From 2006 to today: a partnership with the communities of northern Tanzania.
SHED Foundation's story, including the many programs that have shaped its work over the years.
Our History
SHED Foundation was established in Tanzania in January 2006 and received NGO status in March 2006, with its headquarters in Shirati in the Rorya District of northern Tanzania. The Foundation was created to improve health, education, and community development in underserved Tanzanian communities.
Over the years, SHED has participated in a wide range of health, education, research, and community-development initiatives. Its work has included primary and maternal health care, childhood health programs, Burkitt lymphoma treatment and research, public-health initiatives, educational assistance, international health-education partnerships, and community-development projects. SHED has collaborated with Tanzanian communities as well as organizations and universities in Tanzania and abroad.
One of SHED's most important and enduring partnerships has been with Village Life Outreach Project, which has worked with SHED in Tanzania since the early years of the Foundation. Together, SHED, Village Life, and local communities have helped expand access to health care, education, nutrition, clean water, and sustainable community development. Today, this partnership remains central to SHED Foundation's work.
SHED Foundation in the community
Hear the story of SHED's work and its partnership with the communities of northern Tanzania.