "students are engaging, asking questions, and actually enjoying mathematics," we know the multiplier effect is working.

Gov.

Official Partner

Arusha

Region Focus

Workshop Focus Areas

Effective pedagogy and student engagement techniques
Remedial teaching strategies for struggling learners
Exam preparation and syllabus coverage methods
Building a positive mathematics classroom culture
Identifying and nurturing gifted students

03 · Community Charity

Numbers Charity & Sport

Active 157+ Beneficiaries 2 Schools

Mathematics transformation cannot happen in isolation from a child's material reality. Numbers Charity & Sport provides school supplies, sporting equipment and essential support to students from vulnerable backgrounds — removing the non-academic barriers to learning.

The programme centres on Nkoanekoli Primary School in Arusha, where over 157 students received direct charity support in 2024. The same year, Grade C in the National Assessment rose from 6% to 42% — and Grade E was eliminated entirely.

We believe sport builds the confidence, teamwork and resilience that also makes students better mathematicians. The charity and sport elements are delivered together, intentionally.

157+

Beneficiaries 2024

42%

Grade C (from 6%)

What We Provide

School supplies: exercise books, pens, mathematical sets
Sporting equipment and organised sports activities
Direct support for students from the most vulnerable families
Remedial coaching integrated alongside charity delivery
Recognition of academic progress and effort

04 · Digital Platform

Numbers Online School

Live Platform numbersonlineschool.com

Geography should not determine mathematical destiny. Numbers Online School delivers live mathematics video lessons at numbersonlineschool.com — reaching students across Tanzania who may never have a qualified mathematics teacher in their classroom.

The platform allows students from any region to access high-quality coaching, following the national syllabus, delivered by experienced teachers. It extends the reach of Numbers Foundation far beyond the schools our volunteers can physically visit.

Live

Active Platform

National

Reach

Platform Features

Live video lessons aligned with Tanzania's national syllabus
Coverage from primary level through Form 4 mathematics
Accessible from any device with internet connection
Delivered by qualified and experienced mathematics teachers
Available at numbersonlineschool.com

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05 · Olympiad

Tanzania Mathematics Olympiad (TAMO)

Active

Tanzania has strong mathematical talent, and the Numbers Foundation is working to identify, develop, and elevate it to the international stage.

The Tanzania Mathematics Olympiad (TAMO), which began in 2024, has grown rapidly. In 2025, the Rising Star Mathematics Competition reached 271 students, leading to the first national Olympiad camp in Arusha for 21 top performers—six of whom earned fully funded scholarships to the African Olympiad Academy.

By 2026, participation expanded significantly, with over 5,000 students taking part. The Foundation also leads the training of Olympiad coaches in collaboration with the Mathematics Association of Tanzania and supports national team preparation for EAMO, PAMO, and IMO. In addition, it launched the Tanzania Informatics Olympiad, engaging over 1,700 students.

Together, these efforts combine elite training with broad access, strengthening Tanzania’s mathematical future.

Intl.

Competition Pathway

Programme Components

Advanced problem-solving coaching sessions
National Olympiad selection preparation
Exposure to Pan-African and International Olympiad problems
Connection of exceptional students to university scholarship pathways

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Maths, Music & Lifestyle
Maths From The Woods

06 · Creative & Media

Maths, Music & The Woods

In Development

The final frontier of mathematics transformation is cultural. Many Tanzanian students believe mathematics is not "for them" — not because of ability, but because they have never seen it reflected in their culture, music, or everyday life.

Maths, Music & Lifestyle will use original music and creative arts to make mathematics culturally appealing and emotionally engaging — dissolving the fear and building genuine curiosity through the medium students connect with most.

Maths From The Woods is a short film series showing mathematics operating in everyday Tanzanian life — in farming, building, cooking, nature. Reducing fear, building a sense that mathematics belongs to everyone.

Programmes That Create Change