WELLBEING SHOULDN’T
BE A PRIVILEGE
About Us
Common Wellbeing is a social impact organization building scalable platforms that make wellbeing possible.
Wellbeing is defined differently by everyone.
The foundations that make it possible are shared.
We do not define wellbeing for people. We strengthen the foundations that make it possible: health, income, and resilience. When those foundations are strong, people have more freedom to choose what comes next.
Our Core Belief
Health → the driver of wellbeing
Income → The enabler of wellbeing
Resilience → the protector of wellbeing
The Foundations of Wellbeing
01
HEALTH
“The Driver”
Health gives people the ability to live, learn, work, and care for the people around them.
02
INCOME
“The Enabler”
Income gives families more choice, more stability, and more room to plan beyond today.
03
RESILIENCE
“The Protector”
Resilience helps people withstand shocks without losing the progress they have built.
What does wellbeing mean to you???*
“… knowing my child can get the care they need when something is wrong — without waiting until it is too late.”
— Agnes, a mother in Rufunsa District
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“… helping my community stay strong when drought, illness, or hardship comes.”
— Hopani, a village leader
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“… growing enough to feed my family, earn an income, and invest in the next season.”
— Evans, a small-scale farmer*
“… getting a high quality diagnosis here in Zambia, without having to leave the country for answers.”
— Daniel, a professional in Lusaka*
“… being able to build a future in my own community — not having to leave to find opportunity.”
— Grace, a young woman from a rural community*
“… having access to nutritious, locally grown foods and health products I can trust for my family.”
— Helen, an urban mother in Lusaka
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What Makes Us Different?
We're not a PROJECT. We're not a PROGRAM. We're a platform built to outlast us.
01 Enterprise + nonprofit, integrated
Revenue sustains operations. Philanthropy and grants expand access. Neither alone is enough — we build both.
02 Long-term platforms, not short-term projects
We're not here for a funding cycle. We're building systems communities can depend on for the long haul.
03 Government and community as partners
We don't work around existing institutions. We work with them — so impact sticks after we scale.
04 Local ownership from day one
Wellbeing can't be delivered. It has to be built by the people who live it. We create the conditions; communities do the rest.
What We Stand For
01
We let people define wellbeing for themselves
02
We bring opportunity within reach
03
We build with communities, not around them
04
We replace fragile systems with lasting ones
05
We make wellbeing common
LEADERSHIP
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Rees Reiner
COFOUNDER & CEO - ZAMBIA
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Mumba Chisebuka
FOUNDATION DIRECTOR - ZAMBIA
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DR. MUSA MWENECHANYA
MEDICAL DIRECTOR (PEDIATRICIAN) - ZAMBIA
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Dr. Agnes Mtaja
CLINICAL LEAD, HEALTHY HEARTS (PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST) - ZAMBIA
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Michael Schmidt
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ETHICA FARMS - ZAMBIA
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Scott Reiner
COFOUNDER & CEO - USA
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BILL WING
CFO - USA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Scott Reiner
FORMER CEO
ADVENTIST HEALTH -

DR. Peter Julius
MEDICAL DOCTOR, LECTURER, RESEARCHER
UNZA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE -

Chilala Habasimbi
ASSITANT DIRECTOR OF TOURISM
MINISTRY OF TOURISM & ARTS -

NKOLOLA HALWINDI
FOUNDER
NKONKA WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS -

DR. MUSA MWENECHANYA
CEO
UTH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL -

Rees Reiner
COFOUNDER & CEO - ZAMBIA
COMMON WELLBEING -

JOHN SCHROER
PRESIDENT
GLOBAL HEALTH EXCHANGE