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Impact & evidence

The proof, the momentum, and the people behind every number.

Evidence from a decade of work in Tanzania, told through the stories of the young people, frontline workers, and government partners who make it real.

A model built and proven in Tanzania.

young people reached with mental health awareness, each one a conversation, not a statistic
1.1M+young people reached with mental health awareness, each one a conversation, not a statistic
total helpline users across the 199 free line and SMS 15061
153,000+total helpline users across the 199 free line and SMS 15061
cases resolved through the care pathway
150,000+cases resolved through the care pathway
frontline responders trained, teachers, community health workers, and peer supporters
104+frontline responders trained, teachers, community health workers, and peer supporters
MoU with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Prime Minister's Office–Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) in Tanzania
SignedMoU with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Prime Minister's Office–Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) in Tanzania

Clinical outcomes

Measured with validated tools, not self-reported satisfaction.

88.5%
wellbeing improvement rate
WHO-5
81%
stigma reduction
CAMI scale
77.8%
reduction in anxiety
GAD-7
76%
reduction in depression
PHQ-9

Behind every number is a young person who reached out and got a response.

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Annual reports

The numbers in full, and in our own words.

Every figure quoted on this page comes from these reports. Read them, download them, and check the working.

  • 2025

    Building a Population-Scale Youth Mental Health System in Tanzania

    A year of consolidation, learning, and readiness for scale. How the system reached youth through digital channels and structured follow-up, how frontline capacity was strengthened in schools and communities, and what clinical monitoring showed across anxiety, depression, risk, and help-seeking.

    Published under TAHMEF, now carried forward as Ahadi

    Download ↓PDF · 13 MB · 14 pages

Government partnership updates

Integration is the model in action. Each update below is a step toward support that public systems own and sustain.

May 2025
MOU with the Ministry of Health renewed
The partnership that anchors the integration model, extended with a shared roadmap toward government-led delivery.
Pillar 3 · Systems

Youth Advisory Board and community voices

The Youth Advisory Board is made of young people aged 15–25 shaping Ahadi's work from within by guiding strategy, design, and accountability.

“Being on the Youth Advisory Board means the app changes because we said so. They actually listen, then they build it.”

Youth Advisory Board member, 19
Dodoma

“My students come to me now before things get heavy. The training gave me the words I never had.”

Teacher & trained supporter
Mwanza

“This is what integration should look like, a partner that builds our capacity, not a parallel system.”

District health officer
Zanzibar

Follow the promise as it's kept.

Stories, evidence, and partnership updates, a short letter, a few times a year.