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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Robina Mbata Family

International community development

In this series, families in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania explain how their participation improves their lives. Global Volunteers’ RCP Program engages short-term volunteers to help parents deliver essential services improving health, eradicating hunger, and enhancing cognition – with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and throughout […]

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May 26, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Robina-Mbata-3-Cropped-1.jpg 622 1036 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-05-26 19:09:522022-05-27 09:38:15International Community Development Profile: Robina Mbata Family
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in May 2022!

The Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) of the Ukwega Ward in central Tanzania measures its success by the growth and development of the children in the program. Read about 50 girls and boys who reached their first, second, third, and fourth birthdays in good health and on target to reach all their development milestones in […]

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May 17, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/May-RCP-Birthday-banner.png 845 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-05-17 14:32:112022-05-18 09:56:37Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in May 2022!
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcoming New Moms to the Program in April

Every month, Global Volunteers’ caregivers in the Ukwega Ward of Tanzania meet with families who wish to participate in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program. The goal of RCP is to eliminate childhood stunting in all five of the villages served: Ipalamwa, Mkalanga, Lulindi, Ukwega, and Makungu. Specifically, families obtain the nutrition, health care, knowledge, technology, […]

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May 3, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4-April-New-RCP-Moms-Featured-Photo.png 571 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-05-03 12:39:242022-05-03 12:39:26Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcoming New Moms to the Program in April
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Faunista Mhadisa Family

International community development

In this series, families in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania explain how their participation improves their lives. Global Volunteers’ RCP Program engages short-term volunteers to help parents deliver essential services improving health, eradicating hunger, and enhancing cognition – with the goal of eliminating child stunting in the Ukwega Ward and throughout […]

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April 26, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Faunista-Mhadisa-5-cropped.jpg 379 622 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-04-26 10:00:002022-04-25 15:19:43International Community Development Profile: Faunista Mhadisa Family
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in April 2022!

The Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) of the Ukwega Ward in central Tanzania measures its success by the growth and development of the children in the program. Read about 50 girls and boys who reached their first, second, third, and fourth birthdays in good health and on target to reach all their development milestones in […]

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April 20, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/April-RCP-Birthday-banner.png 845 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-04-20 18:33:152022-04-20 18:33:18Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in April 2022!
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Short-Term Residential Program Focuses on Stunted Children

The central purpose of Global Volunteers’ Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) is to eliminate childhood stunting, which leads to life-long physical, cognitive and psychological limitations. When the health of children enrolled in the RCP Program is found to be compromised, they and their parents are closely monitored by RCP Caregivers and provided proven nutritional, hygiene […]

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April 18, 2022/by Michele Gran
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Reaching Children's Potential, Why I Give Tanzania

Tanzania Volunteer Moved by “Rescue” of Malnourished Toddler

For 20 years, retired Social Security Administration Paralegal Specialist Shirley Long traveled the world with the goal of visiting all seven continents. After achieving that, her new plan was to have an immersive experience in one community as a volunteer and return each year for two to three weeks. She chose Global Volunteers’ Reaching Children’s […]

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April 9, 2022/by Michele Gran
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Why-I-Give-5.png 570 1500 Michele Gran https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Michele Gran2022-04-09 14:00:152022-04-09 19:20:20Tanzania Volunteer Moved by “Rescue” of Malnourished Toddler
News and Updates Tanzania

Team Leader Training Draws Global Volunteers Staff to Tanzania

Global Volunteers’ regularly scheduled Team Leader training has always been anticipated by staff and volunteer team leaders from every corner of the globe as one of those welcoming “yay,” can’t wait “highlights” of the year. Typically conducted in St. Paul, MN, the program was suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. The bi-annual […]

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April 7, 2022/by Sam Pinakoulaki
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220324-WA0013.jpg 576 1280 Sam Pinakoulaki https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Sam Pinakoulaki2022-04-07 11:36:272022-04-08 04:12:54Team Leader Training Draws Global Volunteers Staff to Tanzania
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Welcoming the March RCP Newborns in Tanzania

What’s more fun than BABIES? In this series, we focus on the newest members of the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program in Tanzania — newborns. In this post, we welcome four babies born in March 2022! Their moms joined the program to provide them a healthy start at life, and the nutrition and care […]

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April 4, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3-March-RCP-Newborn-Featured-Photo.png 570 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-04-04 14:05:572022-04-04 14:06:00Welcoming the March RCP Newborns in Tanzania
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcoming New Moms to the Program in March

Every month, Global Volunteers’ caregivers in the Ukwega Ward of Tanzania meet with families who wish to participate in the Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Demonstration Program. The goal of RCP is to eliminate childhood stunting in all five of the villages served: Ipalamwa, Mkalanga, Lulindi, Ukwega, and Makungu. Specifically, families obtain the nutrition, health care, knowledge, technology, […]

Read more →
April 1, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-March-New-RCP-Moms-Featured-Photo.png 571 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-04-01 10:00:002022-03-31 23:29:57Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcoming New Moms to the Program in March
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