Restoring Sight. Restoring Independence.
Empowering individuals and communities through integrated eye care and outreach.
Our Integrated Approach
Healthcare That Sees the Bigger Picture
Our outreach camps are the backbone of our healthcare work, bringing specialized services to the people who need them most.
- Eye Screenings: Over 75,000 people screened and treated.
- Sight-Restoring Surgeries: More than 5,500 life-changing procedures, including cataracts.
- Eyeglasses & Medicines: 55,000+ pairs of glasses distributed and 45,000+ doses of medication provided.
By embedding gynecology, cancer care, and NTD services into the same camps, patients receive comprehensive healthcare under one roof.
The Ripple Effect of Restored Sight
When someone regains their vision, the impact is immediate and far-reaching:
- Farmers return to their fields and regain their livelihoods.
- Students return to classrooms, empowered to learn and thrive.
- Elders regain independence and become active in community life again.
Clinical outcomes from our eye surgeries surpassed WHO benchmarks, with more than 90% of patients regaining functional vision — setting a new standard for community-based care.
Building Trust Through Access
Our Vision for 2030
We’re on a mission to eradicate avoidable blindness by 2030 while expanding our integrated camp model into a national multi-specialty outreach system that addresses Tanzania’s most urgent healthcare needs under one roof.
Help Us Bring the Gift of Sight
Frequently Asked Questions
No, Tumaini la Maisha is an independent organization that the Mo Dewji Foundation supports.
We encourage support from both individuals and organizations collectively.
Our ultimate goal is to provide holistic mobile health care services to communities that have limited or no access to health care services in rural areas. This would be in partnership with the Ministry of Health by extending its services primarily at regional referral centers to all the districts and all the wards in each region of the country.
Yes, we would be excited to receive innovative initiatives and discuss how best we can better serve the underprivileged communities in Tanzania.
Generally we look at past evidence of impact, scale of reach in terms of people, and cost efficiency.