When The Challenge Initiative for Healthy Cities (TCIHC) kicked off in Saharanpur in August 2017, many government stakeholders thought a family planning program would fail.
The Challenge Initiative recently supported the Niger State government in Nigeria in training a drama troupe in Kontagora LGA to disseminate family planning messages.
On Jan. 16, Uganda’s Mukono District – with support from The Challenge Initiative – engaged 90 local motorcycle riders to act as family planning advocates.
From ministries of health to family planning providers, East Africans are applauding TCI’s “business unusual” model and the impact it is having in their countries.
In Bauchi State, the 72-hour clinic makeover – one of The Challenge Initiative’s high-impact interventions – has become instrumental in the overhaul of the public healthcare sector.
During a neighborhood family planning campaign in Mokwa LGA in Niger State, Nigeria, an inquisitive nine-year-old boy named Mohammed overheard a social mobilizer speaking with one of his relatives about child birth spacing.
The Challenge Initiative helped Kano State in Nigeria conduct 72-hour makeovers in six health facilities, including the Jaen Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC).
Justine Muwanguzi, a Nursing Officer for Midwifery in Busia Municipality in Uganda, describes how the Challenge Initiative has impacted her community and herself.
