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Pillar 4 of 5  ·  Health, Dignity and Wellbeing

It Was Not the Lesson
That Stopped Him.
It Was the Fever.

Hassan was one of the strongest students in his class. Then malaria stopped him for three weeks. His family could not afford the clinic fee. By the end of term, he was no longer the student his teacher had described. A EUR 25 health card would have prevented all of it.

Two shields. Two health barriers removed.

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Shield 01
The Toto Afya Card

Tanzania's Community Health Fund card, providing one child with doctor consultations, prescription medicine, and routine checkups for an entire year. When Hassan gets malaria next time, his family can afford the clinic.

EUR 25 protects one child for 365 days
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Shield 02
MHM Dignity Kits

Menstrual Hygiene Management kits and safe-space reproductive health education. A natural biological cycle should never be a barrier to a girl's education. Each kit gives a girl back the 60 school days she was losing every year to stigma and poverty.

60 days reclaimed per girl per year
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850+
Children Insured
1,200+
Kits GHM distribués
10+
Écoles partenaires
95%
Attendance Among Card Holders
60
Days Reclaimed Per Girl

The Health Shield

Two Shields. One Protected Child.

A child who is sick cannot learn. A family who cannot afford the clinic cannot send a sick child to school. A girl without supplies stays home rather than face the classroom with shame. The Health Shield breaks both cycles at the source before they become dropouts.

A child receiving healthcare support through the Toto Afya Card programme
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Shield 01
EUR 25 protects one child for 365 days

The Toto Afya Card

The Toto Afya Card is Tanzania's Community Health Fund card. For EUR 25 per year, it gives one vulnerable child access to doctor consultations, prescription medicine, and routine checkups for an entire year. When malaria strikes, there is no impossible decision between the clinic fee and dinner. The card covers it.

Every Toto Afya Card is paired with a community health literacy workshop, teaching families how to prevent cholera, recognise early signs of malaria, and practise safe hygiene at home. Because the most powerful medicine is knowledge, and knowledge is free.

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Doctor consultations and prescriptions
Year-round access to medical treatment at enrolled facilities, with no out-of-pocket clinic fee for the family
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Malaria, cholera and routine illness covered
The most common causes of school dropout due to illness are covered, turning a potential permanent absence into a one-day clinic visit
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Community health literacy paired with every card
WASH education, nutrition awareness, and disease prevention training delivered to families alongside each enrolment
Hassan's Return

"Hassan is back in school. He received a Toto Afya Card at the start of the following term. In October, his teacher told us he had moved back to the front of the class."

That is what EUR 25 can do. Not just treat a fever. Restore a future.
Girls in a CODEWA partner school benefiting from MHM Dignity Kits
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Shield 02
60 school days reclaimed per girl

MHM Dignity Kits

In many communities across Tabora, menstruation is shrouded in silence. Cultural taboo, combined with the inability to afford sanitary supplies, forces adolescent girls to miss up to 5 days of school every month 60 days a year. That is a full third of the school year, lost to a barrier that a dignity kit can remove entirely.

CODEWA's MHM programme distributes quality menstrual hygiene kits and delivers safe-space reproductive health education in partner schools. Girls learn to manage their health with confidence and dignity, supported by teachers who have also been trained to create classrooms where no girl feels ashamed.

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Quality menstrual hygiene kits
Distributed to every enrolled girl, ensuring no student misses class due to lack of supplies
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Safe-space reproductive health education
Delivered in partner schools by trained facilitators, breaking the silence that keeps girls from seeking help
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Teacher sensitisation training
Equipping school staff to create supportive environments where girls feel safe, seen, and ready to learn
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1,200+ kits already distributed
Across 15 partner schools in Tabora, with girls reporting significantly higher confidence and classroom participation
The Principle

"A natural biological cycle should never be a barrier to a girl's dreams."

Le fondement du bien-être des élèves

Three Pillars. One Healthy, Present Child.

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Assurance Santé

Enrolling vulnerable children in the Toto Afya Card scheme to ensure year-round medical coverage. Illness treated in a day, not a dropout in a term.
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Reproductive Health and Dignity

MHM kits and safe-space education breaking the stigma that keeps girls from school. 60 days reclaimed per girl per year when a kit costs less than a textbook.
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Littératie en Santé

Empowering students and families with WASH education, nutrition awareness, and disease prevention knowledge. The most powerful medicine is free and it prevents the illness before it begins.

Preuves d'un avenir plus sain

A Healthy Child Is a Powerful Learner.

These figures come from CODEWA internal health monitoring reports, partner school attendance records, and CHF enrolment tracking across the programme in Tabora. Every number represents a child who stayed in school because they were protected.

850+
Children Insured
1,200+
Kits GHM distribués
15
Écoles partenaires
95%
Attendance Card Holders
60
Days Reclaimed Per Girl

What Protection Looks Like in Practice

🩹 Illness Treated in a Day, Not a Dropout in a Term
Children enrolled in the Toto Afya Scheme attend school at a 95% rate, far above the national average. When they fall ill, the card covers the clinic visit. They return to class within days, not weeks.
🌹 Girls Attend Every Class, Every Week
Girls with MHM kits attend every class, every week, confident and prepared. No longer defined by a biological cycle they could not afford to manage. 60 school days reclaimed per girl per year.
📖 Families Prevent Before They Treat
Health literacy workshops teach families to recognise early signs of malaria, practise safe hygiene, and manage nutrition. Prevention reduces clinic visits, reduces missed school days, and builds lifelong community health resilience.
🌟 Hassan Moved Back to the Front of the Class
After receiving a Toto Afya Card at the start of the following term, Hassan returned to school. By October, his teacher reported he had moved back to the front of the class. That is what EUR 25 can do.
CODEWA Health Shield programme participants in Tabora, Tanzania

Every protected child is a future preserved. Tabora, Tanzania.
Children in a CODEWA partner school in Tabora, Tanzania

CODEWA partner school, Tabora Region, Tanzania.

Le bouclier Santé-Éducation

IS

Vulnerable children receive health insurance, MHM kits, and community health literacy together as one integrated shield.
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ALORS

They are protected from the financial and physical barriers that cause absenteeism and shame. Illness becomes a one-day absence, not a permanent exit.
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MENANT À

Consistent attendance, restored dignity, and the physical and mental focus required to learn, grow, and succeed academically.
"A child who is sick cannot learn. A family who cannot afford the clinic cannot send a sick child to school. The Health Shield breaks this cycle at the source."

CODEWA Health Shield Programme

Every Contribution Reaches a Specific Child

What Your Donation Does

EUR 25
The Single Shield ⭐
Protects one child for 365 days malaria treatment, doctor visits, and routine checkups covered entirely.
EUR 50
The Study Buddy Shield
Protects two children best friends who stay healthy and in class together for a full year.
EUR 100
The Village Workshop
Funds a full community health seminar for 30 families WASH, nutrition, and disease prevention delivered to an entire school community.
EUR 250
The Classroom Leader
Protects 10 vulnerable students from medical dropout for an entire year. One classroom, fully shielded.

Offrez un bouclier de santé

Right Now, a Child Is One Clinic Fee Away From Dropping Out.

The Health Shield is the most affordable and direct intervention on CODEWA's entire programme. EUR 25 protects one child for 365 days. Every dollar buys attendance.

Most Popular ⭐
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EUR 25
The Single Shield

Protects one child for 365 days malaria treatment, doctor visits, and routine checkups. Less than a cup of coffee a week. One year of medical security for one child.

Give EUR 25
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EUR 50
The Study Buddy Shield

Protects two children best friends who stay healthy and in class together for a full year. Two children who keep each other accountable, protected, and present.

Give EUR 50
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EUR 100
The Village Workshop

Funds a full community health seminar for 30 families. WASH education, nutrition awareness, and disease prevention training preventing illness before it begins and keeping an entire school community healthy.

Give EUR 100
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EUR 250
The Classroom Leader

Protects 10 vulnerable students from medical dropout for an entire year. One classroom, fully shielded. Ten children who attend every day, learn every lesson, and never have to choose between health and education.

Give EUR 250
A child protected by the CODEWA Health Shield programme in Tabora

Every Dollar Buys Attendance.

A Mosquito Bite Should Never End a Child's Education.

Children in our partner schools are one illness away from dropping out. One clinic fee they cannot afford. One week of missed lessons that becomes a month. The Health Shield stops that from happening, for EUR 25, for one full year.