ABOUT SO.HI.CO.HE

Southern Highlands Community Health (SOHICOHE) is a registered national non-governmental organization in Tanzania committed to improving community health through prevention, One Health, environmental health, education, disease surveillance, and community empowerment.

SOHICOHE was established to respond to public health challenges affecting underserved, rural, and border communities, where access to preventive health services, health education, early disease detection, and environmental health interventions remains limited.

Our work is guided by the One Health approach, which recognizes the close relationship between human health, animal health, and the environment. Through this approach, SOHICOHE promotes integrated and sustainable solutions that prevent diseases, strengthen surveillance, improve outbreak preparedness, and support healthier living environments.

We work closely with government institutions, local authorities, schools, youth, community health workers, environmental actors, community leaders, and development partners to design and implement practical interventions that respond to real community needs.

Through public health education, digital tools, environmental action, community engagement, and multisectoral collaboration, SOHICOHE aims to build healthier, informed, and resilient communities across Tanzania

Organizational Objectives

• To address human, animal, and environmental health determinants affecting community well-being.
• To develop and implement innovative community-based prevention programs that improve public health outcomes.
• To foster strong partnerships and collaborations that support environmental health, health equity, and community resilience.
• To strengthen disease surveillance and health information systems for early detection, timely reporting, response, and evidence-based action.

SOHICOHE works across five registered thematic areas: Health, Environment, Education, Economic Empowerment, and Human Rights, allowing the organization to implement integrated interventions that address public health, environmental risks, community education, livelihood vulnerability, and equitable access to services.