About Us
Empowering women and girls of all abilities to realize their reproductive health goals by providing tools for informed decisions
Our Story
Empowered for Change was registered under the non-governmental organizations ACT, 2002 on 25th February 2022 with registration number ooNGO/R/2844 to operate in Tanzania mainland.
Since 2022, we have implemented our projects in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma regions, working with the government and collaborating with other partners to ensure increased access to correct information regarding sexual and reproductive issues.
We work with government and private health facilities to improve quality of SRH services including lifting barriers preventing women and girls from accessing SRH services, and collaborate with our partners to ensure more favourable policy and legal framework that supports equitable access of quality SRH services.
Our Mission
To empower women, girls and marginalized groups with correct knowledge and skills while creating an enabling environment for them to exercise their rights and fulfil their potentials.
Our Vision
Empowered women and girls enjoy their rights and fulfil their potentials.
Our Values
The principles that guide our work and shape our commitment to empowering women and girls
Beneficiary-Centered Approach
Our beneficiary-centered approach places women and girls at the heart of our efforts, ensuring that their specific needs and aspirations drive our programs and services. By actively listening to and engaging with them, we tailor our support to address their unique challenges and goals. This commitment fosters empowerment and ensures that our initiatives are both relevant and impactful.
Innovative Approaches
Our innovative approaches are designed to create lasting and meaningful change. By leveraging new ideas and cutting-edge solutions, we address challenges in unique and effective ways. This commitment to innovation ensures that our efforts have a sustainable and profound impact on the communities we serve.
Quality Through Learning
Through continuous learning, we refine and enhance our programs and services to ensure they meet the highest standards of quality. By staying informed about the latest research and best practices, we adapt our approaches to effectively address the needs of those we serve. This commitment to learning drives our dedication to delivering impactful and exceptional services.
Results with Integrity
We achieve results with integrity by adhering to the highest ethical standards in all our actions. Our commitment to transparency and honesty ensures that our outcomes are both credible and trustworthy. By consistently aligning our practices with our values, we build lasting trust and credibility with those we serve.
Highly Motivated Teams
We build highly motivated teams by fostering a supportive and empowering work environment. Through clear communication, professional development, and recognition of achievements, we inspire our team members to strive for excellence. This dedication to team motivation drives our collective success and ensures the highest quality in everything we deliver.
Our Approach
Our technical approaches to empowering women and girls and creating lasting positive change in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma regions
Training and Mentorship
We have designed simplified training materials grounded on adult learning theories and we use age appropriate methodologies to make learning more joyful and enjoyable for young people. Our training packages incorporate on-going mentorship to ensure that gained knowledge is sustained and skills are put into practice and become part of day to day life of women and girls.
Structured Dialogues
Our learning approaches are grounded on theories from various scholars that, learning cannot occur without dialogue and reflection. Reading and listening are not enough. Interaction is required. We believe that, the process of putting ideas into words is itself an important form of active engagement with the content, and a way of growing knowledge (even without feedback).
Domestic Resource Mobilization
Our organization strongly believe that domestic government spending on family planning should become the mainstay of a country's family planning program, providing a budgeted flow of funds for services and staff. Our advocacy efforts have therefore focused on working with regional, districts and health facilities to increase allocations, disbursement and utilization of resources for family planning, adolescents' friendly SRH services and SRH services for people with disabilities.
Strengthening Women-Led CSOs
Our organization believes that women and girls are experts of their own needs and therefore meaningful engagement and involvement of women in policy development, planning, budgeting and all SRH interventions is paramount. Our interventions are focused on building the capacity of women and girls led civil society organizations (CSOs) to lead and fully participate in SRH policy making and programming. We strengthen the ability of CSOs to advocate for quality and equitable SRH information and services and hold the government accountable on its SRH commitments.
Our Leadership Team
Dedicated professionals working tirelessly to empower women and girls across Tanzania
Our Board Members
Governance and strategic leadership
Judith Justine Kweka
Board Chairperson
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Alice Henry Mbowe
Board Member
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Mwiru Siima
Board Member
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Agusta Kinunda
Board Member
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Rita Mbeba
Board Member
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Our Team
Project management and implementation
Lightness Charles Limbe
Program Manager
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Angeline Bathsheba Kwame
Project Manager
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