Tujenge Maisha means “let’s build lives.” This is at the core of Dorothy Mboya’s mission in Narumu. Dorothy was born into a poor family in Narumu on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. With her father’s encouragement and faith in her she defeated this poverty by becoming a nurse. Now a registered nurse in the United States, Dorothy travels back to Narumu frequently not just to visit but also to help improve the lives of women and babies in her country of birth. Dorothy says, “I’ve seen the difference between the care of women here [US] and women in…
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He is a co-founder of a non-profit organization, Potential Enhancement Foundation (PEF), and a professional information technology expert. He is also a graduate student studying Information System Management (MSIS) at The University of San Francisco. Walter received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Mysore University in India. Upon graduation, he returned to his home country of Tanzania and started his professional career working with as a computer programmer. After three years working as a programmer, Walter joined the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). At COSTECH, working under the Department of Information Communication Technology (ICT), he enjoyed executing…
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Dr. Ritte was born in Narumu, he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in the year of 2012. Currently he works as a registrar in Kibong'oto Infectious Diseases Hospital (KIDH). In his spare time, he also works as a volunteering doctor at Narumu's current health center. In the future he will oversee project Labor and Delivery Center, and act as a primary doctor for the center.
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Momo was born in China. At the urging of her parents, she studied finance at Xiamen University in Fujian Province of South China. At the completion of her BA, she applied for an MA program in France and was accepted. During her program in France, she came to the University of California, Berkeley, as an exchange student. In Berkeley, she met and married her husband, a graduate student in bioengineering, much to the chagrin of both of their families. Momo went to the Netherlands to complete an internship with a trading company where she concluded that she was not truly…
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Dr. Sabrina is from Azerbaijan. She received her BA from the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy with a major in geophysics. On completion of her BA she came straight to Stanford University for her PhD program. On completion of her PhD in 2018 she became employed as a software engineer. Sabrina learned about Tujenge Maisha from her dear friend, Momo Singh, who had met Dorothy, Tujenge Maisha founder, at Alta Bates Hospital when she was giving birth to her first child in 2014. Momo heard and was very impressed with Dorothy’s story of her commitment to assist the mothers and babies…
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Dr. Miller is a Consultant in Public Health studied Cultural Anthropology as an undergrad at UC Berkeley and was most interested in Applied Anthropology. On the recommendation of his Applied Anthropology professor, George Foster, he applied and was admitted to study Public Health in a joint graduate program in Health Education and Public Health Administration. Completing his MPH, he worked in a UC Research Program in East Pakistan and entered the doctoral program upon his return He completed his Dr.P.H. degree while working as the Training Advisor to the FP/MCH Program of Nepal Bob specialized in Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Maternal…
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