Bukene, Tanzania

Health and sanitation

• Assisted village health workers to train 150 mothers about nutrition
• Held five community meetings to teach people the correct way to use insecticide-treated mosquito nets
• Provided 700 insecticide-treated mosquito nets at a subsidised price
• Started constructing a house so health staff can stay locally; the community provided local materials for construction
  

HIV and AIDS

• Formed and supported ten school HIV and AIDS clubs
• Trained 325 parents to support the activities of school HIV and AIDS clubs
• Provided ongoing training for 144 students who communicate HIV-prevention messages to their peers
• Trained and provided equipment for 20 home visitors who care for children affected by HIV and AIDS
• Trained members of three community care coalitions
• Held a workshop to train local leaders and members of community care coalitions about the needs and rights of people affected by HIV and AIDS, and methods of combating stigma and discrimination
  

Education

• Held ten community meetings about the importance of education
• Supported 500 children affected by HIV and AIDS to attend school
• Trained 30 primary school teachers to use HIV and AIDS educational materials
• Held a refresher-training workshop attended by 30 teachers
• Constructed two houses for teachers so they can live near the school where they teach
• Established ten school environment clubs
  

Agriculture and food security

• Organised two ongoing training workshops for 20 village agricultural facilitators and provided bicycles for them; they have now taught the modern farming techniques they learned to 300 farmers
• Supplied 2,000kg of improved seeds and 40 ox-ploughs at subsidised prices
• Provided ten dairy cows for farmers
  

Economic development

• Held four workshops to train members of income-generating groups in food processing, marketing and entrepreneurship
• Arranged an exchange visit for leaders of income-generating groups
• Established a savings and credit society and educated community members about its role
• Established 125 savings and credit groups and trained group treasurers in book-keeping
  

Leadership development

• Formed a children’s committee and trained committee members in child rights
• Trained leaders of a community-based organisation in management skills and arranged an educational exchange visit with a group in another area
• Facilitated monthly meetings of the development committee and provided committee members with bicycles to help them support development in a number of villages

Challenges
The people of Bukene still have a number of challenges ahead of them. During the next year, World Vision will focus on:

• Reducing the impact of HIV and AIDS on children by teaching children about HIV prevention and supporting children made vulnerable by the effects of HIV and AIDS on their communities
• Working with teachers to improve the quality of education
• Improving the nutrition and amount of food consumed by teaching farmers improved methods of farming and generating income