Health • Education • Development
For more than two decades, Shirati Health, Education and Development Foundation has worked alongside communities in northern Tanzania to turn local priorities into lasting improvements in health, education and opportunity. From rural health facilities and maternal and child health services to clean-water systems, school nutrition, scholarships, research and professional training, SHED combines strong local leadership with long-term partnerships in Tanzania and around the world.
Building stronger rural health systems through permanent health facilities, maternal and child health care, community outreach, disease screening and treatment, medical research, professional training and partnerships that connect underserved communities with Tanzanian and international health expertise.
About → HealthCreating opportunities for children, students and health professionals through school nutrition, scholarships, educational assistance, school infrastructure, professional training and partnerships that connect rural Tanzanian communities with universities and educators in Tanzania and abroad.
About → EducationInvesting in the foundations that allow communities to thrive—including clean water, sanitation, local infrastructure and community-led systems designed to remain useful long after an individual project or grant has ended.
About → DevelopmentSHED’s work has always been built through partnership. For more than twenty years, Tanzanian communities have worked alongside SHED staff, health institutions, universities, researchers, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and supporters from around the world to build programs intended to last. These relationships have allowed locally identified needs to become health facilities, water systems, research programs, educational opportunities and community services with a reach far beyond what any single organization could accomplish alone.
