Mental Health Tanzania
Wellbeing of the mind
Karibu sana — welcome to
The leading mental healthcare organization in Tanzania — creating, designing and implementing programs, projects, campaigns and activities across the country and beyond.
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Who we are
MHT is the leading mental healthcare organization in Tanzania for creating, designing and implementing programs, projects, campaigns and activities across the country and beyond — built on two thematic focuses and six specialty areas.
To sustain and maintain the mental health and wellbeing of every individual through intervention & preventive measures.
Tap to explore ↻To provide treatments and management of mental illnesses and psychological challenges to service users through holistic clinical & psychiatric care.
Tap to explore ↻For employers & teams
Employees may be experiencing work-life imbalance and burnout due to stress, heavy workload, overtime, interpersonal challenges or absenteeism. They may need a mental health retreat — our experience and area of expertise for years.
Prioritize your team's mental well-being — book our Workplace Mental Health Training & Employee Assistance Program.
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What drives us
To see every individual well-informed on taking care of their mental health and wellbeing, understanding preventive and intervention measures of mental illnesses and psychological challenges — with access to quality, reliable mental health services and psychological support in a professional and trustworthy ambiance.
To sustain mental health and wellbeing of individuals through intervention and preventive measures — psychoeducation, mental health awareness, community psychological & psychosocial support, research programs, training, advocating, promoting and supporting mental healthcare systems — while addressing mental illnesses through clinical and psychiatric services.
We're always aiming at six priorities:
Programu Tuliza — self-help tool
MHT created Programu Tuliza — a self-help tool for managing depression, anxiety and stress-related disorders. Try it right here: guided breathing, the simplest and most proven way to calm your nervous system.
Pick a rhythm, press start, and follow the orb. Even 60 seconds helps.
Our history
From a grassroots movement to a national NGO — proudly one of the first and longest-standing mental health organizations in Tanzania.
MHT began as a movement advocating for mental health — a frontline voice for revolutionizing services across the country.
The movement grew into an initiative — inspiring agencies, NGOs, government bodies and hundreds of thousands of individuals to champion mental health advocacy.
Formally registered as a local Community-Based Organization — setting the standard and shifting the narrative on mental health in Tanzania.
Ultimately registered as a nationally operating NGO — a pioneering, leading mental healthcare institution serving Tanzania and beyond.
Services, delivery channels, track record, registration & locations — everything partners and donors ask for, in one page.
MHT's advisory board and professional volunteers bring clinical expertise, lived experience and community trust to every program we run.
Meet how to joinAchievements & milestones
Programs, projects, campaigns and activities reaching communities, schools, workplaces and airwaves across Tanzania.
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Karibu sana — you are most welcome
MHT welcomes ambassadors, volunteers, interns and practicum/fieldwork students — from Tanzania and anywhere in the world. Volunteers are our backbone: they power 100% of our programs with time, skills, energy and heart — whether from mental health backgrounds or fields like technology, law, engineering and environment.
Be the bridge — volunteers have provided the connections, networking and hands that let MHT excel.
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Learn inside a pioneering organization — gain real experience in programs, research and community work.
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Placement for students — participate in real community mental health promotion across Tanzania.
Apply on WhatsApp →Partners, sponsors and agencies are equally welcome — MHT looks for committed, talented and passionate individuals, companies and NGOs willing to support or work with us.
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We are listening
“Tunajali afya yako ya akili” — we care about your mental health. Call, text or WhatsApp us any time.