Mentorship engine
Structured cohorts, measurable milestones, and mentor accountability loops.
The story of The Brotherhood Forge begins with a friendship formed in 2014 at Arusha Secondary School among George Lucas Hizza, Alfa Raymond Laizer, Victor Benjamin Mahimbo, Omary Issa, and Frank Malack Sabuni. Years later, David Geoffrey Manangwa joined the group during their university years.
Together, they passed through identity struggles, peer pressure, alcohol, substance abuse, and seasons of lost direction. The death of a close friend whose life was consumed by addiction became a turning point. What followed, in their testimony, was recovery shaped by God's grace, divine intervention, healing, and renewed brotherhood.
In April 2024, that shared journey took on a clearer calling: to stand with boys and young men facing addiction, isolation, identity struggles, and the absence of trusted mentorship. On 4 September 2025, The Brotherhood Forge was officially registered as an NGO. For the team, brotherhood means that no man should walk alone, and the forge represents how fire and pressure shape strong steel. Their mission is to help form resilient, responsible, purpose-driven men.
2014
A Friendship Born in Arusha
A group of friends met at Arusha Secondary School while navigating adolescence, identity, belonging, and uncertainty.
The difficult years
A Shared Struggle
The group experienced peer pressure, substance abuse, identity struggles, and the loss of a close friend whose life was consumed by addiction.
Recovery
Grace, Healing, and Purpose
They began breaking free from addiction through faith, healing, mutual support, and renewed brotherhood.
April 2024
The Calling Became Clear
The team recognized a calling to support boys and young men facing addiction, identity struggles, isolation, and a lack of trusted mentorship.
4 September 2025
The Brotherhood Forge Was Registered
The organization was officially registered as a non-governmental organization.
Today
From Testimony to Action
The organization now delivers mentorship, drug-awareness activities, school programs, legal empowerment, recovery support, and community initiatives.
Fun Run Against Drugs and Walk to Recovery
Partnerships with DCEA and Youth Hub
Participation in World Drug Day activities
Mentorship presence at Themi Secondary School
Mentorship presence at Njiro Secondary School
Recruitment of 22 law students from Tumaini Makumira University and St. Augustine University for the Legal Eagle Fellowship
