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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

Welcoming the February 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 five babies born in February 2022! Their moms joined the program to provide them a healthy start at life, and the nutrition and care […]

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March 2, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2-February-RCP-Newborn-Featured-Photo.png 570 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-03-02 11:32:302022-03-02 11:32:33Welcoming the February RCP Newborns in Tanzania
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in February 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 44 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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February 22, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/February-RCP-Birthday-banner.png 845 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-02-22 13:35:412022-02-22 15:09:12Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in February 2022!
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Aneth Lukosi 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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February 16, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Aneth-Lukosi-9-e1644958718295.jpg 357 623 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-02-16 11:00:002022-03-14 15:29:34International Community Development Profile: Aneth Lukosi Family
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Community Mental Health Education Advances in Global Volunteers Partner Communities

Worldwide, mental illness touches the lives of nearly everyone – often through family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers or community institutions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 13 percent of the world’s population is affected by mental health and substance use disorders. In Tanzania, although very few prevalence studies of mental disorders have been done […]

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February 10, 2022/by Michele Gran
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Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Welcoming the January 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 January 2022! Their moms joined the program to provide them a healthy start at life, and the nutrition and care […]

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February 4, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-January-RCP-Newborn-Featured-Photo.png 570 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-02-04 10:00:002022-03-02 09:31:22Welcoming the January RCP Newborns in Tanzania
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

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

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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February 2, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-January-New-RCP-Moms-Featured-Photo.png 571 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-02-02 13:15:012022-04-12 09:21:49Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcoming New Moms to the Program in January
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in January 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 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 […]

Read more →
January 26, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/January-RCP-Birthday-banner.png 845 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-01-26 12:49:282022-01-26 12:49:31Happy Healthy Birthdays for These RCP Children in January 2022!
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

International Community Development Profile: Estida Mlengela 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 […]

Read more →
January 24, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Estida-Mlengela-2.jpg 1073 1430 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-01-24 10:00:032022-01-24 10:00:06International Community Development Profile: Estida Mlengela Family
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

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

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 →
January 21, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/12-December-New-RCP-Moms-Featured-Photo.png 571 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-01-21 11:00:002022-01-21 10:18:27Reaching Children’s Potential in Tanzania: Welcoming New Moms to the Program in December
Reaching Children's Potential Tanzania

Welcoming the December 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 December 2021 — including twins! Their moms joined the program to provide them a healthy start at life, and the […]

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January 13, 2022/by Maggie Bjorklund
https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/12-December-RCP-Newborn-Featured-Photo.png 570 1500 Maggie Bjorklund https://globalvolunteers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2014-GlobalVolunteersLogo-Web.png Maggie Bjorklund2022-01-13 16:02:012022-01-13 16:02:03Welcoming the December RCP Newborns in Tanzania
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