Our Work in Action

Through innovative programs and community partnerships, we're creating lasting change in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence across Tanzania.

Our Focus Areas

We work across four key thematic areas to create comprehensive change and build a gender-just, violence-free society.

Combating Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Comprehensive programs to prevent, respond to, and eliminate SGBV through education, advocacy, and support services.

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Promoting equal rights, opportunities, and representation for women and girls in all aspects of society.

Adolescents, Youth, and Women's Engagement

Building leadership skills and creating platforms for meaningful participation in decision-making processes.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Ensuring access to comprehensive SRHR information, services, and advocacy for bodily autonomy.

Our Current Programs & Projects

Discover our comprehensive initiatives transforming communities through education, empowerment, advocacy, and creating safer spaces across Tanzania.

Awareness Interventions for SGBV: Elimika na Mwajuma

Awareness Interventions for SGBV: Elimika na Mwajuma

Elimika na Mwajuma is OVAH’s flagship awareness intervention using animation and storytelling to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) among...
SafetYetu: Empowerment Self-Defense

SafetYetu: Empowerment Self-Defense

SafetYetu is an empowerment-based self-defense program that equips girls and young women with practical skills to recognize, prevent, and respond to v...
Teachers to Mentors

Teachers to Mentors

Teachers to Mentors is an institutional strengthening initiative that equips educators with the skills to prevent, identify, and respond to SGBV withi...
Jamii Salama Initiative

Jamii Salama Initiative

Respect. Protect. Stop Sexual Harassment!

JSI seeks to empower individuals and communities to create safer spaces for women by respecting their ...

Move with Pink (Pink Bajaji Initiative)

Move with Pink (Pink Bajaji Initiative)

Move with Pink is a women's economic empowerment and safe mobility initiative that supports women—particularly survivors of SGBV—to become professiona...
SEMA NAMI

SEMA NAMI

SEMA NAMI is a youth-centered SRHR program designed to reduce teenage pregnancies and improve access to accurate sexual and reproductive health inform...
Survivors Support Services

Survivors Support Services

OVAH provides comprehensive, trauma-informed support services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. These services include psychological c...
Policy Advocacy

Policy Advocacy

OVAH engages in policy advocacy to influence laws, systems, and institutional practices that address SGBV and promote gender equality. Through researc...
Community Engagement and Outreach

Community Engagement and Outreach

Community engagement is at the core of OVAH’s approach. Through dialogues, campaigns, media engagement, and grassroots mobilization, OVAH works to shi...

The Impact We Have Created

Through our comprehensive programs and community-centered approach, we have made significant strides in combating SGBV and empowering communities across Tanzania.

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Adolescent Girls & Women Empowered

Through awareness programs, self-defense training, support services, and our Women's Mobility Project

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Community Members Engaged

Including parents, teachers, local leaders, police officers, healthcare workers, and government representatives

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Institutions Equipped

Schools, universities, and workplaces equipped with tools and strategies to foster safer environments

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People Reached Through Media

Through our animated series on SGBV, sparking national conversations and awareness