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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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]