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4HerPower Challenge: Innovating for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Young Mums Unite

Young Mums Unite facilitates support groups providing young mothers with crucial SRHR information, emotional support, and access to essential services.

Team Leader
Juliana Magesa
Young Mums Unite facilitates support groups providing young mothers with crucial SRHR information, emotional support, and access to essential services.

The Problem

In Tanzania and globally, young mothers struggle with access to accurate sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services. About 27% of Tanzanian girls aged 15-19 begin childbearing, highlighting a global issue in low-income areas. Our solution tackles these challenges through supportive communities and education.

The Solution

Young Mums Unite is an initiative that provides support groups for young mothers, creating a safe space where they can access sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information, receive emotional support, and connect to essential services. Our solution is based on a community-centered approach that leverages the power of peer support and professional guidance to empower young mothers.

Stats

Young Mums Unite has served 1,250 young mothers through its support services.

What is the name of your organization?
Young Mums United
What is the name of your solution?
Young Mums Unite
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Young Mums Unite facilitates support groups providing young mothers with crucial SRHR information, emotional support, and access to essential services.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Sengerema
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Tanzania
What type of organization is your solution team?
Hybrid of for-profit and nonprofit
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What specific problem are you solving?
In Tanzania and globally, young mothers struggle with access to accurate sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services. About 27% of Tanzanian girls aged 15-19 begin childbearing, highlighting a global issue in low-income areas. Our solution tackles these challenges through supportive communities and education.
What is your solution?
Young Mums Unite is an initiative that provides support groups for young mothers, creating a safe space where they can access sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information, receive emotional support, and connect to essential services. Our solution is based on a community-centered approach that leverages the power of peer support and professional guidance to empower young mothers.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Young Mums Unite serves 1,200+ marginalized mothers (15-24) across Shinyanga, Tabora, and Morogoro. Since 2023, we’ve scaled to 133 villages, transforming lives through a multi-regional, tech-enabled model. We provide safe support groups and 24/7 private SRHR access via an AI chatbot. Beyond health, we now integrate entrepreneurship training, empowering mothers to achieve financial independence and return to school. Partnering with Pathfinder International, we ensure direct healthcare access and reduce stigma. This holistic growth transforms isolated young women into healthy, financially stable community leaders, breaking the cycle of poverty for themselves and their children.

Organization Type:
Hybrid of for-profit and nonprofit

Headquarters:
Sengerema, Tanzania

Stage:
Growth

Working In:
Tanzania

Solution Website:
https://youngmoms.or.tz/

Solution Team:
Juliana Magesa
Juliana Magesa