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 worked in government and private hospitals, and an NGO-funded facility, where she developed trainings and provided mentorship to midwives in order to create a ripple effect and broaden her impact. These experiences led Caroline to strive to advance healthcare options and support for women in northern Tanzania. Caroline co-founded Mwandamo Women and Maternity in 2022.  


  • Founding Director

    Hannah Strand (of Royal African Safaris) was born and raised in Tanzania. With parents in the safari industry, Hannah grew up immersed in the wilderness and developed a lifelong passion for East Africa’s wild spaces and the communities that border them. With this came a focus to empower women, particularly in health. Hannah co-founded Mwandamo Women and Maternity in 2022. She hopes to establish a dedicated women’s health facility in Northern Tanzania one day.

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.