The Society of Mangalore-Africa Mission is a faith based organization which is working in the Mwanga District of Tanzania. This is a venture of the Catholic Diocese of Mangalore, Karnataka South India. Its objective is to reach out to the poor in Tanzania through various developmental programs. Poverty, illiteracy, illhealth, unemployment, and environmental degradation are the main problems in Tanzania. The organization is working towards the solution to these problems through the involvement of people. Presently it is running a secondary residential school for the poor boys in Tanzania. It is also working with issue based groups of women, youth and children in helping to solve the problems of the people.