{"id":3406,"date":"2026-09-28T23:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2026-09-28T23:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:09:38","slug":"empowered-through-awareness-and-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2026\/09\/28\/empowered-through-awareness-and-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowered Through Awareness and Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Empowered Through Awareness and Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From Mfenesini, Zanzibar, Aziza Juma is an expectant mother who once
knew very little about vaccines during pregnancy. Like many women in
her community, she had heard of vaccinations but wasn\u2019t sure when or
why they were important. That changed the day a community health care
worker visited her home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n


\u201cShe came door to door and explained everything about the Tetanus
vaccine,\u201d Aziza recalls warmly. \u201cShe told me how it protects both the
mother and the baby. That day, I decided to take the vaccine and I\u2019m
so grateful I did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Aziza has since completed all her Tetanus (TT) doses and proudly shares
her positive experience with other pregnant women. \u201cI\u2019ve received all
my TT vaccines, and I\u2019ve had no problems at all,\u201d she says. \u201cThey are
safe and they protect us. I\u2019m happy that I\u2019ve done the right thing for
myself and for my baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Her story reflects the growing awareness and confidence that the SLL
Project under Mastercard foundation has inspired among expectant
mothers in Zanzibar empowering them with knowledge, trust, and
protection through vaccination with the use of CHWs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Thanks to the support of the Mastercard Foundation, working through the
SLL Project, more women like Aziza are are now better informed and
protected through life-saving vaccines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Empowered Through Awareness and Protection From Mfenesini, Zanzibar, Aziza Juma is an expectant mother who onceknew very little about vaccines during pregnancy. Like many women inher community, she had heard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":3407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[31,32,42,176,123],"class_list":["post-3406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-28-230346.png","yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n