Building Healthier and More Resilient Communities
OCOCHA Malawi's Healthy Communities Initiative supports vulnerable communities to improve health, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene practices while strengthening access to essential health information and services.
The initiative promotes preventive health, maternal and child wellbeing, improved nutrition, safe water use, household sanitation and positive hygiene behaviours through community education and local action.
OCOCHA works with health facilities, community health workers, schools, local leaders, faith institutions, volunteers and families to strengthen community ownership and improve health outcomes.
What the Initiative Seeks to Achieve
❤️ Improve Community Health
Increase access to practical health information and promote preventive health behaviours.
🥗 Strengthen Nutrition
Improve knowledge and practices related to household nutrition, maternal health and child wellbeing.
💧 Promote Safe Water
Support access to safe water and strengthen household water treatment and storage practices.
🧼 Improve Sanitation & Hygiene
Promote handwashing, safe sanitation and cleaner household and community environments.
Prevention, Participation and Community Ownership
- Community health education and behaviour-change communication.
- Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health promotion.
- Nutrition education, food demonstrations and household dietary improvement.
- Clean water, sanitation and hygiene awareness activities.
- Referral linkages to health facilities and appropriate services.
- Capacity strengthening for volunteers, faith leaders and community structures.
- Community-led action to improve sanitation and reduce health risks.
Results at a Glance
Help Build Healthier Communities
Partner with OCOCHA Malawi to improve access to health information, better nutrition, safe water, sanitation and hygiene services for vulnerable families and communities.