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.
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. Meet six 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 May, […]
Regina Mhagama, Global Volunteers’ Tanzania Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Caregiver Supervisor, said her second pregnancy in 2019 was an opportunity to demonstrate recommended prenatal practices to the 518 pregnant women and mothers in the RCP program. Together with her son Daniel, she models essential skills in early childhood interventions so mothers can improve their babies’ […]
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. Meet six 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 April, […]
Soon after COVID-19 was detected outside of China, Global Volunteers began checking in with partner communities around the world. The first case in Tanzania was reported on March 16 in the north. There have been no cases found in the remote Ukwega Ward where Global Volunteers works. Reaching Children’s Potential (RCP) Caregivers have been visiting […]
Since 1977, ZERO TO THREE has helped protect and strengthen babies’ brains through formative family and community connections critical to babies’ and toddlers’ well-being and development. Lynette Aytch, Director of Leadership Development at ZERO TO THREE, shares how her experience with Global Volunteers in Tanzania significantly expanded her understanding, knowledge, and skills in serving infants, […]
A common perception of Western societies is that life for women in the developing world is one of deprivation and desperation. But those who travel discover that significant innovation and idealism thrives in rural villages around the world. We have much to learn from and admire about village women! While extreme need certainly plays a […]
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. Meet seven 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 March, […]
The arrival of 1,000 eagerly anticipated EarthBox container gardening systems from the United States marks the beginning of sustained nutrition for families in the Tanzania Reaching Children’s Potential Demonstration Program. Thanks to a formative partnership between Global Volunteers and EarthBox, more than 225 families in the Ukwega Ward will soon learn how to grow the […]
Stunting, a condition that can indicate physical and cognitive underdevelopment in a child, is a wide-spread, global problem. The fact that nearly one quarter – 22 percent – of the world’s children are stunted1, is difficult to conceptualize.
Can one or two weeks on a service program truly make a difference to people in need? Our answer is yes! Short-term volunteers bring a long-term impact to the communities that we serve, and we have hundreds of alumni stories to illustrate this point. Perhaps, even more poignant are stories shared by our international staff, […]