Vision
A legacy: 50 years of transforming lives in Tanzania and beyond.

The Legacy Of AHEAD Inc

AHEAD Inc. has traveled far since that date in 1974, when Irving and Elvira Williams, a young pediatrician and his wife, an educator, decided to take their family of four young children and move to Tanzania, East Africa, to live and work. These two decided, soon after this experience, to begin a journey on a path less traveled. This journey, initially forged under the guise of altruism and the desire to make a difference in peoples lives, turned into a life long endeavor based on a simple mantra – saving lives today, building sustainable communities for tomorrow. Dr. and Mrs. Williams could not have imagined where the path they charted then, would lead, nor the countless lives they would influence and change because of it.
AHEAD Inc. partners with the local communities to create projects to empower the communities. Dr. Irving Williams philosophy is that "good health requires good nutrition; good nutrition requires good agriculture; and we understand that education is the vehicle for sustainability."
  • Healthy living requires sustainable systems of support.
  • Respecting and investing in the communal fabric insures the best outcomes.
  • Partnerships lend for efficiency and productivity.
  • Growth demands competence and new ideas.
  • Leadership that is effective and visionary makes organizations successful.
  • Individual efforts within a group can effect dramatic results.
Our vision is to ensure that the most vulnerable communities in the developing world thrive through equal access to quality healthcare, optimal nutrition, and sustainable methods for healthy living.
50 years timeline of AHEAD Inc
  • Promising Beginnings 1974
    Dr. Irving Williams and Mrs. Elvira Williams travel to Tanzania with their 4 children
  • Tanzania Arrival 1974 - 1977
    Dr. Irving Williams works at Bugando Hospital, Mrs. Elvira Williams works at Nyakahoja Primary School
  • AHEAD, Inc. Founding 1981
    The birth of AHEAD, Inc.
  • Health Outreach 1985 - 2005
    Established health outreach for 32 villages in the Meatu and Kishapu District of Tanzania
  • Water Filtration System 1989
    Constructed 50,000 gallons (189,250 liters) water catchment and filtration system for Kishapu District Health Center
  • Solar & Refrigeration 1991 - 2005
    Solar enegry installation and refrigeration to Hospitals: Shinyana Regional, Meatu District, Kishapu Rural, and the Lindi District Secondary School
  • Nutrition 1992 - 2004
    Nutrition rehabilitation program and oral rehydration program training for health providers
  • Dispensaries 1994 - 2006
    Constructed or renovated 7 health dispensaries in Meatu
  • Immunization Increase 1995 - 2000
    Raised immunization rates in Meatu from 27% to 98% in children 5 years or younger
  • Maternal/Prenatal Care 1995 - 2000
    Raises maternal/prenatal care rates from 4% to 70% in Meatu
  • Malnutrition Decrease 1995 - 2000
    Reduced malnutrition in Meatu from 20% to 2% among children 5 years or younger
  • Solar Pasteurization 2000 - 2004
    Solar pasteurization program in Tanzania and the Gambia
  • Scholarships 2003 - 2015
    Awarded over 1600 scholarships to youth for education in Kisarawe
  • School Dormitories 2006 - 2012
    Built multiple school dormitories for girl in Kisawere
  • Electricity 2017
    Installed electricity for Bukara Secondary School
  • Water 2018
    Constructed 60,000 liters water tank and lavatories for girls at Bukara Secondary School
  • Community Collaboration 2019 - Present
    Partnered with the Maruku community to build and resource the Maruku Health Center with on-site refrigeration, a surgical operating room table, surgical equipment and trays, ultrasound, anaesthesia machine, cardiac monitor / defibrillator, dental chairs and equipment
  • Technology 2022 - 2023
    Created and supplied the computer lab and delivery broadband to the Maruku Secondary School
  • PPE Delivery 2023
    Delivered over 3000 lbs of PPE to Maruku Health Center; Held free health clinic at Maruku with medical, pediatric, obstetric/gynecologic and dental care delivery
  • Evolving 1985 - Present
    Ongoing health care educational exchanging, seminars, conferences, clinic, telemedicine
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AHEAD Inc partners with the local communities to create projects to empower the communities. Dr. Irving Williams' philosophy is that good health requires good nutrition; good nutrition requires good agriculture; and we understand that education is the vehicle for sustainability
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