About Us

A subsidiary project of TAFFD's

Afrolongevity is Africa’s premier nonprofit advancing solutions to biological aging and age-related challenges through education, research, policy advocacy, and community engagement. We champion homegrown innovations that extend healthy lifespans, improve healthcare outcomes, and empower African communities.

Our mission extends beyond humans, as we also prioritize longevity for Animals, safeguarding Africa’s pets and endangered species through research and care that enhance their lifespans and well-being.

At Afrolongevity, we believe that collaboration is key. By uniting researchers, policymakers, clinicians, and communities, we aim to transform the narrative around aging, fostering a healthier, more vibrant Africa for all.

Philosophical Foundation

Afrolongevity has zero tolerance for agism. Rooted in Africa’s respect for elders, Afrolongevity views chronological aging as a phase of continued strength and dignity that requires support for a perfect intrinsic capacity and vitality – healthy biological aging. We blend cultural reverence with modern health insights to enhance both individual and societal well-being. We believe that life is the chief value and that longevity efforts must respect Africa’s cultures, traditions, and communities.

Aims & Objectives

Advance Longevity Research

Champion research on biological aging tailored to Africa's unique genetic, environmental, and cultural landscape, ensuring groundbreaking discoveries benefit African populations.

Promote Education and Awareness

Educate clinicians, researchers, and the public about the science of biological aging, age-related diseases, and the shift towards treating root causes rather than symptoms.

Develop Policies for Longevity and Innovation

Advocate for evidence-based policies that integrate med-tech, health-tech, and biotech solutions, creating a supportive regulatory framework for longevity advancements in Africa.

Integrate Omics Technologies in African Clinics

Promote the adoption of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and other omics technologies to revolutionize disease diagnosis and treatment in African healthcare systems.

Facilitate Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Foster a thriving ecosystem for medtech, healthtech, and biotech startups, driving transformative solutions for longevity and creating pathways for African entrepreneurs to lead the future of health innovation.

Enhance Biodiversity and Longevity Links

Advocate for the preservation of Africa's biodiversity as a critical factor in advancing longevity research and discovering novel therapeutic solutions.

Empower Clinicians to Address Root Causes

Equip healthcare professionals with tools, technologies, and training to target the underlying causes of diseases, promoting holistic and sustainable approaches to patient care.

We are

a nonprofit subsidiary project of TAFFD's

that avails systemic approaches for understanding, translating and educating Africans on the ethical methods of achieving a healthy life span.

Our Vision

Solving Aging and Preserving Africa’s Biodiversity.

Our Mission

Making ageing a treatable disease for a healthy lifespan.

Our Goals

To create a movement in Africa that will unleash entrepreneurs and exponential technologies, extend the healthy lives of Africans, approach ageing as a treatable condition, and promote and support the implementation of appropriate empowering public policies.

To establish longevity as a field of study and a framework for studies in related disciplines to produce the knowledge base needed to extend healthy longevity. This idea is to introduce and make longevity works of literature available for research and encourage it research in undergraduates and graduate studies.

To build a longevity hub in South Africa that will champion ageing research in the African continent and beyond. The hub will also look into biodiversity and other gerontological-related courses.

To ally with other individuals, groups, schools, and public agencies to integrate an understanding of ageing and the possibility of longevity into educational curricula.

To help people live healthy up to the age of 100 and above through proper/natural regeneration and rejuvenation.

Statement of Value

Afrolongevity, an Africare initiative of TAFFD’s, focuses on biological aging, a treatable condition that underpins many age-related diseases. In Africa, where the burden of diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular conditions is rising, addressing the root causes of aging is critical for improving health outcomes and extending healthy lifespans. We recognize biological aging as a degenerative process stemming from cellular loss and tissue dysfunction, leading to immune decline and vulnerability to diseases. By tackling biological aging at its cause, early in life, we aim to prevent the later-life effects that compromise quality of life.

Afrolongevity is committed to:

Advocating for homegrown research in biotechnology, emphasizing regeneration and rejuvenation therapies tailored to Africa’s unique context.
Bridging gaps in longevity solutions through medtech, biotech, and outreach programs, fostering healthier lifestyles and disease prevention.
Driving precision and intervention care to enhance health systems in Africa, making advanced omics technologies accessible to African clinics.

At the heart of this mission is a commitment to ethical evaluation and global collaboration, ensuring Africa contributes to and benefits from cutting-edge longevity innovations globally. With little or no global funding directed toward longevity projects in Africa, Afrolongevity leads advocacy for longevity project and solutions support for Africa in an effort to improve lives and strengthen its economies.

Meet the visionary minds behind Afrolongevity.