Emil Hagamu, Regional Coordinator for English-Speaking Africa

Emil Hagamu has served as HLI’s leader in Tanzania for many years, and he has graciously stepped into the larger shoes that will now take his talents farther out to expand across Eastern Africa.

Emil earned a Bachelor degree in Education from the University of Dar es Salaam and a post graduate diploma in Management and Administration in Rhede, Germany. He also earned a degree from the Post Abortion Counseling and Healing program at Rhathvinden College, Ireland.

After working as a teacher in various secondary schools and colleges in Tanzania, he joined the Bishops’ Conference there and served as the National Coordinator for the Christian Professionals of Tanzania.  For the next eight years, he served as the Executive Secretary for the National Council of the Catholic Laity. It was during this time that he became acquainted with the pro-life movement and was inspired to found Pro-life Tanzania in 1994 to specifically promote the life issues in his country according to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

In 1996, Emil was invited to attend a Human Life International workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa. With the encouragement of HLI, he was

Setting-up "The Faithful Condom User" billboard project.

motivated to expand his work in the pro-life apostolate, and for this purpose Pro-life Tanzania became affiliated with HLI in 1997.  With HLI’s ongoing support, Emil has been able to broaden the mission fields of his pro-life outreach throughout Tanzania and now beyond.  He and his team have travelled to literally every diocese of the whole country of Tanzania and have trained over 100,000 couples in NFP. Emil was also responsible for the phenomenally successful “Faithful Condom User” billboard campaign. 

Emil has established a multi-faceted network that provides Tanzania with a full range of pro-life education programs and resources. He has the close collaboration of the Church hierarchy there; and he is a sought-after speaker, educator, and consultant for all life-related issues. Plus, he has a regular program on Tanzania’s Radio Maria, and through this medium he reaches untold numbers, even in remote areas.

In his role as HLI Regional Coordinator for English-speaking Africa, Emil has already traveled to Malawi, Swaziland, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, and Botswana. Everywhere he has gone, he has taken the Gospel of Life and has established good pro-life contacts, by either initiating or invigorating pro-life movements in these countries.