What We Do

Designing a Comprehensive Curriculum for the Well-being of Premature Babies

Through working with the Tanzania Institute of Education, we have incorporated prematurity knowledge into the education curriculum of science subjects in primary schools, and biology for ordinary and advanced level schools. We are continuously seeking avenues to reduce the knowledge gap about prematurity to our younger population.

Donating Medical Equipment to care for prematurely born babies throughout the country

We equip hospitals with medical equipment to care for premature babies and train healthcare workers. Our presence is now in eighty-six hospitals in the country where we are saving more than 17,000 premature, sick newborns and lowbirth weight babies’ lives annually.

Influencing Policy Change

We have successfully influenced the government to allocate budgets for premature babies in every annual budget, with 23.36 Billion Tanzanian shillings allocated in 2022/23 and 6.3 Billion Tanzanian shillings in 2023/24. Most recently, we have influenced the Government of Tanzania to amend its maternity leave law for mothers with preterm babies, for the first time in the country’s history.

Advocating for Health Insurance Coverage for Premature Babies

We drive policy change and expand health insurance coverage for premature babies. Advocating at all levels, we ensure comprehensive care, empowering families for a brighter future. We have successfully influenced the Association of Tanzania Insurers and National Health Insurance Fund to include preterm costs in their packages for the first time in their history.

Health and Technology

Through Policy and Tech Innovation Forum for Saving Lives, we are democratizing access to quality healthcare through the innovation of quality, affordable biomedical healthcare equipment, and devices.

Children and Climate Change Coalition

We lead the Children and Climate Change Coalition, comprising 100 organizations, companies, and activists, where we drive the accelerated and integrated transformation of the maternal and child health sector. We also raise awareness and deepen understanding of the urgent issues surrounding climate change and its profound effects on maternal and child health.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Coalition

We lead the Tanzania Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Coalition comprised of 90 organizations and guide its long-term strategic goals, objectives, and activities.

Youth and Women Economic Empowernment

We empower youth and women through targeted training and mentorship that equips them with essential entrepreneurial, vocational, and financial skills. Our program focuses on creating sustainable economic opportunities by providing the tools and resources necessary to build successfull businesses.