{"id":3406,"date":"2026-09-28T23:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:13:12","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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ed5669662bb2d74cc62ba5d20ecf87c6\">Empowered Through Awareness and Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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 class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-28-230346.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3407\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-28-230346.png 544w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-28-230346-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\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<br>so grateful I did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>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<p><br>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<p><br>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":"<p>Empowered Through Awareness and Protection From Mfenesini, Zanzibar, Aziza Juma is an expectant mother who once knew very little about vaccines during pregnancy. 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