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Committed to increasing access to online information to improve the quality of community health worker (CHW) programs and services.
Committed to increasing access to online information to improve the quality of community health worker (CHW) programs and services.
There are many models of CHW organizing
CHW Central is spotlighting CHW associations & networks from around the world to share what exists, what’s working & how CHW organizations are navigating challenges
If you are leading a CHW organization, this is for you
Apply by Feb 28
Link: bit.ly/3NS2D8Q
CHW Central is spotlighting CHW associations & networks from around the world to share what exists, what’s working & how CHW organizations are navigating challenges
If you are leading a CHW organization, this is for you
Apply by Feb 28
Link: bit.ly/3NS2D8Q
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
There are many models of CHW organizing
CHW Central is spotlighting CHW associations & networks from around the world to share what exists, what’s working & how CHW organizations are navigating challenges
If you are leading a CHW organization, this is for you
Apply by Feb 28
Link: bit.ly/3NS2D8Q
CHW Central is spotlighting CHW associations & networks from around the world to share what exists, what’s working & how CHW organizations are navigating challenges
If you are leading a CHW organization, this is for you
Apply by Feb 28
Link: bit.ly/3NS2D8Q
Floods. Unsafe water. Anxious families.
This is everyday reality for many communities.
This February, a new CHW Voice is coming to CHW Central.
John, a community health worker from Busia, shares how he helps his community protect their health as the environment changes.
A story worth waiting for!
This is everyday reality for many communities.
This February, a new CHW Voice is coming to CHW Central.
John, a community health worker from Busia, shares how he helps his community protect their health as the environment changes.
A story worth waiting for!
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Floods. Unsafe water. Anxious families.
This is everyday reality for many communities.
This February, a new CHW Voice is coming to CHW Central.
John, a community health worker from Busia, shares how he helps his community protect their health as the environment changes.
A story worth waiting for!
This is everyday reality for many communities.
This February, a new CHW Voice is coming to CHW Central.
John, a community health worker from Busia, shares how he helps his community protect their health as the environment changes.
A story worth waiting for!
Calling CHW associations, networks and unions.
CHW Central is launching a global Spotlight to learn how CHWs organize, support members, and navigate challenges across different contexts.
Applications open now until Feb 28 (11:59 PM ET).
Apply: forms.gle/UXkMWJKWDLfq...
CHW Central is launching a global Spotlight to learn how CHWs organize, support members, and navigate challenges across different contexts.
Applications open now until Feb 28 (11:59 PM ET).
Apply: forms.gle/UXkMWJKWDLfq...
February 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Calling CHW associations, networks and unions.
CHW Central is launching a global Spotlight to learn how CHWs organize, support members, and navigate challenges across different contexts.
Applications open now until Feb 28 (11:59 PM ET).
Apply: forms.gle/UXkMWJKWDLfq...
CHW Central is launching a global Spotlight to learn how CHWs organize, support members, and navigate challenges across different contexts.
Applications open now until Feb 28 (11:59 PM ET).
Apply: forms.gle/UXkMWJKWDLfq...
The CHW Learning Hub continues to grow as a resource for CHWs everywhere.
Practical tools, expert-reviewed content, and CHW-led learning; all in one place.
Take a moment to explore: chwcentral.org/chw-hub/
Practical tools, expert-reviewed content, and CHW-led learning; all in one place.
Take a moment to explore: chwcentral.org/chw-hub/
January 29, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The CHW Learning Hub continues to grow as a resource for CHWs everywhere.
Practical tools, expert-reviewed content, and CHW-led learning; all in one place.
Take a moment to explore: chwcentral.org/chw-hub/
Practical tools, expert-reviewed content, and CHW-led learning; all in one place.
Take a moment to explore: chwcentral.org/chw-hub/
Mental health care led by someone who has been there hits differently.
This CHW Voices story about Kamala, a Community Health Worker (CHW) from Nepal is about survival, peer support, and choosing hope again and again.
Read it here: 🔗 bit.ly/4afGObK
This CHW Voices story about Kamala, a Community Health Worker (CHW) from Nepal is about survival, peer support, and choosing hope again and again.
Read it here: 🔗 bit.ly/4afGObK
Colors of life: an inevitable challenge?
Mental health and wellbeing affect everything; they impact education, economic independence and independent living. They are essential to a self-determined life. My name is Kamala Poudel. I am a co…
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January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Mental health care led by someone who has been there hits differently.
This CHW Voices story about Kamala, a Community Health Worker (CHW) from Nepal is about survival, peer support, and choosing hope again and again.
Read it here: 🔗 bit.ly/4afGObK
This CHW Voices story about Kamala, a Community Health Worker (CHW) from Nepal is about survival, peer support, and choosing hope again and again.
Read it here: 🔗 bit.ly/4afGObK
Happy holidays from CHW Central!
As you reflect this season, consider supporting our work; helping community health workers access trusted resources, connect globally, and grow.
Donate today: bit.ly/4rXSfvP
As you reflect this season, consider supporting our work; helping community health workers access trusted resources, connect globally, and grow.
Donate today: bit.ly/4rXSfvP
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Happy holidays from CHW Central!
As you reflect this season, consider supporting our work; helping community health workers access trusted resources, connect globally, and grow.
Donate today: bit.ly/4rXSfvP
As you reflect this season, consider supporting our work; helping community health workers access trusted resources, connect globally, and grow.
Donate today: bit.ly/4rXSfvP
Some stories don’t ask for sympathy.
They ask for understanding, inclusion, and space to heal.
This December, Kamala Poudel, a community health worker from Nepal shares her journey, turning her personal trauma into purpose.
Coming soon in our December 2025 CHW Voices.
They ask for understanding, inclusion, and space to heal.
This December, Kamala Poudel, a community health worker from Nepal shares her journey, turning her personal trauma into purpose.
Coming soon in our December 2025 CHW Voices.
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Some stories don’t ask for sympathy.
They ask for understanding, inclusion, and space to heal.
This December, Kamala Poudel, a community health worker from Nepal shares her journey, turning her personal trauma into purpose.
Coming soon in our December 2025 CHW Voices.
They ask for understanding, inclusion, and space to heal.
This December, Kamala Poudel, a community health worker from Nepal shares her journey, turning her personal trauma into purpose.
Coming soon in our December 2025 CHW Voices.
This festive season, your generosity can do real work.
A year-end gift to CHW Central helps us keep vital CHW resources online, share new stories from the field, strengthen global CHW networks, and support the people who keep community health systems running.
Donate today: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
A year-end gift to CHW Central helps us keep vital CHW resources online, share new stories from the field, strengthen global CHW networks, and support the people who keep community health systems running.
Donate today: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This festive season, your generosity can do real work.
A year-end gift to CHW Central helps us keep vital CHW resources online, share new stories from the field, strengthen global CHW networks, and support the people who keep community health systems running.
Donate today: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
A year-end gift to CHW Central helps us keep vital CHW resources online, share new stories from the field, strengthen global CHW networks, and support the people who keep community health systems running.
Donate today: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
On this #GivingTuesday2025, we celebrate the frontline heroes: Community Health Workers #CHWs.
By donating to CHW Central, you invest in their stories, their training, and their networks.
Help us share, support, and uplift CHWs everywhere.
Thank you for believing in CHWs.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
By donating to CHW Central, you invest in their stories, their training, and their networks.
Help us share, support, and uplift CHWs everywhere.
Thank you for believing in CHWs.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
On this #GivingTuesday2025, we celebrate the frontline heroes: Community Health Workers #CHWs.
By donating to CHW Central, you invest in their stories, their training, and their networks.
Help us share, support, and uplift CHWs everywhere.
Thank you for believing in CHWs.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
By donating to CHW Central, you invest in their stories, their training, and their networks.
Help us share, support, and uplift CHWs everywhere.
Thank you for believing in CHWs.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
#GivingTuesday2025 is just around the corner & we are gearing up!
At CHW Central, we believe CHWs are the backbone of equitable health. Help us strengthen their network.
Support our work, raise up CHW voices & help spread the word about how CHWs build healthier communities.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
At CHW Central, we believe CHWs are the backbone of equitable health. Help us strengthen their network.
Support our work, raise up CHW voices & help spread the word about how CHWs build healthier communities.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#GivingTuesday2025 is just around the corner & we are gearing up!
At CHW Central, we believe CHWs are the backbone of equitable health. Help us strengthen their network.
Support our work, raise up CHW voices & help spread the word about how CHWs build healthier communities.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
At CHW Central, we believe CHWs are the backbone of equitable health. Help us strengthen their network.
Support our work, raise up CHW voices & help spread the word about how CHWs build healthier communities.
Donate: bit.ly/4l9GFd7
Reposted by CHW Central
Did you miss our webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If so, watch it here: buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
If so, watch it here: buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Did you miss our webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If so, watch it here: buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
If so, watch it here: buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
Silent conditions like hypertension and diabetes often go unnoticed until it is too late.
Mourlyne saw this pattern in her community and decided to change it.
This story highlights how CHWs are reshaping how people understand & manage NCDs in Homa Bay.
Read full piece: share.google/EnxmfXgXaNaF...
Mourlyne saw this pattern in her community and decided to change it.
This story highlights how CHWs are reshaping how people understand & manage NCDs in Homa Bay.
Read full piece: share.google/EnxmfXgXaNaF...
Fighting Silent Killers: Combating Non-Communicable Diseases in Mbita Township B
My name is Mourlyne Odhiambo, a Community Health Officer (CHO) in Suba North Sub-County, Kenya coordinating community health services at Mbita Township B Community Health Unit (CHU), Homa Bay Cou…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Silent conditions like hypertension and diabetes often go unnoticed until it is too late.
Mourlyne saw this pattern in her community and decided to change it.
This story highlights how CHWs are reshaping how people understand & manage NCDs in Homa Bay.
Read full piece: share.google/EnxmfXgXaNaF...
Mourlyne saw this pattern in her community and decided to change it.
This story highlights how CHWs are reshaping how people understand & manage NCDs in Homa Bay.
Read full piece: share.google/EnxmfXgXaNaF...
⏰ Last chance to apply for CHW Voices 2026!
We are looking for CHWs who want to share their stories, insights, and impact with a global audience.
📅 Applications close Nov 24, 2025 (11:59 PM ET).
💬 Featured on CHW Central
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply here → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
We are looking for CHWs who want to share their stories, insights, and impact with a global audience.
📅 Applications close Nov 24, 2025 (11:59 PM ET).
💬 Featured on CHW Central
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply here → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
⏰ Last chance to apply for CHW Voices 2026!
We are looking for CHWs who want to share their stories, insights, and impact with a global audience.
📅 Applications close Nov 24, 2025 (11:59 PM ET).
💬 Featured on CHW Central
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply here → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
We are looking for CHWs who want to share their stories, insights, and impact with a global audience.
📅 Applications close Nov 24, 2025 (11:59 PM ET).
💬 Featured on CHW Central
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply here → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
If you are a Community Health Worker with a story that captures your daily work, challenges, or success; we would love to hear from you.
Learn more→ tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply in Español, Français & English→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions are encouraged to apply.
Learn more→ tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply in Español, Français & English→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions are encouraged to apply.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you are a Community Health Worker with a story that captures your daily work, challenges, or success; we would love to hear from you.
Learn more→ tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply in Español, Français & English→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions are encouraged to apply.
Learn more→ tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply in Español, Français & English→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions are encouraged to apply.
A story from Homa Bay, Kenya, is coming this November, where community health workers are breaking myths, saving lives, and reshaping how people see “silent killers” like hypertension and diabetes.
👀 Stay tuned for Mourlyne’s story on #CHWVoices.
👀 Stay tuned for Mourlyne’s story on #CHWVoices.
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A story from Homa Bay, Kenya, is coming this November, where community health workers are breaking myths, saving lives, and reshaping how people see “silent killers” like hypertension and diabetes.
👀 Stay tuned for Mourlyne’s story on #CHWVoices.
👀 Stay tuned for Mourlyne’s story on #CHWVoices.
Applications are open for #CHWVoices 2026!
If you are a CHW, this is your chance to share your story!
We encourage CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions to also apply.
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Application in multiple languages→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
If you are a CHW, this is your chance to share your story!
We encourage CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions to also apply.
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Application in multiple languages→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Applications are open for #CHWVoices 2026!
If you are a CHW, this is your chance to share your story!
We encourage CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions to also apply.
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Application in multiple languages→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
If you are a CHW, this is your chance to share your story!
We encourage CHWs from Latin America, MENA and Asia regions to also apply.
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Application in multiple languages→ shorturl.at/Rt1EX
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
Community Health Workers around the world, your voice matters!
CHW Central is now accepting applications for CHW Voices 2026.
Share your story, your impact, and what it means to serve your community
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply now → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
CHW Central is now accepting applications for CHW Voices 2026.
Share your story, your impact, and what it means to serve your community
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply now → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Community Health Workers around the world, your voice matters!
CHW Central is now accepting applications for CHW Voices 2026.
Share your story, your impact, and what it means to serve your community
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply now → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
CHW Central is now accepting applications for CHW Voices 2026.
Share your story, your impact, and what it means to serve your community
📅 Deadline: Nov 24 (11:59 PM ET)
Learn more → tinyurl.com/yc6nrrfv
Apply now → shorturl.at/Rt1EX
Reposted by CHW Central
🎞️Miss our webinar - Voices from the frontlines: Community health workers in conflict-affected communities?
Watch it here
▶️https://www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/community-health-workers-conflict-webinar/
@cpintl.org @discoveringaub.bsky.social @chwcentral.bsky.social
Watch it here
▶️https://www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/community-health-workers-conflict-webinar/
@cpintl.org @discoveringaub.bsky.social @chwcentral.bsky.social
![CHW Symposium Webinar Recording - Voices from the frontlines: Community health workers in conflict-affected communities. With a photo of someone holding up a homemade sign at a demonstration and the words 'Gaza healthworers [sic] are the real heroes'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rq5qyxxeyv3eri6nma6hyf2v/bafkreid2ayaagaat4mgcm7pa5xdfh5d2mzuznwv3ygl7a42qyxiiiawgfm@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎞️Miss our webinar - Voices from the frontlines: Community health workers in conflict-affected communities?
Watch it here
▶️https://www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/community-health-workers-conflict-webinar/
@cpintl.org @discoveringaub.bsky.social @chwcentral.bsky.social
Watch it here
▶️https://www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/community-health-workers-conflict-webinar/
@cpintl.org @discoveringaub.bsky.social @chwcentral.bsky.social
The countdown is on - 4 days until the community-based primary health care (CBPHC) workshop in DC.
📅 Nov 1 | Room 103B | 11 am – 5 pm
Open to all, #APHA2025 pass is not required.
Full registration info → shorturl.at/w0xHA
📅 Nov 1 | Room 103B | 11 am – 5 pm
Open to all, #APHA2025 pass is not required.
Full registration info → shorturl.at/w0xHA
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The countdown is on - 4 days until the community-based primary health care (CBPHC) workshop in DC.
📅 Nov 1 | Room 103B | 11 am – 5 pm
Open to all, #APHA2025 pass is not required.
Full registration info → shorturl.at/w0xHA
📅 Nov 1 | Room 103B | 11 am – 5 pm
Open to all, #APHA2025 pass is not required.
Full registration info → shorturl.at/w0xHA
Reposted by CHW Central
🎞️ Did you miss our webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If yes, watch it here ▶️ buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
If yes, watch it here ▶️ buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🎞️ Did you miss our webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If yes, watch it here ▶️ buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
If yes, watch it here ▶️ buff.ly/qzR2YuA
@chwcentral.bsky.social
@joinchic.bsky.social
As a CHW supervisor, Barbara is leading Village Health Teams (VHTs), running mobile clinics, and supporting women and girls through climate and health challenges.
Her inspiring #CHWVoices feature is now live!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/5dch8rzw
Her inspiring #CHWVoices feature is now live!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/5dch8rzw
From Footpaths to Frontlines: Leading Community Health in Wakiso District’s Climate Crisis
Bio Barbara Claire Akello is a Community Health Worker turned supervisor of Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Wakiso District, Uganda. In Wakiso, she supports communities in Namayumba, Masulita, Kakir…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
As a CHW supervisor, Barbara is leading Village Health Teams (VHTs), running mobile clinics, and supporting women and girls through climate and health challenges.
Her inspiring #CHWVoices feature is now live!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/5dch8rzw
Her inspiring #CHWVoices feature is now live!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/5dch8rzw
The 4th International CHW Symposium is happening online this November 12–14, 2025.
Registration is now open!
💻 Virtual via Zoom Events
🕗 08:00–19:30 ICT | 08:00–16:30 EST
🔗 Register here: www.eventpop.me/e/113904/chw...
Registration is now open!
💻 Virtual via Zoom Events
🕗 08:00–19:30 ICT | 08:00–16:30 EST
🔗 Register here: www.eventpop.me/e/113904/chw...
October 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The 4th International CHW Symposium is happening online this November 12–14, 2025.
Registration is now open!
💻 Virtual via Zoom Events
🕗 08:00–19:30 ICT | 08:00–16:30 EST
🔗 Register here: www.eventpop.me/e/113904/chw...
Registration is now open!
💻 Virtual via Zoom Events
🕗 08:00–19:30 ICT | 08:00–16:30 EST
🔗 Register here: www.eventpop.me/e/113904/chw...
Something inspiring is coming your way this October.
Meet Barbara, a CHW supervisor from Uganda, whose story shows what it really means to lead care in the middle of everyday challenges.
Keep an eye on CHW Voices. You won’t want to miss this one!
Meet Barbara, a CHW supervisor from Uganda, whose story shows what it really means to lead care in the middle of everyday challenges.
Keep an eye on CHW Voices. You won’t want to miss this one!
October 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Something inspiring is coming your way this October.
Meet Barbara, a CHW supervisor from Uganda, whose story shows what it really means to lead care in the middle of everyday challenges.
Keep an eye on CHW Voices. You won’t want to miss this one!
Meet Barbara, a CHW supervisor from Uganda, whose story shows what it really means to lead care in the middle of everyday challenges.
Keep an eye on CHW Voices. You won’t want to miss this one!
Community-based primary health care (CBPHC) is adaptable, close to people, and essential in crisis. That is why it matters now more than ever.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in DC for a focused workshop.
Details → shorturl.at/w0xHA
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in DC for a focused workshop.
Details → shorturl.at/w0xHA
October 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Community-based primary health care (CBPHC) is adaptable, close to people, and essential in crisis. That is why it matters now more than ever.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in DC for a focused workshop.
Details → shorturl.at/w0xHA
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in DC for a focused workshop.
Details → shorturl.at/w0xHA
Health systems are under pressure.
Funding cuts, shifting priorities, and uncertainty threaten essential services. CBPHC is how communities stay resilient.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in Washington DC to unpack this.
More info and registration → shorturl.at/w0xHA
Funding cuts, shifting priorities, and uncertainty threaten essential services. CBPHC is how communities stay resilient.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in Washington DC to unpack this.
More info and registration → shorturl.at/w0xHA
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Health systems are under pressure.
Funding cuts, shifting priorities, and uncertainty threaten essential services. CBPHC is how communities stay resilient.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in Washington DC to unpack this.
More info and registration → shorturl.at/w0xHA
Funding cuts, shifting priorities, and uncertainty threaten essential services. CBPHC is how communities stay resilient.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in Washington DC to unpack this.
More info and registration → shorturl.at/w0xHA