The much-awaited DASH Annual Meeting took place on 22-23 January 2024 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, marking the first year of a groundbreaking 5-year project mission to improve adolescent health in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) region. With the participation of 13 partners from 8countries, the meeting served as an exceptional platform to deliver the one-year progress report from each working group and highlighted plans for the upcoming year.