Support Mental Health Care & Psychosocial Support

The team dedicated some time developing strategic partnerships for upcoming interventions. We developed new programs that provided a solution to some existing social and economic challenges that came up frequently during interventions. Monitoring and evaluation helped the team learned that financial difficulties were among the top drivers of stress among people.

We developed a wellness program that integrates vocational skills training with intepersonal counseling. The training began with the Wisdom&Wellness Counselors (WWCs) who have been able to use their newly acquired skills for income generation. As we are still fundraising to implement the Heling Hands project in Sinza ward with a projected reach of over 50,000 residents, the team was able to launch the project with training through support

We were also able to continue with awareness raising efforts which includes our daily blog, Mazungumzo Ya Busara, tapping into the WWCs wisdom and bridging the intergenerational gap through story telling.

Links:

• Mazungumzo Ya Busara blog
• Wisdom&Wellness Talks blog

Following the interventions in local communities, the TEWWY team has been providing interpersonal counseling at a small scale, while also serving the local communities through the distribution of its published mental health q&a booklets as it strives to raise more funds to implement interventions in local and among vulnerable communities. We have also spent this time developing new programs for undeserved populations. By forming strategic partnerships for strengthening support systems, the TEWWY team has distributed the booklets to the following institutions, organizations, schools, individuals, etc.

1. Ministry of Health                                                                            1,000 copies
2. Central Tanganyika Library                                                           2,000 copies
3. National Serial Data Centre, Bibliography, Service Division 100 copies
4. National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)                      500 copies
5. Ifakara Health Institute                                                                    1,000 copies
6. Media Organizations                                                                             100 copies
7. 5 Dar es Salaam Municipal Authorities                                            500 copies
8. Wisdom & Wellness Counsellors                                                        400 copies
9. Tanzania Scouts Association                                                                 500 copies
10. LOYOLA Secondary School                                                                     100 copies
11. Mzizima Secondary School                                                                     100 copies
12. Tanzania Girl Guide Association                                                           500 copies
13. Institute of Social Work                                                                         1,000 copies
14. Dept of Sociology UDSM                                                                         1,000 copies
15. Tumaini University DSM                                                                            500 copies
16. Mirembe Mental Hospital                                                                           250 copies
17. Benjamin Mkapa Hospital Dodoma                                                             51 copies
18. Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA)                                       51 copies
19. Mental Health Coordinators                                                                          100 copies
20. DSM Regional Medical Officer                                                                        100 copies
21. District Executive Directors                                                                             100copies
22. District Medical Officers                                                                                   100 copies
23. Ward Executive Officers                                                                                     100 copies 
24. Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA)                                        51 copies
25. 15 Local Govt. Authorities                                                                                     75 copies
26. Office visitors                                                                                                        100 copies
27. Boda boda drivers                                                                                                      50 copies
28. Bus Operators                                                                                                             50 copies
29. Small market vendors                                                                                               50 copies
30. Bar and food vendors                                                                                                100 copies