Preparing schoolgirls with practical menstrual health education through the wider Behaviour Change for Health program. For a girl approaching her first period, practical information can make a difference to how prepared she feels. Understanding menstruation is one need; knowing how to manage it at school, ask for help, and use menstrual products is another. Through the Behaviour...
Community discussions helped connect school hygiene activities with local knowledge, family support, and the concerns people raised. School hygiene practices are shaped by the communities around them. The Behaviour Change for Health project recognised that teachers and pupils needed support from parents, local leaders, and the people involved in school decision-making. Greentech Hub, worked with village leadership,...
Posters, brochures, and positive messages on T-shirts helped schools reinforce hygiene education after organised sessions ended.An organised training session gives learners time to focus on hygiene. Keeping that learning present in everyday school life requires continued reminders. Behaviour Change for Health used simple communication materials to support that work.In Njombe and Iringa, Greentech Hub, formerly...
Lessons from the project show why hygiene education needs reliable facilities, supportive adults, and active participation from pupils. The Behaviour Change for Health (BC4H) project offered Greentech Hub, and MSABI a practical lesson in how school hygiene improvements fit together. Each activity revealed connections between what children learn and what their school environment allows them to...
The partnership between Greentech Hub and MSABI connected regional experience, joint planning, and practical support for schools.Behaviour Change for Health (BC4H) Program brought Greentech Hub, (formally TAEEs), and MSABI together around a shared purpose: helping school communities improve everyday hygiene.With support from the +1 Global Fund by Roddenberry Foundation (USA), the organisations combined their experience...
Greentech Hub connects community livelihood support with practical approaches to climate resilience and environmental conservation. In Kyamwame village in Mara Region and Longido in Arusha Region, beekeeping initiatives introduced at different times have linked income opportunities with the protection of natural habitats. Honey production gives communities an incentive to conserve forests and vegetation, while bees support...
[caption id="attachment_21918" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A toilet with special room for PWD[/caption] Accessibility gaps identified during the project highlighted the need to consider children with disabilities when planning school sanitation improvements. A sanitation facility can be present at a school and still be difficult for some children to use. During the Behaviour Change for Health collaboration, this concern...
[caption id="attachment_21892" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Girls upkeep sanitation pads in their special MHM room[/caption] Through practical education and peer support, Greentech Hub is helping girls manage menstruation with dignity while encouraging boys to become informed and supportive classmates. A girl’s first period can bring questions, uncertainty, and anxiety, especially when it happens at school. Clear information, practical skills,...
[caption id="attachment_21885" align="alignnone" width="300"] MHM training at Nyigo school[/caption] Through practical hygiene education and improvements to school facilities, Greentech Hub and MSABI helped schools put healthier habits into practice. A lesson on hygiene becomes more useful when a child has somewhere to wash their hands, a teacher who can offer guidance, and classmates who encourage good habits....
Greentech Hub, formerly the Tanzania Association of Environmental Engineers (TAEEs), supports community initiatives that create income opportunities, conserve the environment, and strengthen resilience to climate change. Through its partnership with Mkomboe, the organisation supports communities in Kyamwame and Nyamunga villages in Rorya District and Etaro village in Musoma Rural District.
The partnership began with a poultry farming project that helped a community group generate income through egg production. It later expanded to include fish farming as part of the blue economy initiatives, vegetable gardening, and beekeeping, giving households more ways to earn a living and meet their food needs.