HEALTHED CONNECT INC

HEALTHED CONNECT EMPOWERS WOMEN AND CHILDREN THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY TRAINING AND PARTNERING WITH VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ZAMBIA, MALAWI, AND NEPAL TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ISSUES OF BASIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION FROM THE GRASS ROOTS LEVEL. THESE WOMEN (AND SEVERAL MEN) ARE THE HEROES WITH THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2023 HEALTHED CONNECT SUPPORTED HEALTH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES IN 56 COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF 159 VOLUNTEER CHW. DURING THE YEAR, 94,062 CHILDREN UNDER AGE FIVE WERE WEIGHED AND MONITORED TO ENSURE GROWTH; 3,641 HEALTHY BABIES WERE DELIVERED; 17,242 CHILDREN WERE IMMUNIZED; 77,275 MOTHERS WERE TAUGHT ABOUT HEALTH, NUTRITION, SANITATION, AND FAMILY PLANNING; AND 7,721 HOME CARE VISITS WERE MADE. COLLECTIVELY, CHW PROVIDED 46,876 VOLUNTEER HOURS OF CARE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN OUR THREE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PARTNER PROGRAMS IN ZAMBIA, 1,606 ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED, RECEIVING QUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATION, AND 255,032 HOT LUNCHES WERE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS. 6,935 BOOKS WERE CHECKED OUT FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 120 HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED (100 OF WHICH WERE ALLOCATED TO GIRLS TO ENSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SECONDARY SCHOOL). 9 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE ALSO AWARDED FOR NURSING DIPLOMA PROGRAMS. CHW ARE ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH AND EDUCATION 0F WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORLD CHANGERS, THE CAREGIVRES WHO RAISE THEM, AND THE CHW WHO SUPPORT BOTH GROUPS TOWARD EMPOWERMENT.