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About TASIWA

Tanzania Sicklecell Warriors Organisation (TASIWA)

Every warrior deserves knowledge, care and new hope.

We educate communities, fight stigma and stand with families living with sickle cell disease — from Mwanza to every corner of Tanzania.

Support a warrior Learn about sickle cell
  • Registered NGO · 00NGO/R/0435
  • Based in Mwanza since 2019
  • Projects in Mwanza & Geita
Know your genotype.End the stigma.Give blood.
14,000+ babies are born with sickle cell disease in Tanzania every year
19Jun Upcoming eventWorld Sickle Cell Day: Blood Drive & Community Walk

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and the world better than you found it.

— Marian Wright Edelman, a guiding idea behind our work
2019Founded in 2016, Mwanza

Who we are

A home for warriors, families and caregivers.

TASIWA is a non-governmental organisation based in Mwanza, Tanzania; founded in 2016 by three mothers, two by being mothers to SCD babies and one being a SCD warrior herself. It was successfully registered in August 2019 (under the Tanzania NGO Act No. 24 of 2002, R.E 2005) to operate in Tanzania Mainland and having its headquarters offices in Mwanza, Tanzania. TASIWA works toward empowering the quality of lives of people living with sickle cell disease by promoting education and awareness on sickle cell disease (SCD), bring new hope to affected families, and assuring access to proper medical and affordable comprehensive health care.

We provide guidance and counselling, psychosocial support and education — and we work to reduce the stigma that still surrounds the disease. Our partners include local government, medical centres, universities, civil society and the private sector.

  • Community screening and genotype awareness
  • Counselling and psychosocial support for warriors
  • Economic empowerment for affected families
More about TASIWA

What we do

Three ways we fight sickle cell disease

All programmes
01

Education & Awareness

Community dialogues, genotype testing drives and Sickle Cell Clubs in schools and universities.

Learn more 02

Socio-economic Empowerment

Helping families access medical services and start small businesses so treatment is sustained.

Learn more 03

Advocacy & Blood Drives

Breaking down stigma and partnering with medical centres on blood donation for warriors.

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Our projects

Partnerships that change lives

All projects
SHILCompleted2025-2026Mwanza Region

Securing Health, Impowering Lives

Improving access to healthcare, strengthening the economic capacity of parents and caregivers, and enhancing the quality of life of children living with sickle cell disease in Ilemela and Nyamagana districts, Mwanza.

  • 400+Children supported with health insurance
  • 300+Parents & caregivers empowered
Funded by
Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
Supervised by
Baylor Tanzania
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DAFTARICompleted2021-2022Lake Zone

SCD Daftari Project

A 2021 project funded by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) that used exercise books (Daftari) as a tool to carry sickle cell messages and amplify the voice of sickle cell in the community, especially in schools.

Funded by
Bank of Tanzania (BoT)
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KETANOngoing2025-2028Geita Region · Kenya & Tanzania

KETAN Sickle Cell Project

A Kenya–Tanzania initiative strengthening early detection, access to care, community awareness and support for people affected by sickle cell disease. TASIWA implements interventions in three districts of Geita Region.

  • 20,000Early screening of newborns and infants
Funded by
Fondation Pierre Fabre
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SHIL Key achievements

Securing Health, Improving Lives — results from Mwanza.

Funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation · Implemented by TASIWA · Supervised by Baylor Tanzania

400+ Children supported with health insurance
300+ Parents & caregivers empowered
37 Community Health Workers strengthened
23 Healthcare workers trained
Read the full project story
Where TASIWA works Schematic map of the Lake Victoria region showing TASIWA project areas in Mwanza and Geita regions of Tanzania, with Kenya to the east. KENYA UGANDA TANZANIA Lake Victoria Mwanza Ilemela · Nyamagana SHIL Geita Three districts KETAN
Schematic map, not to scale.

Where we work & how we measure

From the shores of Lake Victoria, with data you can trust.

Our projects reach families in Ilemela and Nyamagana (Mwanza) and three districts of Geita, as part of a Kenya–Tanzania initiative.

Every result we report passes through our data management system, which helps us process information from the field and deliver accurate, timely reports to partners.

How we use data SCD support directory

Interactive

What could your children inherit?

Sickle cell disease is inherited. Pick each parent's genotype to see the chance for every pregnancy.

Parent 1 genotype
Parent 2 genotype

AA — normal AS — carrier (trait) SS — sickle cell disease

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S
A
S
AA
25%
AS
50%
SS
25%

This tool is for education only. Talk to a health worker about genetic counselling. Learn more about SCD →

From the field

Field stories & updates

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Update Sickle Cell Clubs Launch in Mwanza Secondary Schools 5 Sep 2026 Field Story From Hospital Visits to a Small Business 14 Aug 2026 Healthcare Providers and Community Health Workers' Training Event Healthcare Providers and Community Health Workers' Training 20 Dec 2025

Myth vs fact

Stigma starts with misinformation

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Call for partnerships

There is much more work to do across Tanzania.

We have reached a significant part of the Mwanza region. To reach every region, we work hand in hand with government, institutions, civil society and individuals — and we're inviting more partners to join.

Partner with us
  1. Health development partnersOrganisational development and funding support for project implementation.
  2. Volunteers & internsLocal and international skills in ICT, project management, communication and public health.
  3. Institutional cooperationJoint project implementation with universities, hospitals and agencies.
  4. SCD networksEngagement that strengthens organisational capacity and shared learning.

Your support pays for screening, counselling and care.

Give once or monthly through mobile money or bank transfer.

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