Using exercise books to raise the voice of sickle cell in schools and communities.
In 2021, TASIWA implemented the Daftari SCD Project, funded by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT).
The project used the daftari — the exercise book every student carries — as a tool to deliver sickle cell disease messages and to amplify the voice of sickle cell in the community, especially in schools.
By placing accurate information about sickle cell disease in students' hands every day, the project helped spread awareness to pupils, teachers and families, and supported efforts to reduce the stigma and misconceptions surrounding the disease.
10,000 reached so far — 100% of target.
Exercise books (Daftari) carrying key sickle cell disease information were used as an everyday awareness tool for students.
Schools were the main focus, so that pupils and teachers understand sickle cell disease and support classmates living with it.
Students carried the messages home, helping to spread awareness and challenge stigma in the wider community.
The Daftari SCD Project showed how a simple, everyday item can become a powerful channel for health education — reaching students and, through them, their families and communities.
SCD Daftari Project — using exercise books to raise the voice of sickle cell in schools and communities.
Improving access to healthcare, strengthening the economic capacity of parents and caregivers, and enhancing the quality of life of children living with sickle cell disease in Ilemela and Nyamagana districts, Mwanza.
A Kenya–Tanzania initiative strengthening early detection, access to care, community awareness and support for people affected by sickle cell disease. TASIWA implements interventions in three districts of Geita Region.
