Village Life Outreach Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit international organization working in collaboration with the Shirati Health, Education, Development (SHED) Foundation in Tanzania, East Africa. Since 2004, we have partnered with SHED to help communities access clean, safe water, healthcare resources, and nutritional programs. TOGETHER… we act as a catalyst for change to revolutionize aid through relationships and sustainability!
Vision: To unite communities to promote Life, Health, and Education.
Mission: Develop partnerships to reduce poverty, disease and malnutrition in Tanzania and our local communities.
Core values:
Service, Collaboration, Sustainability, Community, Partnership, Integrity, Diversity.
Village Life Board of Directors
Board Vice Chair
Assistant VP, Development
University of Cincinnati Foundation
Board Treasurer
President & Executive Director
African Professionals Network (APNET)
Associate Professor of Economics & Finance, University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
SHEDF and Roche Health Center (RHC) Staff
- Nyamusi Jo Magatti – SHEDF Executive Director
- Migera Migire – SHEDF Accountant
- Lucy Phillip – SHEDF Secretary
- Phillip (Adek) Okello – SHEDF Driver
- Benson Mathube – RHC Clinical Officer
- Musa Daudi – RHC Nurse Midwife
- Cecilia Weisiko – RHC Part Time Nurse midwife
- Ezra Keya – RHC Lab Technologist
- Rebekah Charles – RHC Nurse Assistant
- Tina David – RHC Nurse Assistant
- Hidaya Kayaka– RHC Nurse Assistant
- Jona Otota – RHC Security Guard
- Tobias John – RHC Security Guard
- Clife Jared – RHC Grounds
- Claris Onyango – RHC Custodian & Laundress
SHEDF Board of Directors
- Erick Kawira – Board Chair
- Nyamusi Jo Magatti – Board Secretary General & Executive Director
- Timothy Kawira – Board Treasurer
- Patrick Creary – Board Member & Education Director
- Esther Kawira – Board Member & Medical Director
- Otieno Shemaya – Board Member & Development Director
- Martin Nyambock – Board Member
- Ouru Abuya – Board Member
- Ellen Akinyi – Board Member
- Mrs Miriam Ngoya – Board Member
Nyamusi Jo Magatti
Executive Director
Meet our founder
Christopher Lewis, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician, UC Health
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, UC College of Medicine
Founder & Board Member, Village Life Outreach Project
After his first trip to Tanzania in 2003, Dr. Christopher Lewis completed his residency and began building his practice with the group that became UC Health’s Primary Care Network, but his urge to return to Tanzania grew stronger and stronger.
He began planning a service trip with a core group of volunteers to accompany him. Chris’ idea quickly transformed from one person’s vision of helping into a full-fledged non-profit, non-government organization.
“I wanted to have an impact on the health of hundreds in a part of the world where there is one doctor for every 33,000 people.” (Dr. Chris Lewis)