Our core agendas.

Four connected agendas guide every project we run with schools and communities, from clean water to healthy food.

Our four core agendas

Each agenda is carried by projects in schools and communities. Here is some of what they do.

Water, sanitation and hygiene
WASH
Water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in schools and villages, with clubs and training that keep it working.
- Handwashing stationsWith Afyaplus WASH Gala stakeholders and government, we have built handwashing facilities with eight taps each, so eight students can wash their hands at once.
- Renovated facilitiesToilet blocks upgraded to national SWASH standards, with changing rooms and incinerators, and girl-friendly toilets with privacy for menstrual hygiene.
- SWASH clubsAfyaplus SWASH (School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) clubs in 12 primary and secondary schools in Iringa Municipal Council build lifelong habits and a culture of cleanliness.
Projects
Menstrual health and rights
MHH and ASRHR
Menstrual health and hygiene management, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights.
- Safe Pad LaboratoriesReusable sanitary pad laboratories in schools across Dodoma and Iringa, with machines, materials and training on sewing reusable pads.
- Training of TrainersCommunity-based trainers in Iringa and Dodoma learn to teach MHM and ASRHR, so knowledge cascades through their communities and lasts.
- Stakeholder engagementBuilding capacity among frontline workers, caregivers, teachers, health providers and school health committees, so girls have support around them.
Project
- Safe Pad Lab
Skills and income
Economic empowerment
Livelihood skills, savings groups and resource mobilization for women and youth.
- Cohorts 1 and 2500 adolescent girls and young women in Iringa Municipal and Iringa District Council, across Gangilonga, Mkwawa, Kihesa, Kwakilosa and Mwangata wards.
- Groups that lastCohort 3 formed three savings groups, Upendo, Hekima and Furaha, which continue to support their members' economic growth.
Project
- IMPROVE 100
Healthy eating
Nutrition
Food security and nutrition education for children and families, through schools and communities.
- Nutrition clubsStudent-led clubs that discuss nutrition, prepare healthy snacks and lead peer awareness campaigns.
- School gardensClubs manage vegetable gardens, learning composting and water conservation while growing produce for school meals.
- Nutrition assessmentTermly height, weight and mid-upper arm circumference checks find children at risk early, with referral to health facilities.
Project
- School Nutrition