Improving Community Health Program: Expanding New Program to New Region

Announcing Empower Tanzania's Improving Community Health Program!⁠

Our NEW program will be launching in a NEW region...And we couldn't be more excited about this next chapter!

We are expanding to Babati District in the Manyara Region of Tanzania. Babati Town Council is an urban area with a population of approximately 130,000 people.

 

In partnership with the Walden University Institutional Review Board and the Tanzania National Institute of Medical Research, we will be conducting surveys and collecting health data for approximately 33,000 households to measure program effectiveness. The current timeline is 2 years to implement, monitor, and evaluate results.

Our objective is to improve health outcomes at the household level through an 8-week course with 4-hour weekly sessions and each household representative will receive a certificate of completion. Community Health Educators will teach the curriculum focused on culturally relevant health topics, such as underage pregnancy, reducing maternal mortality, gender-based violence, nutrition, etc. We are creating booklets based on the full topic list to be provided to each household representative to share with their families.

Picture from Community Health Educator Training 2018 - The new program is based on what we’ve learned from our Improving Women’s Health Program in Same District with an improved approach for monitoring and evaluation.

As of April 2024, we have submitted applications that are awaiting approval to begin implementation as soon as possible. Stay updated as this program continues to develop and change communities - join our email list and follow along on Facebook. We are excited to share stories of the lives that will be improved because of this expanded program!

A huge THANK YOU to the Peterson Family Foundation for funding this initiative led by Elibariki Kisimbo (Country Director), Catherine Wales (Health Program Coordinator), Dr. Jeffrey Carithers (Health Programs Director), and Dr. Holly Bzdega (Board Member).