Youth-Led · Tanzania-Wide · Est. 2015

We put young people at the centre of Tanzania's future

Mulika Tanzania is a youth-led organisation igniting active, meaningful participation in development agendas — influencing social-economic wellbeing and good governance, one program at a time.

7,655+

Youth reached

10

Active programs

50

Youth groups formed

A Mulika Tanzania youth leader speaking to students during a school engagement session
Who We Are

A youth-led organisation, founded by young people, for young people

Mulika Tanzania is a youth-led organisation founded and registered in 2015, formally beginning operations in 2017. We hold membership in the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY) and the African Youth and Adolescents Network on Population and Development (AfriYAN).
Mulika Tanzania facilitator leading a community workshop
Where We Focus

Four areas of intervention

Youth Leadership & Civic Engagement
Building young people's capacity to lead, organise and hold decision-makers accountable.
Economic Empowerment & Livelihoods
Equipping youth with skills, mentorship and opportunities to build sustainable livelihoods.
Creative Arts, Media & Culture
Using art, media and storytelling as tools for expression, healing and human rights advocacy.
SRHR & Wellbeing
Promoting sexual and reproductive health, rights and wellbeing for adolescents and youth.

Our Impact

Real change, measured

See our full impact

12

Projects completed

223

Educators trained

50

Youth groups formed

30

Youth groups registered

7,655

Youth reached

Our Programs

Featured programs

A selection of our 10 active programs across civic engagement, health, arts and economic empowerment.
AMUA Accelerator
A youth innovation accelerator supporting young people to design and pitch solutions that improve access to sexual and reproductive health information and services.
Mulika Uchaguzi
Promotes informed and peaceful youth participation in Tanzania's electoral processes, from voter education to election observation.
Linda Uhai
Mobilises young people and school communities to speak out and act on climate change and environmental justice.
Meet the Team

The people behind Mulika

A team of young professionals driving youth-led development across Tanzania.
Hussein Melele
Hussein Melele
Founder & Executive Director
Winfrida Mponzi
Winfrida Mponzi
Programs Lead
Latifa Mpingo
Latifa Mpingo
Finance & Administration Lead
Wilbgeorge Bahati
Wilbgeorge Bahati
Communication & Advocacy Lead

"Access to sexual and reproductive health services is a fundamental right for young people — and youth-led organisations like Mulika Tanzania are essential to making that right a reality."

— Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth

Our Partners & Allies

Working together for youth-led impact

Restless Development
CRDB Foundation
Open Society Foundations
UNFPA
Pact
Freedom House
UNMGCY
AfriYAN Tanzania
UNA Tanzania
YUNA Tanzania
News & Updates

Latest stories

Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women: Building an Inclusive Future
Mulika Tanzania convened AGYW stakeholders, DARE and DWWT to lay the groundwork for a national AGYW Forum advancing HIV prevention, SRHR and economic empowerment.
June 8, 2023
Amplifying the Need for New HIV Prevention Options: Journalists Take the Lead
Thirteen journalists from Azam TV, EATV, The Citizen and other outlets joined Mulika Tanzania’s media programme on CAB-LA, PrEP and the Dapivirine ring.
May 29, 2023
Leave No One Behind: A Youth Hearing for the 2023 Voluntary National Review
Fifty-four youth-led organisations gathered in Dar es Salaam to feed youth priorities into Tanzania’s 2023 Voluntary National Review on the SDGs.
May 22, 2023