Increasing access to healthcare enables better education
According to the head primary school teacher, Jackson Nchimbi, many children are missing school four times a month. The children are not going on vacation. They are sick and not able to receive medical care because their families cannot afford healthcare insurance.
It can take up to three days for children to be able to seek medical care. Most children do not have quick access to medical care. Without health insurance, families are having to wait until they can obtain money to take their sick child to the doctor or clinic for medical attention.
Three to four children per primary and secondary class are not able to finish the school year. Usually this is due to falling sick during the school year and not being to come back to school. But it can also be because students become ill on the day of final examination.
The cost of healthcare insurance for SIX child in Tanzania is 30,000 TZ Shillings for one year of coverage. This equals to about 3 US dollar per child per year.
Helping one village today will lead to helping a country tomorrow.
EACH Foundation will start by supplying the funds for Sagamaganga village in Tanzania to be able supply their 430 children with healthcare insurance. Our hope is to reach many more villages and hopefully other countries in the East Africa region.
Dedicated to changing the cycle
EACH Foundation is dedicated to stop the 3 enemies of Tanzania cycle. Not being able to treat diseases in a timely manner leaves children missing too much time from school. When they miss school, they are not able to finish and leads to the increase in illiteracy. When these children are not able to complete secondary school, they have no opportunity for high education, college. Then they remain in the village as farmers are not able to able to have enough money, which continues the poverty issues.
