Our History
The NGO “KV-HELP” has been active in rural Tanzania since 2013. It is a spin-off of the “ACCESS Program”, a long-standing venture between the Novartis Foundation, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) in Tanzania (2003 – 2011). ACCESS improved the people’s access to quality medical care.
Who we are
KV-HELP is a local NGO supporting a vast network of individuals and groups in Southern Tanzania since 2013. It acts as a platform for small-scale entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers to acquire vital knowledge and skills for sustaining and promoting healthy livelihoods in their families and communities.
Vision
To see a Tanzanian society living a health promoting lifestyle in a context of a rapidly increasing double burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases, with KV-HELP being one of the pioneering organizations contributing to this achievement.
Mission
To work toward the goal of healthy livelihoods in Tanzania through an innovative approach that integrates development actions across health, education, agriculture/livestock and financial/entrepreneurial sectors
Objectives
For the purpose of strengthening household resilience toward health emergencies, KV-HELP aims to promote and test development methodologies that empower individuals and Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) in the communities to promote healthy livelihoods.
Governance
Management
Executive Director- Mr. Iddy Mayumana [MA], Administrator- Ms. Jevaline Kileo [BA],
Account- Mr. Erick Lello [CPA]
Staff
Iddy Mayumana
[Executive Director & Projects Monitoring and Evaluation Lead]
Ms. Jevaline Kileo
[Administrator & Projects Officer]
Ms. Allice Mwashilindi
[Projects Lead]
Mr. Erick Lello
[Finance and Accounting Officer]
Ms. Diana Lyakurwa
[Project Officer]
Glory Haridas
[Research Officer]
Mr. Erick Kaluka
[Volunteer]
Board of Directors
Dr. Emmy Metta [Chairperson], Mr. Honorathy Urassa [Member], Mr. Alto Mbikiye [Member], Mr. Christopher Mshana [Member], Mr. Saidi Mpasuka [Member], Dr. Dominic Mboya [Member], Mr. Iddy Mayumana [Secretary], Prof. Dr. Brigit Obrist [Invited Member and Technical Advisor]
Members
Dr. Emmy Metta [PhD|Member], Mr. Honorathy Urassa [MS|Founder], Mr. Alto Mbikiye [MS|Founder], Mr. Christopher Mshana [MPH|Founder and Secretary], Mr. Saidi Mpasuka [ADA|Founder and Treasurer], Dr. Dominic Mboya [AMO|Member], Mr. Iddy Mayumana [MA|Founder and Chairperson]