TWENDE HOCKEY FOUNDATION
'“Twende” is a word in Swahili and means “let’s go”! It ‘s an invitation to go, to move forward towards development through hockey.'
~ Valentina Quaranta
The Dutch National team Masters 65+ has made a great contribution by collecting and refurbishing 170 hockeysticks! Jan Willem van der Grijp, one of the team players, organized the collection from various clubs in the Netherlands , checked and cleaned them and attached brand new grips. Apart from that, the team even donated € 2000 to support our programs. Thank you so much for this fantastic contribution!
In the beginning of 2026 we have officially registered our own NGO Twende Hockey in Tanzania. Chairman of the NGO is Alice Ngoro, secretary Elieza Mwankemwa, treasurer Raphaella Masonda.This official status will enable us to expand our work and to be eligible to receive specific subsidies.
Reaching this milestone has been a key topic for us and we congratulate the team of realizing it.
The Dar es Salaam Regional Schools Hockey League for Boys & Girls under 14 and under 18 was successfully conducted from the 2nd July 2025 and concluded on 14th February 2026. We implemented the league under the FIH Development Grant, which we received in 2025.
The competitions involved primary and secondary school students from Ilala, Temeke, and Kigamboni districts, with a total of 18 participating schools (primary and secondary) and two community teams – Dege (Kigamboni) and Young Unit (Ilala).
The competition aimed to promote hockey development, identify young talent, encourage student participation in sports, and strengthen cooperation among schools. A total of 176 matches were played across boys’ and girls’ U14 and U18 categories. The U14 played 5 aside while the U18s played 11 aside format.
The program encouraged discipline, teamwork, leadership, and healthy lifestyles while strengthening cooperation between schools, sports teachers, and sports authorities. It was a great success!
MOVIE: Dar es Salaam School's Hockey League 2025
TWENDE HOCKEY CLUB
Twende Hockey Club was officially registered in 2022 under the National Sports Council of Tanzania Act. The club was primarily registered as an outlet to absorb the U18 players coming out of our schools program. In Tanzania, there are only 8(eight) registered clubs and these could not accommodate all players.
The club is a youth led organisation that is being run as a youth development program. At the age of 18 -21 years the players are still in school and the club provides them with a safety net, where they can play whilst still focusing on their studies.
All players (girls and boys) get automatic membership to the club once they reach 18 years of age or graduate from secondary school.
Being the only one of two clubs that has a ladies’ team, the club has been very passionate in advocating for equal participation for both genders in tournaments.