Empowering Vihiga County, Kenya with a Multisectoral Approach to Combat Teenage Pregnancy
In Vihiga County, teenage pregnancy has been a significant obstacle preventing our youth from realizing their full potential and becoming productive citizens. Factors such as social influences, weak enforcement of policies, poverty, and peer pressure contribute to...
Local Government Implementers in Kenya Learn About Financial Management of Health Programs
Local governments supported by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) need to stay up to date on the latest practices and strategies in financial management to successfully manage their family planning programs once TCI’s direct support ends. So TCI recently facilitated...
Increasing Family Planning Uptake in Buikwe District, Uganda, Begins with Fighting Misinformation
After a training conducted by The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a member of the Village Health Team in Uganda expanded his demand creation channels to help increase family planning uptake in a county. When Julius Baala was a child, he witnessed caregivers struggling to...
TCI University Inspires Gynecologist in Tanzania’s Mbeya Region to Champion Social and Behavior Change
Dr. Maguzu Nganga is a gynecologist at the META Hospital located in Mbeya, Tanzania. He is a national trainer for family planning that has worked with various international non-governmental organizations. He has mentored countless health care workers on providing...
