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The Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) is a child-focused, parent-driven, family-centered, and community-led comprehensive effort. It begins with pregnancy, and continues through the 18th birthday, with a focus on the first 1,000 days of life. In Tanzania, parents participating in RCP have successfully reduced childhood stunting by 57% through volunteers’ efforts.

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 14:32:112022-05-17 14:32:14Happy 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
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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
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Tanzania Community Health Initiatives led by Staff RCP Caregivers

Tanzania Community Health Initiatives

The ten caregivers for the Reaching Children’s Potential Program (RCP) are essential to families adopting new practices in the areas of health, nutrition, hygiene, and education. They each work one-on-one with parents on Tanzania community health initiatives, with an emphasis on sustained behavior change. In this team interview, the caregivers describe their backgrounds, daily work, […]

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March 23, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in March 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 40 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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March 19, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
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