Introduction
For over 13 years, Namati’s health justice program in Mozambique has built a movement of grassroots health advocates who work alongside communities and health workers to ensure people are treated with dignity and receive quality health care.
Now, we’re thrilled to share a new chapter: Namati Moçambique has become Matimba, a fully independent organization dedicated to ensuring quality, dignified healthcare for every Mozambican.
Matimba comes from Tsonga, a language rooted in Southern Africa. It means power, strength, and resilience—qualities Matimba sees every day in the communities it works alongside.
This change marks an exciting step forward and a sign of growth for both organizations. Namati’s mission is to help communities understand and exercise their rights, and for 13 years Namati Moçambique, registered as a national organization, carried out that work with considerable autonomy, including its own leadership, funders, and partners on the ground. Now, under its new name, Matimba will lead every aspect of its work as an independent organization.
Our collaboration will continue: in 2027, Matimba will develop a course on the right to health through the Grassroots Justice Network Academy, the world’s leading legal empowerment institute and learning community, convened by Namati.
