Media for Development International seeks to promote development through communication, by providing socially conscious programming to Tanzania and Africa at large. We produce film, video, television, radio serials and music, in Tanzania, for Tanzania, by Tanzanians.
MFDITZ works closely with development agencies, schools, hospitals, faith based organizations, the government and other institutions by providing them with comprehensive and engaging educational tools to use in the field.
Our multiple award-winning films, including Consequences, Neria, More Time, Everyone’s Child, Yellow Card and Chumo, are among the most widely seen and used films across Africa. Learn More...
MFDI is embarking on an exciting and innovative project, engaging the vibrant and growing Tanzanian film industry to coproduce feature films that embrace Enter-Education. Learn more...
MFDI is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art audio and video equipment. Our facilities include a ProTools audio studio, a dubbing studio a large film studio and editing facilities. Learn more...
With more than two hundred and fifty African films and videos, MFDI has become one of the continent's leading distributors of African films to African audiences. Learn more...
MFDI is embarking on an exciting and innovative project, engaging the vibrant and growing Tanzanian film industry to coproduce feature films that embrace Entertainment-Education. The production process will focus on capacity building of local Swahiliwood filmmakers, and their Entertainment-Education themes will reach wide audiences via Swahiliwood's vast distribution network.
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We now have distribution rights to the TVE Early Life Series, comprised of Mayor's Dream, My First Day of School, and Kibera Kids. This series looks at early childhood development through the stories of four families in four different countries.
Fimbo ya Baba is the story of Amina, a young Swahili girl, is forced by her greedy father to marry a rich, HIV-positive old man. This Tanzanian film was shot with an entirely local crew in the remote area of Pangani.
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If you think there is no film industry in Tanzania, think again! Adding to the well known industries of Hollywood, Bollywood, and Nollywood (Nigeria), there is another, well established but elsewhere unknown, wood- Swahiliwood. And it's been around for over ten years!
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MFDI has just completed its second set of Wahapahapa comics. These colorful books look at the stories of Dula, a member of the Wahapahapa Band, who is battling a secret addiction, and Monica and Mainda, the mother and daughter duo struggling to communicate.
Accompanying the comics are community resource kits developed by our team of behavior change experts and writers. With audio enhancement clips, facilitation booklet and the Mseto Wahapahapa DVD, the resource kits are perfect audio-visual tools for partner organizations to use in their grassroots HIV/AIDS work.
View Online Comics: Dula | Monika and Mainda
