Child-Help Tanzania

Founded in 2018, Child-Help Tanzania is a non-governmental organisation based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania working on health, disability, children & youth.

Child-Help Tanzania is a non-governmental organisation working in Tanzania to improve the lives of children and adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Founded in 2018 and registered in 2019, it operates as a division of Child-Help International. Its activities include distributing medical and surgical materials to health centres, training health providers, raising awareness and advocating for better care, and running transit homes for parents and children receiving treatment. It also provides continence materials and supports surgeries for children from low-income families, and it works with health-care providers and parent-support groups. The organisation is based in Dar es Salaam and also supports work in Zanzibar.