Saturday 26 January 2019

Rural housing

This page presents works of Matthew Matimbwi in the area of rural housing. Eng. Matimbwi has been involved in planning, designing and development
Construction of dining hall at Tumaini Lutheran Seminary, Malinyi
Evangelical Lutheran Church-Tanzania, Diocese of Ulanga-Kilombero has received a financial support from the partner church of Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod to continue with the construction of dining hall at Tumaini. Since May, 2016 Eng. Matthew Matimbwi in cooperation with Eng. Rainer Schacht provide technical support to the beneficiaries.



Construction of kindergartens in Ulanga and Kilombero Districts

Rural Water Supply

This page presents rural water supply projects in which  Matthew has been involved. 
Restoration of the Water Supply System at Mbingu Sisters Centre
1 July 2022
Heavy floods caused by the rains of 2020 that fell on the Udzungwa Mountains in the Kilombero District, washed away the gravity water intake and main pipeline, 12km, for the Mbingu Sisters Centre of the Catholic Diocese of Mahenge. 

Matthew Matimbwi in cooperation with Dr. Gerd-Henning Vogel supported the Franciscan Sisters of Charity to secure additional funds for the water scheme restoration and provided site advice.

Installation of the solar water system at Ebuyu Catholic Parish
January 2019
Matthew Matimbwi has supported the development of a solar water system at Ebuyu Parish in the Catholic Diocese of Mahenge. Matthew Matimbwi has prepared the project proposal and provided technical support in well and tank construction; and installation of a solar water pump. The installed solar system is 3.2kWp.



Fish farming at Mbingu
23 February 2017
Elizabeth Children Care Centre at Mbingu Sisters, Ifakara, Tanzania which is owned by Franciscan Sisters of Charity Diocese of Mahenge came up with the idea of fish farming to improve the quality of food and income generation.

Eng. Matthew Matimbwi supported the centre in planning, fundraising and implementation of the project. The fish pond with 3 sections is already developed and small fish are already planted. The development work was concluded in December 2016. The late Sr. Annatholia Mgubike was in charge of Elizabeth Children Care Centre. Thanks to the Franzskaner Missionszentrale of Germany for the financial contribution.

Chita Water Supply Scheme

January 2002-December 2007
Gravity community water supply scheme was developed for Chita village in Tanzania by the Catholic Diocese of Mahenge. The scheme benefited more than 5,000 people.

Improvement of water supply at Lugala Lutheran Hospital

January-December, 2005
The water storage of a capacity of 10,000 litres was constructed at Lugala Lutheran Hospital in Malinyi district, Tanzania to improve the quality of medical service. The project was financed by Belgium Technical Cooperation.

Improvement of water supply at Tumaini Lutheran Seminary
January 1995-December, 1995
Tumaini Lutheran Seminary located in Malinyi districts offers secondary and bible knowledge education. It hosts more than 300 students.


20,000 litres tank was constructed to improve the availability of quality water to the students and families of the members of the staff.

Wind power

This page presents wind power development works in which Matthew Matimbwi has been involved
Supporting LIFE Academy on the wind power training
January, 2012 to December, 2015
LIFE Academy of Sweden has been training experts of wind power to support the development of renewable energy technologies in the developing countries.


Since in the year 2012, LIFE Academy has been conducting the african regional training in Tanzania.
Installation of wind power backup system at Lutindi Mental Hospital
January, 2010 to December, 2011
Lutindi Mental Hospital is located in the remote area of Korogwe District, Tanzania. It is connected to the national grid, but the supply is not reliable. Lutheran Church that owns the hospital, decided to develop wind power backup system to supply electricity to the hospital when there is no electricity from the grid. Lutindi Mental Hospital installed a turbine of the capacity of 5kW.