Dakama, Tanzania: Achievements in Numbers

Dakama, Tanzania

31 October 2006

Achievements in Numbers

World Vision activities have had a profound effect on community life in Dakama. Here are some of the measurements of development, comparing the situation before World Vision began Dakama ADP to now, 15 years later:

Health

Malnutrition has decreased substantially – only 0.9 per cent of children are moderately malnourished (down from 23 per cent) and just 0.4 per cent of children are severely malnourished (compared to 3.3 per cent)
Of women of childbearing age, 87 per cent are immunised, compared to 18 per cent at the beginning of the project
More than 60 per cent of babies are delivered at health facilities, contributing to decreased infant and maternal mortality
Instead of using traditional methods to treat malaria, 86 per cent of households now go straight to hospital, significantly improving the malaria survival rate; a similar percentage can now recognise the symptoms of malaria
More than 70 per cent of households are using mosquito nets to prevent malaria; most are insecticide-treated, for better protection
Drinking water is boiled by 71 per cent of households; this makes it safe to use and controls the transmission of waterborne diseases
The percentage of households with sanitary latrines has increased from 64 per cent to 84 per cent

Education

School attendance has increased from 48 per cent of enrolled children, at the beginning of the Dakama ADP, to 98 per cent now
Enrolment in Standard 1 (the first year of primary school) has increased from 45 per cent of children, before World Vision began its activities in Dakama, to 98 per cent of children
Percentage of students passing national end of primary school examinations has increased from 16 per cent at the beginning of the ADP, to 61 per cent
Nearly 80 per cent of men and 56 per cent of women (over 15 years old) can now read and write

Dakama file

Dakama project profile

DAKAMA STORY ARCHIVE
2007
Conserving the future
Thanks from the heart!
Snippets
Counting down
2006
Achievements in Numbers
Good News from Dakama
Learning to farm
Healthy living
2005
Snippets
Through the eyes of an old man
Leading by example
2004
Snippets
Achievements to-date
2003
Then and now
Spreading the word

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