Judith Mollel was born and raised in the Northern part of Tanzania, Arusha Region, in the Maasai Society. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from St. Augustine University of Tanzania in 2013 and later earned her MBA in Corporate Management from Mzumbe University in 2017. Judith got into business in 2014 and is currently working as a Business Development, Tender and Marketing Officer.
Miss Mollel is a mother of two boys, Abelardo and Alexander. In the year 2020, she attended the
hospital when her first son Abelardo was facing eye health problems; she attended several hospitals before it was determined to be Coats Disease. During her son’s treatment journey, she was so touched by the rate of children that had eye disease, children who went through so much difficulty and pain, losing life, losing a single eye and being blind at an early age. She assists in accessing treatment easily, especially those in remote areas and teaches how to overcome these diseases to save lives and the sight of children. She has worked tirelessly to raise awareness, public speaking, volunteering work about childhood eye diseases and ensuring that parents and healthcare professionals are well-informed about the importance of regular eye exams for children and the importance of early detection for accessible eye care services for
children.
Through the Judith Mollel Foundation, she has made a mission to ensure that children everywhere have the opportunity to see the world with clarity; she possesses a deep understanding of the challenges faced by blind communities, especially in Tanzania, where most of these blind children are considered helpless and are kept indoors and cannot attend school. In the future, Judith intends to improve blind children’s community lives by creating a conducive environment for them and giving them academic opportunities to make a meaningful difference in their world and make professionals out of a special group of our superhero babies who have lost both eyes.
Judith Mollel is a symbol of hope for children facing eye diseases. Her unwavering commitment offers a beacon of light for the future of children’s eye health, to create a world where all children have the opportunity to see, learn, and thrive.
