Growing Health, Hope, and Opportunity in Tanzania

WHIS Partners with Mama Enlightenment Tanzania (MET)**

The World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) is proud to announce a new partnership with Mama Enlightenment Tanzania (MET)—a dynamic, community-driven organisation transforming lives through education, empowerment, and compassionate support. Together, we share a vision of a healthier, more informed, and more connected Tanzania, starting with children, young people, and families.

Empowering Communities Through Knowledge and Support

Mama Enlightenment Tanzania (MET) is a registered non-profit organisation committed to uplifting women, adolescents, and youth across Tanzania. MET was founded on a simple but powerful belief: awareness is the first step to transformation.

Many families, particularly in underserved communities, face daily emotional, financial, social, and health-related challenges that often go unseen and unaddressed—from mental health struggles and isolation to lack of guidance and economic hardship. MET exists to close this gap by offering:

• Knowledge-based interventions
• Safe spaces for learning and support
• Community-driven empowerment programs
• Initiatives rooted in compassion, inclusion, and dignity Their mission is clear: transform lives through inclusive education and sustainable empowerment programs that unlock potential and inspire change.

A Shared Vision: WHIS × MET

WHIS is committed to improving health and wellbeing globally through innovation, prevention, and community-led action. Our partnership with MET represents a milestone for East Africa as we work to expand two key programmes:

1. WHISKids Tanzania – A Healthy Start for Every Child

WHISKids is our flagship programme designed to inspire healthier lifestyles for children through:

• Health education

• Positive wellbeing habits

• Social connection

• Creativity, play, and learning

• Early prevention and community resilience Through MET’s deep local knowledge and trusted relationships within Tanzanian communities, WHISKids will be adapted to the needs of children and families across rural and urban settings. Together, we will:

• Support schools and community groups with engaging health and wellbeing content

• Train local facilitators and youth advocates

• Promote physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing

• Encourage family engagement and positive role-modelling

• Build a generation of confident, informed, and empowered young people WHISKids Tanzania will become a cornerstone of local wellbeing—rooted in culture, community, and shared growth.

2. Social Prescribing for Tanzanian Communities

Social prescribing is a simple but powerful approach: connecting people to non-clinical, community-based support that improves health and quality of life.

In partnership with MET, WHIS will introduce and scale community-led social prescribing pathways across Tanzania. These pathways will help individuals access:

• Mental health support
• Community groups and safe spaces
• Skills training and empowerment programs
• Peer support networks
• Financial literacy and economic resilience initiatives
• Arts, sports, and wellbeing activities This model reduces pressure on overstretched health systems while strengthening community capacity, social connection, and preventative health outcomes.

Exploring the Launch of an Africa Diaspora Fund in 2026

Looking ahead, WHIS will explore the development of an Africa Diaspora Fund, planned for 2026, through its not-for-profit arm, the World Health Service. The fund is intended to mobilise diaspora engagement, knowledge, and resources to support community-led, preventive health and wellbeing initiatives across Africa.

The Africa Diaspora Fund will focus on enabling locally driven solutions, strengthening health and social care ecosystems, and accelerating programmes such as WHISKids and social prescribing, in partnership with trusted grassroots organisations.

By connecting global expertise with local leadership, this initiative aims to support sustainable impact, build long-term capacity, and contribute to healthier, more resilient communities across the continent.

Why This Partnership Matters

Tanzania’s greatest strength is its people. MET’s work is deeply rooted in understanding the lived realities of families, especially women and youth who often face multiple layers of vulnerability. Paired with WHIS’s global network, expertise, and prevention-focused innovation, this partnership will:

• Improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families
• Build stronger community support systems
• Create pathways out of poverty, isolation, and fear
• Strengthen national capacity for preventative health
• Empower local leaders, educators, and youth ambassadors
• Support Tanzania’s long-term vision for inclusive development This collaboration isn’t about imposing solutions—it’s about listening, learning, and building together.

Voices from the Leadership

Julie Jaye Charles, MET, said: “Every child deserves the chance to thrive, and every family deserves support that respects their unique needs. Our partnership with WHIS is about creating real, lasting change—rooted in community, empowerment, and care.”

Sylvia Basil Imalike, Program Director Mama Enlightenment Tanzania (MET): “Collaborating with WHIS strengthens our ability to turn awareness into action. By combining our deep community insight with global expertise, we are building solutions that truly belong to the people laying the foundation for healthier, more empowered futures for children and families across Tanzania”.

Gareth Presch, CEO of WHIS, added: *“By combining WHIS’s global expertise with MET’s local insight, we are creating pathways for healthier, stronger communities in Tanzania. This is not just about programmes—it’s about building hope, knowledge, and opportunity for generations to come.” *

**Julian Charles, Director of Operations and Grants, Mama Enlightenment Tanzania (MET), added: **""WHIS/METs aim is to promote and increase social change in communities , ideally empowering vulnerable individuals and communities to gain the right tools and attitudes to fulfil their dreams and to contribute to having a socially fair and sustainable society”.

Looking Ahead: A Brighter Future for Tanzania

Over the coming months, WHIS and MET will co-design programmes, conduct training, build local partnerships, and set the foundation for long-term growth. The work in Tanzania will also contribute to WHIS’s wider global mission: transforming health and wellbeing through collaborative innovation and community engagement.

From the classroom to the village centre, from youth groups to national networks, this partnership is planting seeds of empowerment that will grow for generations.