About Tiko
Redefining healthcare for girls in Africa
Our organization
Putting girls’ health first
Tiko is an African non-profit organization partnering with governments, health providers, and local community-based organizations to reimagine healthcare systems for adolescent girls across sub-Saharan Africa. We turn fragmented services into a single, integrated ecosystem of accessible care for girls at risk of unintended pregnancy, HIV, and sexual violence – built around their lives and their choices. By tackling this urgent crisis affecting millions of girls today, together we can help create a future where every girl has the protection and power to choose who she decides to be.
Our story
Doing more, differently
Revolutionising social impact
Since 2014, Tiko set out to revolutionise the social impact sector and overcome inefficiencies in adolescent healthcare provision by using technology to unlock access to youth-friendly services. Over the last decade, we have grown our approach into an effective and proven model. Today, we connect more than a million girls annually to free contraception and HIV prevention and treatment through our tech-driven ecosystem approach. But our ambition cannot stop here. To fully address the urgent and devastating triple threat that limits girls’ futures, we must scale and integrate more services for sexual violence, a major driver of unintended pregnancy and HIV infections.
Our story
We work with local communities and providers to strengthen existing healthcare systems, rather than setting up parallel services. We break down the silos of traditional fragmented service delivery, enabling girls to access healthcare more easily. We continuously measure service delivery and impact by capturing real-time, verified data. Through innovation and investment, we constantly strive for greater scale and impact for more girls at a lower cost per user.
Together with our partners, we are changing the story for millions of girls.
We remain committed to delivering community-led, girl centric solutions that adapt to the shifting realities of Africa’s youth. True equality means reversing the ripple effects of the triple threat so that girls can choose where and how they meet their healthcare needs. We have seen the power of choice in action, and by 2030 we aim to impact the lives of 3.5 million girls per year.
Serah Malaba & Benoit Renard
Co-CEOs
Tiko
Our journey
A Timeline of Progress
Our strategy
Multiplying impact for girls in sub-Saharan Africa
We partner with local health providers and community-based organizations to strengthen existing healthcare systems instead of building parallel ones. By removing the silos of fragmented service delivery, we make healthcare simpler and more accessible for girls.
Real-time, verified data allows us to continuously measure impact, while innovation and investment help us reach more girls, more effectively, and at a lower cost per user.
Focusing on areas of high poverty and limited healthcare, we aim to support 3.5 million vulnerable girls in Africa each year by 2030 across our countries of operation, connecting them to stigma-free contraception, HIV services, and care for sexual violence.