Our Mission
Supporting high-quality healthcare to the people of Tanzania, East Africa with the goal of local self-sustainability.
Our History
New Hope International Health (NHIH) is a Christian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that began in 1990 with a plan to convert a building into a small, rural medical clinic. Located in Sakila—a small village about 25 miles from Arusha—the clinic originally operated through visiting medical teams from the United States who occasionally traveled there to provide essential care. These teams served all villagers regardless of age, nationality, disability, gender, or religion.
Through the vision, efforts, and financial support of dedicated individuals over the past decades, the NHIH Clinic has grown into a government-licensed healthcare facility, fully staffed by a Tanzanian medical team, serving under-resourced rural communities.
1990
2007
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2026
Medical mission volunteers begin offering healthcare services in a small classroom on the International Evangelism Center (IEC) campus; the pictured storage building was later converted into the NHIH Clinic.
NHIH hires its first year-round Tanzanian healthcare worker to staff the clinic, while U.S. volunteers continue providing intermittent medical and dental care.
2013
Construction finishes on a new, larger NHIH healthcare facility, opening up the opportunity to expand healthcare services.
NHIH hired a full Tanzanian medical staff, including a physician, nurse midwife, nurse assistant, and lab and pharmacy technicians.
Construction finishes on the new Maternal Child Health Wing at the NHIH Clinic.
NHIH builds a small on-site home next to the clinic to provide dedicated housing for the staff physician.
The NHIH Clinic achieves advanced licensure from the Tanzanian government to officially operate as a Healthcare Facility.
NHIH upgrades the laboratory with advanced diagnostic equipment to offer more tests and improve testing accuracy and speed.
The fully staffed Tanzanian medical team continues serving the community while collaborating with the NHIH Board, medical missions volunteers, and supporters of the NHIH mission
With your help, we can continue to build resources, support staff and open up more health care options for Sakila village and the surrounding villages in Tanzania
