In 2023,Pastor Philip Buluba came up with an idea about starting
a tour company due to lack of funds to support the Jengolife Organisation as well as Church planters and Church missions that have been operating for years now.
Him being a man of faith he took the issue into prayers and after a series of prayers.His heart was led to establish a Tour company as one among the ways to raise the funds.This idea was as well pushed and seen into possibility after several visit to Arusha City and seeing a lot of tour vehicles passing around seeing this as an opportunity to raise the Funds and being able to support the Jengolife organisation.
The Church planting ministries and Mission works that are being carried by the Church that he’s currently pastoring to.
The idea did not only end to him,he continued sharing it to the core founders of the Jengolife (Sam Leppanen) and Tukiko Omoso) as well as family members(Mary Philip,Pendo Philip and Charles Ngussa) who have been part of the ministry and rendering support to him in various ways seeing the life of people transformed.
In early 2025 one day as Pastor Philip and his wife Mary Philip together with David Mark Makoye who has been working with Jengolife team for about 4 yrs now helping in differe Departments as they were having breakfast at one among the hotels in Arusha city.
Pastor Philip resumed the idea again and this time
David had the role to push the idea and following closely working hand in hand deeply looking and researching to know what would require them to have the tour company running?!!, Speaking to some experts and owners of the tour companies in Mara and mostly in Arusha city. Every-time reaching to Pastor Philip so as to make sure the Jengolife safaris company comes to Existence.
Fifteen years ago, Philipo Buluba and Tukiko Omosso traveled three kilometers from their home village of Bulamba to a nearby cluster of villages along the coast of Lake Victoria. The community members in the neighboring villages were struggling to survive. Homes were unstable and deteriorating from heavy rainfalls. People had to regularly walk eight kilometers to access clean drinking water. Children lost access to education because of the pressing need to assist with essential-to-survival household chores.
Philipo and Tukiko's hearts were stirred when they met with their neighbors. They desired, specifically, to help the children in the area receive an education. In particular, they wanted to help the many girls who were kept out of the education system due to cultural beliefs.
Philipo and Tukiko became local missionaries. They set out to help the community in whatever way possible. Roofing houses, drilling boreholes, and pulling together resources for scholarships for girls to be able to attend school. After meeting with visiting philanthropist Sam Leppänen and his wife Saara, JengoLife, an official NGO of the Tanzanian government, was born. In partnership with FIDA International and the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania, JengoLife has been able to receive donations internationally from generous hearts across the world.
With the help of generous donations, JengoLife has helped support their local community through a wide variety of projects. We have had the opportunity to invite in outside missionaries to teach us about good practices for animal husbandry, built homes and roofs, begin a local primary school, and provide scholarships for education. Little by little, with the help of God, our community and international supporters, we are able to touch lives and lift our community out of poverty.
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