{"id":8072,"date":"2024-08-14T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/?page_id=8072"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:46:32","slug":"success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/index.php\/success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8072\" class=\"elementor elementor-8072\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e7351e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e7351e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6518,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/1R6A8864-min-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6511,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/1R6A8405-min-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6293,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/info_img.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6005,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Panels-39-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:5978,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/Panels-13-scaled.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:9000,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62caad7\" data-id=\"62caad7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9965338 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9965338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Success Stories<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c934b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c934b68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea812a0\" data-id=\"ea812a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-096155b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"096155b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd9d2fc\" data-id=\"dd9d2fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe60cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"bbe60cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NOELAS-SUCCESS-STORY.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image2-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"From Dar es Salaam to Isusumiya Village: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Journey of Care\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NOELAS-SUCCESS-STORY.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Dar es Salaam to Isusumiya Village: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Journey of Care\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Isusumiya village in Chemba District, reaching the dispensary means traveling along a long, dusty road that is often rough and difficult to navigate. During the rainy season, the journey becomes even more challenging as the path turns muddy and slippery. The nearest town feels far away, and everyday conveniences that many people take for granted, like visiting a salon, can become rare luxuries.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NOELAS-SUCCESS-STORY.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5982734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"5982734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-2-ASRH.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/YPEs-in-Chemba-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"As Soya Village Thrives: Youth Peers Lead The Way\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-2-ASRH.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs Soya Village Thrives: Youth Peers Lead The Way\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRayan(middle) displays a tablet which he obtained through Mkapa Fellows Program phase III to promote Adolescents, Sexual and Reproductive Health to his peers. \u201cWe witnessed many girls getting pregnant under the age of 20,\u201d explains Tatu Rashidi, the District Reproductive and Child Health Coordinator (DRCHCO) for Chemba, where Soya is found. BMF trained 50 Youth Peer Educators (YPEs) in 25 villages. The YPEs and CHW working in tandem through BMF&#039;s innovative pairing model approach, brought in a sense of community ownership of healthcare initiatives\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-2-ASRH.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c77692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"6c77692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-2.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_0032-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Seeking Medical Help Was Never an Option\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-2.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeeking Medical Help Was Never an Option\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFor 19-year-old Issa Hussein, seeking medical help was not an option.\nFor weeks, he had been unwell. Pain, discomfort, and uncertainty had taken over his daily life. Deep down, he feared the worst\u2014an STI. But instead of visiting a health facility, he turned to traditional remedies, hoping the problem would resolve on its own.\nGoing to the clinic felt impossible. The fear of judgment, of being labelled, of being stared at in the waiting room was too much to bear.\nSo, he suffered in silence.\nA Conversation That Changed Everything\nIn December 2024, Stephano Mahembe, a trained Adolescent Peer Educator, was conducting his routine reproductive health education sessions in Churuku Village. His role was simple yet powerful talk to young people about their health in a way that felt safe, open, and judgment-free.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-2.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055455a elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"055455a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9728-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"One Woman Who Turned One Lesson Into a Life Saving Legacy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne Woman Who Turned One Lesson Into a Life Saving Legacy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the serene village of Kidoka, nestled in Chemba District, Dodoma region, lives 54-year-old Saidi Petrol. A father of four, including a 4-year-old, and husband to his devoted wife, Mr. Saidi is well-versed in the routines of family life. However, like many men in his community, he had never recognized the critical role of accompanying his wife to the clinic for antenatal care (ANC).\nBefore six months ago, Mr. Saidi\u2019s situation reflected the prevailing norms in his community. Despite being a father of four, including a 4-year-old, he had never considered accompanying his wife to the clinic for antenatal care (ANC) during any of her previous pregnancies. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd4d2e4\" data-id=\"fd4d2e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63b4fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"a63b4fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-4.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/54659504949_54c7930cdc_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"From Limited Knowledge to Limitless Impact.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-4.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Limited Knowledge to Limitless Impact.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the remote island district of Ukerewe, surrounded by the vast waters of Lake Victoria in Mwanza Region, the sound of childbirth is not uncommon, but skilled hands to deliver babies safely are often in short supply.\nFor years, Bahati served as a certificate-level midwife in a government facility, attending to pregnant women who had few other options. She worked long shifts, sometimes in dim light, with limited equipment, and minimal training on how to handle complications. Her commitment was unwavering, but she knew her knowledge had limits.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-4.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bf9ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"62bf9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nyasho-Narrated-Stories-USAID-Afya-Endelevu.-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Midwife_AfyaEndelevu.jpg\" alt=\"Musoma Mothers in Peace of Mind\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nyasho-Narrated-Stories-USAID-Afya-Endelevu.-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMusoma Mothers in Peace of Mind\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNurse midwife Iddi Mlendela Mashaka examining a pregnant woman at the Nyasho Health Centre, Musoma. A timely deployment of additional Human Resources\nfor Health (HRH) at Nyasho Health Centre in\nMusoma Municipality of the Mara Region, brought a huge relief\nto expectant mothers who were running short of\nquality maternal services. The deployment of just four\nmidwives made a huge difference in maternal health\nservices.\n16 Regions in Tanzania\ncurrently benefit from the USAID Afya Endelevu\nproject, which addresses Human Resources for Health\n(HRH) shortfalls.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Nyasho-Narrated-Stories-USAID-Afya-Endelevu.-1.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b68759 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"9b68759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-2.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9841.jpg\" alt=\"I Had Never Been To a Clinic - Saidi\u2019s Wake Up Call That Saved Two Lives \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-2.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI Had Never Been To a Clinic - Saidi\u2019s Wake Up Call That Saved Two Lives \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the serene village of Kidoka, nestled in Chemba District, Dodoma region, lives 54-year-old Saidi Petrol. A father of four, including a 4-year-old, and husband to his devoted wife, Mr. Saidi is well-versed in the routines of family life. However, like many men in his community, he had never recognized the critical role of accompanying his wife to the clinic for antenatal care (ANC).\nBefore six months ago, Mr. Saidi\u2019s situation reflected the prevailing norms in his community. Despite being a father of four, including a 4-year-old, he had never considered accompanying his wife to the clinic for antenatal care (ANC) during any of her previous pregnancies\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/News-Success-Stories-BMF.pdf-2.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fde60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"10fde60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-4_CHAID.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CHW_CHAID.jpg\" alt=\"CHAID: A Digital Tool Gaining Ground,Boosting Health In Rural Communities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-4_CHAID.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCHAID: A Digital Tool Gaining Ground,Boosting Health In Rural Communities\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity Health Assistant Information and Decision-making (CHAID) tool, a mobile application, that empowers Community Health Workers (CHWs) to improve the access of health services to communities, mostly in rural parts of Tanzania. By aiding the CHWs in making critical decisions, referrals, patient follow-up, and feedback reporting, CHAID addresses people\u2019s delays in seeking care, reaching health facilities, and receiving proper treatment. \nBenjamin Mkapa Foundation under its Mkapa Fellows Program III, with support from Irish Aid developed the tool.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-4_CHAID.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15994d0\" data-id=\"15994d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0ca86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"ae0ca86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MEET-THE-DOCTOR-BEHIND-THE-CHANGE-AT-IJITIMAI-DISTRICT-HOSPITAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-26-at-12.09.02-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"Meet The Doctor Behind The Change At Ijitimai District Hospital in Zanzibar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MEET-THE-DOCTOR-BEHIND-THE-CHANGE-AT-IJITIMAI-DISTRICT-HOSPITAL.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet The Doctor Behind The Change At Ijitimai District Hospital in Zanzibar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn early 2025, Dr. Barke arrived at Ijitimai District Hospital as part of the Mkapa Fellow Program Phase V (MFP V). What she has achieved in just four months is nothing short of extraordinary, proving that when skilled professionals are placed where they\u2019re needed most, even a short time can yield lasting transformation.\nEasing the Strain: A Lifeline for Overburdened Staff\nBefore her deployment, Ijitimai District Hospital was grappling with a critical shortage of clinicians.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MEET-THE-DOCTOR-BEHIND-THE-CHANGE-AT-IJITIMAI-DISTRICT-HOSPITAL.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b160699 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"b160699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-3-LAB.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LabTech-Chemba.jpg\" alt=\"A Lab Technician Who Renewed Hope for Migato Village\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-3-LAB.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Lab Technician Who Renewed Hope for Migato Village\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMigato village, located 16 kilometers awayfrom Itilima District headquarters in Simiyu Region,grappled with a crisis of human resources forhealth, making it difficult to deliver quality Antenatalcare (ANC) to expectant mothers who often thronged the facility. A crucial healthcare professional was missing: A laboratory technician who could have offered essential diagnostic services.\nBenjamin Mkapa Foundation (BMF) through Mkapa Fellows Program III, with support from Irish Aid deployed a lab technician at Migato Health Centre.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-3-LAB.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2531bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"2531bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-1-DHFF.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DSC_4504-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Community Proudly Empowered To Manage Own Health Facility\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-1-DHFF.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Community Proudly Empowered To Manage Own Health Facility\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFor years, the Kelema Dispensary, tucked away in a remote village of Tanzania&#039;s Chemba District, struggled to deliver adequate healthcare. Understaffed and underfunded, the dispensary\u2019s plans seemed off-target. the Benjamin Mkapa Foundation (BMF) jolted into action, and became a pioneer, implementing the first-ever Direct Health Facility Financing (DHFF) program.\nDHFF, has empowered communities to make independent spending decisions to improve the quality of care.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Narrated-Story-1-DHFF.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ce6ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_mission\" data-id=\"95ce6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_mission.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ova_mission\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Story-1_final-final.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Panels-24-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Record of milestones with volunteers-in-charge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"second_font\" href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Story-1_final-final.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecord of milestones with volunteers-in-charge\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAcross an inlet of Lake Victoria, lies Kamanga Health Centre, where a team of volunteering Healthcare Workers (HCWs) have taken over the leadership of the facility; with a transformative approach.\nSteven Godwin, is the Medical Officer-in-Charge of the Health Centre. Despite being a volunteer, Godwin says he feels more trusted to lead the facility, alongside four other volunteers with support from the Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, under USAID Afya Endelevu Activity. The volunteers have collaborated with the existing staff(who are fully employed) to support the provision of healthcare, with focus on of Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health (RMCH) services and other essential health services.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Story-1_final-final.pdf\" class=\"second_font readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t<i data-feather=\"arrow-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f967979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f967979\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c257fda\" data-id=\"c257fda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-53cad0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53cad0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-924d24f\" data-id=\"924d24f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success Stories From Dar es Salaam to Isusumiya Village: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Journey of Care In Isusumiya village in Chemba District, reaching the dispensary means traveling along a long, dusty road that is often rough and difficult to navigate. During the rainy season, the journey becomes even more challenging as the path turns muddy and slippery. 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