Kizimkazi Festival 2024

The opening of Kizimkazi Festival 2024

- 22 August 2024

The early morning of 18/8/2024 marked the official launch of the 2024 Kizimkazi Festival.

Health Program

Health Program
At our health program, we are dedicated to enhancing mental health and psychosocial support, as well At our health program, we are dedicated to enhancing mental health and psychosocial support, as well as improving maternal and newborn health. Our goal is to provide comprehensive care, treatment, and psychosocial support to address mental health challenges among women and youth in Zanzibar. To achieve this, we adopt a multifaceted approach, focusing on strategic networking and partnerships to optimize resources and prevent duplication. For more information on our strategic approaches, interventions, and key activities.

Education Program

VTA
Our education program is central to our commitment to fostering positive change. We focus on enhancing the quality of primary and secondary education and improving student performance. Connected to our economic empowerment initiative, we emphasize vocational education to equip youth with technical skills in areas such as tailoring, food production, mechanics, agribusiness, information and communication technology (ICT), automobile mechanics, and domestic electricity, among others.
Dr. Faisal H. Issa
Dr. Faisal H. Issa
Board Member
Dr. Faisal H. Issa who is a Board member of the Mwanamke Initiatives Foundation is at present a Senior Lecturer in Public Management at Mzumbe University. With an Advanced Diploma in Public Administration, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Public Management, he has accumulated through practical work experience, research and training, leadership capabilities, and the right adaptive capacity for managing diverse tasks and responsibilities at all levels of management at central, local government and at an institutional level.
Prof Mohammed Hafidh Khalfan
Prof Mohammed Hafidh Khalfan
Board Member
Prof Mohammed Hafidh Khalfan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Zanzibar Presidential Delivery Bureau (PDB) since January 02, 2024. He has a strong background as an academician, a consultant, a mentor as well as a researcher.
Bi. Mgeni Hassan
Bi. Mgeni Hassan
Board Member
2010 became a member of the Zanzibar House of Representatives and was elected as Chairperson of The House of Representatives 2010 and Chairperson of the women caucus in the Zanzibar House of Representatives 2010. She became the first women member to table a private motion on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and moved for amendment of the Criminal Procedure Act and evidence law which resulted in the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Act and Evidence Act and further increased the number of one-stop center for GBV cases in every district and campaign on GBV spearheaded by the Government. of the said laws.
Dr Bernard Kibesse
Dr Bernard Kibesse
Board Member
Kibesse has more than 28 years of experience in Financial Analysis adept at leading global corporations through change and challenge to profitable growth. Possesses extensive operations knowledge of a variety of banking industries. macro and microeconomic analysis and valuation of business development corporations.
Dr Yahya Ipuge
Dr Yahya Ipuge
Board Member
Dr. Ipuge is a Tanzanian National with over 34 years of experience in all aspects of health care (service, academics, and research) in Tanzania. He possesses over 15 years of senior-level management experience in public health programs and reform of health services with a specific focus on health systems strengthening.
Hon Wanu Hafidh Ameir
Hon Wanu Hafidh Ameir
Founder and Chairperson
Hon. Wanu Hafidh Ameir is a Lawyer by profession with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the Open University of Tanzania. Hon Wanu is a public personality through both Governmental and Political Platforms in the United Republic of Tanzania as a whole and in Zanzibar in particular.
Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela
Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela
Board Member
Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela is a seasoned African business leader; with close to three decades of leadership experience and a successful career in investment, business, retail, wealth management and private banking in East Africa. He has vast experience in Transformational Leadership, Business Turnaround and Strategic Management.
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