COBIHESA is the official acronym of community based initiatives in health, water and sanitation trust fund. This is an indigenous not for profit  organisation founded in 2002 and registered in 2003 under The Trustees Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 375). The founding  members were compelled by the  plight of people in vulnerable communities, both in rural and urban areas regarding  safe water  and sanitation ,which compouded their health risks, related poverty  and daily hardships.

COBIHESA ni kifupi rasmi ya mipango ya kijamii katika afya, maji na usafi wa mazingira mfuko wa uaminifu. Hii ni ya asili kwa faida si shirika ilianzishwa mwaka 2002 na kusajiliwa mwaka 2003 chini ya Trustees Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 375). Wanachama waanzilishi walikuwa wanalazimishwa na hatma ya watu katika jamii walio katika mazingira magumu, katika maeneo ya mijini na vijijini kuhusu maji safi na salama na usafi wa mazingira, ambayo compouded afya ya hatari yao, kuhusiana na umaskini na matatizo ya kila siku.