by Mary Joseph | Nov 8, 2019 | East Africa, TCI News
East Africa Asha Hanafi Ally is a nurse who attended an orientation for health care providers in Tanga City, Tanzania, on counseling adolescents and youths seeking reproductive health services at public facilities. The Challenge Initiative (TCI) – locally implemented...
by Kim Martin | Oct 16, 2019 | East Africa, TCI News
BY OWEN MWANDUMBYA Reprinted with permission from Jhpiego Hundreds of women sit under two shady trees at Malamba Mawili health center, chanting a song led by nurse Sarah Simama. The lyrics of the song portray a mother of many children: Look at that woman!She is...
by Nancy Aloo | Oct 11, 2019 | AYSRH, East Africa, TCI News
Contributors: Njeri Mbugua and Tom Maritim Despite having a family planning program, Nyamira County had a limited budget and capacity among health workers to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents and youth. This challenged the county’s ability...
by Levis Onsase | Sep 19, 2019 | AYSRH, East Africa, TCI News
Kilifi County, Kenya, has a teenage pregnancy rate that remains stubbornly high. Despite efforts by various stakeholders to find solutions, many school-age girls still find themselves pregnant. While an estimated 18.4% of girls ages 15-19 across Kenya have begun child...
by Sarah Brittingham | Sep 16, 2019 | East Africa, TCI News
Contributors: Magdelene Mbondo, Waziri Njau, Lena Mfalila, Denis Sama and Alex Namaala Lwasa Integrated outreaches – one of The Challenge Initiative’s (TCI) proven approaches – promote access to family planning services by delivering contraceptives alongside...
by Ruwaida Salem | Sep 6, 2019 | East Africa, TCI News
The Mayor of Mukono Municipality in Uganda – George Fred Kagimu – sat down recently with The Challenge Initiative (TCI) to discuss his experience working with TCI and the changes that have occurred as a result. The following are keys quotes from that interview. When...
