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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in November 2020!

The Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) program of the Ukwega Ward in central Tanzania measures its success by the growth and development of the children in the program. Read about 33 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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November 21, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Adelina Kikula Family in Tanzania

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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November 17, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcome to Oresta Mgoba

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, Makalanga, Lulindi, Ukwega, and Makungu. Specifically, families obtain the nutrition, health care, knowledge, technology, […]

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November 11, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Development Impact Tanzania

Families’ Nutrition Improves Children’s Potential

children having porridge at the camp tanzania nutrition

Global Volunteers promotes the well-being of children around the world so they can realize their full potential. Working in partnership with our local partners, we inspire volunteers to contribute their skills to projects addressing health, nutrition, hunger, and education. This is the second post in a series about the specific areas of child development that […]

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November 9, 2020/0 Comments/by Daniel Salazar
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Ruth Duma Family in Tanzania

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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November 7, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Welcoming the October 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 three babies born in October 2020. Their moms joined the program to provide them a healthy start at life, and the nutrition and care […]

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November 4, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcome to Alida Mhongole

reaching children's potential in tanzania

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, Makalanga, Lulindi, Ukwega, and Makungu. Specifically, families obtain the nutrition, health care, knowledge, technology, […]

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October 30, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Quality Health Care is Provided to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Tanzania

Mothers seek adequate healthcare in rural Tanzania

It seems unthinkable that hundreds of thousands of women worldwide die every year simply because they can’t get adequate medical treatment for complications during pregnancy. And, it’s completely preventable. In developing countries, extreme poverty is a major cause of this tragedy. But, better access to facilities and education on common childbirth practices can save lives. […]

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October 26, 2020/0 Comments/by Daniel Salazar
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Modesta Mlagile Family in Tanzania

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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October 24, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in October, 2020!

The Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) program of the Ukwega Ward in central Tanzania measures its success by the growth and development of the children in the program. Read about 53 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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October 22, 2020/0 Comments/by Maggie Bjorklund
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