Women Beyond Barriers (WOBEBA) is a women-led organization founded by women living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. We work to promote inclusive development by advancing women’s rights, health, dignity, and economic empowerment—especially for women and girls living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

WOBEBA serves women and girls, particularly women living with HIV/AIDS, adolescent girls and young women, and other key and affected populations. We also work with marginalized groups such as prisoners, LGBTQI persons, sex workers, and people who use drugs, ensuring their access to health services and justice without stigma or discrimination.

We primarily operate in Tanzania, with a strong presence in Mwanza and Dodoma regions, while engaging at district, regional, and national policy levels.

Our work is organized into key thematic areas:

• HIV, TB & Key and Affected Populations

• Health & Governance

• Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

• Strategic Litigation

• Women Land and Property Rights

• Climate Justice for Women

We empower women living with HIV/AIDS through rights-based advocacy, access to timely information, skills development, legal support, economic empowerment initiatives, and by creating safe spaces where women can freely express themselves without fear of stigma or discrimination.

We work to integrate health and human rights into laws, policies, and regulations related to HIV and TB. This includes policy analysis, community awareness, stakeholder engagement, and advocating for universal access to prevention, treatment, care, and support for all—especially vulnerable and marginalized populations.

We treat SRHR as fundamental human rights. Our approach includes building capacity among duty bearers and rights holders, promoting dialogue at community and policy levels, and pursuing strategic litigation on emerging SRHR issues.

Strategic litigation uses the law as a tool for social change. WOBEBA undertakes public interest cases to hold institutions accountable, address systemic health sector issues, and strengthen legal protections for communities whose rights have been violated.

We strengthen women’s access to land and property by building legal capacity within communities, working with traditional dispute resolution systems, engaging women’s support groups, and fostering partnerships between community elders and formal justice institutions.

Climate change disproportionately affects women, especially in developing countries. We advocate for women’s inclusion in climate decision-making and promote sustainable livelihoods such as climate-resilient agriculture, clean energy access, and income-generating activities that protect both women and the environment.