Empowering women for better health outcomes

We create safe and supportive spaces for women to connect and share their experiences. Our mission is to support women and mamas through every stage of their feminine journey, empowering them to advocate for better health and maternity care. Together, we strive to make a meaningful and lasting impact in their lives and communities.


  • Founding Director

    Caroline Peterson is a UK trained midwife who has been working in Tanzania since 2014. She has had exposure working for both government and private hospitals, along with an NGO funded facility, offering training and mentorship to the employed midwives. Through these experiences it has lead Caroline to strive towards advancing the healthcare options and support for the women of Northern Tanzania. 


  • Founding Director

    Hannah Strand (of Royal African Safaris) was born and raised in Tanzania to parents within the safari industry and grew up immersed in the wilderness. Her unique upbringing fostered a lifelong passion for East Africa’s wild spaces and the communities that border them. With this came a focus on empowering women. Hannah co -founded Mwandamo Women and Maternity CIC with the hope of one day establishing a dedicated women’s health facility in Northern Tanzania.

Mwandamo

Women and Maternity

CIC

Mwandamo is a - Community Interest Company (CIC)

We are registered in the UK and are established to serve and benefit the community rather than focusing on maximising profits for shareholders.

As a CIC, we are regulated by the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies. This means we are committed to a clear social purpose, outlined in our Community Interest Statement, and are dedicated to ensuring that our assets and profits are used to benefit the community we serve.