YMCA profile
Date of foundation of the YMCA: 1959
Full/Associate/Related Membership in the World Alliance of YMCAs: Full Member
Full member of the World Alliance of YMCAs since: 1965
Number of local Associations: 14
Number of total members and participants (all over the country): 11'025 Members: 21'824 Participants
Men: 8'784
Women: 5'116
Under 30: 12'849

Mission statement
The Tanzania YMCA Mission Statement was formulated by 14 local Branches. The National Executive Committee ratified it in 1998 and it was adopted at the National Council Meeting in June 2000. Our Mission Statement as under mentioned summarises the basis existence of Tanzania YMCA and what we do, to meet challenges we have identified.

Mission
"YMCA seeks to manifest the Christian message for a genuine involvement to Young Men and Women with the vision of sustaining God's Creation and the wholesome of man, the family the Community and promote people's awareness towards their potentialities for self initiative in development and culture".

History
YMCA in Tanzania came about through the efforts of the Churches in the town of Moshi, Kilimanjaro led by the Late Bishop Stephano Moshi. There was an exchange of correspondence between the Bishop and the World Alliance of YMCAs at Geneva in the years of 1957 and 1958. During this time young people from rural areas were migrating to the growing town of Moshi looking for white colour jobs. This trend encouraged unemployment and other social vices.

Mr. Hugo Cedergren, one of the Vice Presidents of the World Alliance of YMCAs and President of the Swedish YMCA visited Moshi, Tanganyika, convened at the KNCU Building with 26 founder members, witnessed the group ratifying the Paris Basis Manifesto on 28 April 1959, an action which founded the YMCA in Tanzania on that date.

The Swedish YMCA assigned a fraternal Secretary to the new Movement in 1961: Carol Carlson. He trained YMCA Secretaries for the new Movement. Since the inception of the Movement, three National General Secretaries have served the Movement, Justin Maeda 1961-1962, Jacob Mallya 1963-1988, Stewart Lyatuu is in the office since 1988.

National Council Presidents include Bishop Stephano Moshi, (1959-1976) Herman Sarwatt,(1977-1984), Bishop Eliewaha Mshana (1984-1991), Bishop Samson Mushemba (1991-1994) and the current President as from 1994 is Bishop Francis Ntiruka.

The YMCA in Tanzania has 14 Branches in the Country. Branches form the National Council which meets once in three years. It is the decision-making body of the Movement.