About Us

Who We Are

Tanzania Flying Doctors Community Relief

Tanzania Flying Doctors Community Relief (TAF-DCR) is a non-governmental organisation affiliated with Dar es Salaam Flying Doctors (DFD). Our main objective is to assist people of all categories, empowering them to access better health services, education and a quality life.

Our founder members formed TAF-DCR to bring together the Government, institutions, individuals and the community as a whole to support communities throughout the country.

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Our Vision

To see empowered individuals and communities with ownership of knowledge and means to better control their health and fully enjoy a healthy life.

Our Mission

To promote and support community health through providing quality health education and free health screening.

Our Objectives

To educate and enlighten the community on medical, general health and sanitary issues, and to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
To empower people to look after their community (health, education and environment) and to improve these facilities.
To promote community health for sustainable development.
To promote access to quality education for children who, for one reason or another, cannot afford it, especially those living in rural areas.

How We Work

We bring together the Government, institutions, individuals and the community as a whole to support communities throughout Tanzania. TAF-DCR is affiliated with Dar es Salaam Flying Doctors (DFD).

Our Office

Julius Nyerere International Airport Terminal 1 area, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. P.O. Box 65413
Phone: +255 743 149 330
Email: flyingdoctorcr@gmail.com

Official documents

We are a non-governmental organisation under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, No. 24 of 2002. Our constitution is approved by the Registrar of NGOs.

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Constitution of Tanzania Flying Doctors Community Relief

Our constitution under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, No. 24 of 2002, approved by the Registrar of NGOs. It sets out our vision, mission, objectives, membership, leadership, Board of Directors and financial rules.

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Ilala Municipal Council letter supporting our registration

Letter of 24 December 2020 from the Ilala Municipal Council to the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, confirming that the organisation is based in Kipawa ward, Ilala, and forwarding our application for registration as an NGO.

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How we are governed

General Meeting All members meet at least once a year. It is our highest decision-making body: it approves budgets and reports, elects leaders and appoints the external auditor.

Board of Directors Nine members appointed for three-year terms. The Board meets twice a year, sets our rules, plans our projects and appoints auditors.

Safe use of funds All funds are used only for our objectives. Every payment from our bank account needs two of the three office bearers to sign.

Yearly accounts Our financial year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Income and expenditure, with the audited report, are presented to the General Meeting.

Founding members and office bearers

Charles Cyprian MnasizuPresident
Saimon Stephano SayiExecutive Secretary
Alphonce Litanda MlimaChief Accountant
Nassab Mohammed AbdullahFounder member
Alex Magnus ChalamilaFounder member

As listed in our constitution. Office bearers are elected by the General Meeting for three-year terms.

Free Health Screening

We organise free screening for blood pressure, blood sugar and body weight (BMI) so that problems are found early and people are referred for treatment.

Health Education

We teach communities about general health, sanitation and how to prevent and manage non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.

Education Support

We help children who cannot afford school, especially in rural areas, with fees, uniforms and learning materials.