Mbwa wa Africa Animal Rescue was founded as a dog shelter and is now leading companion animal welfare in the Arusha Region.
Taking a holistic approach of rescue, rabies elimination and humane dog population control.
Four Steps to Freedom, formerly known as Friends of Mbwa Wa Africa, is our sister charity in Scotland. Since 2015, they have been campaigning tirelessly to raise the vital funds and awareness we need to free Tanzania from the threat of rabies.
As non profit charities we rely on your support to fulfil our mission.
Please donate as little or as much as you can in the fight against rabies. Saving human lives and to improve companion animal welfare in Tanzania
How We Help
Rescue & Rehabilitation
Rabies Elimination
In Tanzania, rabies claims the lives of 1,500 humans per year. We are working in partnership with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to eliminate rabies in the Arusha Region.
Spay / Neuter Clinics
We run regular spay / neuter clinics to humanely control the ever growing dog population.
Community Outreach
We are providing free veterinary service to dog owners who otherwise couldn’t afford treatment for their animals.
How You Can Help
Adopt
Sponsor
Sponsoring a dog or cat gives you the chance to provide the necessary funding to shelter and rehabilitate for a dog or cat of your choice.
Donate
As we rely 100% on donations, your support is needed to keep our spay / neuter and vaccination campaigns running. Without your help we can’t help.
Volunteer
Are you interested in “hands on” help or trying to gain work experience abroad? Please contact us for details on how you can be part of this programme.
Our Partners
Since 2016 we are working with Mission Rabies towards a rabies free Meru District. And thanks to the year round epidemiology support could expand our project area to other districts as well.
Thanks to the Foundation for Veterinary Aid International we have been able to run plenty of sterilisation and rabies vaccination campaigns in Arusha City. Without the regular visits of Dr. Marie Simard and her team we would not have been able to sterilize over 1,300 dogs in Baraa and Kimandolu Wards by now.