Our mission
To cultivate behavior change and build a strong community through the promotion of water, sanitation and hygiene services, nutrition and the empowerment of adolescent girls and young women, by engaging relevant stakeholders.
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Girls reached
Girls our programmes reached each year
46x growth since 2022
About Afyaplus
Afyaplus is a non-profit organization registered under the NGO Act. We prevent and control diseases through water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition and the empowerment of women and girls, working with schools, communities and government.
Founded in 2017 by Suzan L. Yumbe as a volunteer group, Afyaplus was registered as an NGO in 2020. Today we work with schools, local governments and partners across Iringa, Dodoma and Mbeya to keep children healthy and girls in school.
Four connected agendas guide every project we run with schools and communities, from clean water to healthy food.
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in schools and villages, with clubs and training that keep it working.
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Menstrual health and rights
Menstrual health and hygiene management, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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Skills and income
Livelihood skills, savings groups and resource mobilization for women and youth.
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Healthy eating
Food security and nutrition education for children and families, through schools and communities.
Learn moreMilestones reached with schools, communities and partners since 2017.
300k+
Children, girls, women and families reached through water, sanitation, hygiene, menstrual health and nutrition work.
163
With water, handwashing stations, Safe Pad Labs or health education.
712
Trained in leadership, horticulture and entrepreneurship.
Our purpose
Why we do this work, and the Tanzania we are working towards.
Our mission
To cultivate behavior change and build a strong community through the promotion of water, sanitation and hygiene services, nutrition and the empowerment of adolescent girls and young women, by engaging relevant stakeholders.
Our vision
A responsible community where children grow healthy, women are empowered, and the community is free from nutrition, sanitation and hygiene-related diseases.
Our projects bring water, menstrual health, skills and nutrition to schools and communities across Tanzania.
Bringing clean water and handwashing stations into school compounds in Iringa region.
52 schools reached
Breaking the barriers school girls face during menstruation, with reusable pads and health education.
25 Safe Pad Labs established
Skills, mentors and savings groups that help adolescent girls and young women improve their income.
712 women trained in leadership, horticulture and entrepreneurship
Renovated toilets, handwashing stations and hygiene clubs in four schools in Mbarali District.
4 schools with improved sanitation and hygiene
A borehole, storage and distribution network bringing reliable water to Mangalali village in Iringa.
12 of 13 DANIDA-supported water points working again, after six were restored
Nutrition clubs, school gardens and assessments that help children eat well in 14 Iringa schools.
14 schools reachedFund a school, join the WASH Gala or bring your expertise. Every route leads to clean water and healthier futures.
Voices from our schools
In the words of the teachers, students and parents we work with.
Head Teacher
“The handwashing stations have completely transformed our school. Students no longer have to miss classes due to waterborne diseases, and the girls especially feel more comfortable attending school regularly.”
Global goals
Our four core agendas advance five of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Nutrition education and food security for children and families, through schools and communities.
Preventing WASH and nutrition related diseases before they reach children, girls and women.
Safe water, handwashing and menstrual health that keep pupils, and girls most of all, in class.
Menstrual health, rights and livelihood skills for adolescent girls and young women.
Water points, handwashing stations and sanitation in schools and villages, kept running by local clubs.
We are grateful to work alongside organizations who share our commitment to clean water and healthy futures.
