Ludewa Development Foundation, is a Non Governmental Organization engaged in development activities in remote LUDEWA District in Iringa Region in Southern Tanzania.

LUDEWA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION or abbreviated as LUDEFO was established by joint efforts between local residents of Ludewa itself and German Christian Youths who wanted to strengthen relationships between the two peoples which were established in 1928 when the first missionaries came into the area and introduced Christianity, but more than anything else was to develop the extremely remote District of LUDEWA.

Since 1985 we have had the opportunity to work with other National like, Italians, Spaniards, and American Volunteers.

We work together in projects on Education, Health, Poverty alleviation; Community based economic activities like SACCOS, Water projects, and the flight against AIDS.

LUDEFO is supported by the Christian Churches both locally and in Germany, although the German GTZ Organization does assist us with transportation of aid materials from the country only.

We have received support from Canada, Ireland and occasionally United Kingdom. All these countries support our projects with materials like, School books, Hospital equipments; Small project working tools, Educational Scholarships, and essential drugs LUDEFO on the other-hand has solicited funds from well-wishers and Donors for purchasing of needed components in the projects.

We work very closely with:
From Pertnership with the German Christian Youth Organization, emerged a very strong partnership with;
- AFRICA HILFE OF SCHONDORF under Stewardship of
Couple Ludwing and Heidi Gernhard.
- GTZ of Germany and Stifftung Kinder in Afrika
- The Bishops Houses of Catholics, Anglicans and Lutherans at Njombe,
- The Local parishes in the District,
- District governmental Authority.