Celebrating Heroes: Bihar’s Heartwarming Initiative to Honor ASHAs and Boost Family Planning Efforts
In October 2023, The Challenge Initiative (TCI) collaborated with the government in Bihar, India, to launch a unique and heartwarming initiative to honor and motivate the unsung heroes of India’s healthcare system: Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs)....
Jharkhand Health Mission Officials Inspired by Study Tour of Two Uttar Pradesh Model Cities
After attending a Mini University workshop facilitated by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) and master coaches from Uttar Pradesh (UP), state health officials from Jharkhand’s National Health Mission (NHM) decided to arrange a study tour to Lucknow and Ayodhya in UP....
Webinar Highlights Successful Strategies in Financing Family Planning in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
The Challenge Initiative (TCI) in East Africa held a webinar July 6, 2024, on what it has learned from Financing for Family Planning Programs. TCI coaches supporting Jinja in Uganda, Mbeya in Tanzania, and Nakuru County in Kenya shared the financing strategies they...
From Tragedy to Advocacy: One Nurse’s Mission to Transform Postpartum Family Planning in Tanzania
Vijan Shaban is a nurse working in the maternity ward in Morogoro Municipal Council (MC) in Tanzania who passionately advocates for postpartum family planning (PPFP). One day while working in the ward, Vijan experienced a heartbreaking, yet preventable, incident that...
