Manu Amici is proud to support Handzania, a hand-surgery outreach nonprofit in Tanzania founded by our own club member, Dr. Andre Ivy. After completing an International Orthopedic Fellowship in Moshi, Tanzania, Dr. Ivy saw first-hand how few resources existed for patients with severe hand and upper-extremity injuries and congenital deformities — and started Handzania to help close that gap.
About Handzania
Handzania’s mission is simple: teach hand surgery. The organization partners with local surgeons and hospital staff in Tanzania to provide upper-extremity surgical care and, just as importantly, to train local providers so that skills and capacity stay in the community long after any single trip ends. Handzania is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and donations are tax-deductible.
As Dr. Ivy puts it, echoing the organization’s guiding philosophy — “one cannot move a mountain alone.” Handzania’s work depends on volunteers, donors, and partners who share that goal of improving lives through service, teaching, and outreach.
- Focus: Upper-extremity and hand surgery for congenital deformities and severe injuries
- Location: Moshi, Tanzania
- Founder: Dr. Andre Ivy, Manu Amici member
- Status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Photos from the Field
The Handzania surgical team in the operating room
Training local providers — teaching is at the heart of Handzania’s mission
Connecting with local schoolchildren in the community Handzania serves
Kicking off the First Annual Hand and Upper Extremity Nerve Conference in Moshi
Surgeons and providers gather for a day of lectures at the nerve conference
Scrubbed in and ready — the surgical team before a case
A successful procedure in the operating theater
With local partners and collaborators in Tanzania
Get Involved
Whether you’d like to volunteer, donate, or simply learn more about the work Dr. Ivy and the Handzania team are doing in Tanzania, visit the Handzania website to get involved.