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Maternal and Child Health Educator at Peace Corps · Location…
Mid LevelOn-siteNot specified
Job Description
Health facilities and clinics across rural Rwanda are looking to strengthen maternal, newborn, and child health services.
Rwanda has made remarkable progress in strengthening its health system, yet maternal and child health challenges remain. According to the 2019–2020 Demographic Health Survey, over one-third of children under the age of five are stunted. This widespread stunting stems from interconnected socio-economic, health, environmental, and behavioral factors, including insufficient diets, limited household food production, and poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions. The Government of Rwanda has prioritized improving child health and training more than 60,000 community health workers on child nutrition indicators, methods to improve antenatal care attendance, and delivering related health education. External support is essential because Rwanda currently lacks enough trained nutrition and public‑health personnel to carry out large‑scale capacity‑building, especially in rural areas where resources, technical skills, and specialized staffing are limited.
As a Maternal and Child Health Educator, you will work alongside community health workers and health clinic staff to promote healthy practices related to nutrition, hygiene, disease prevention, and child development. Through community education and partnership, you will help families build knowledge and skills to prevent childhood illness, improving health outcomes for mothers and children.
Rwanda has made remarkable progress in strengthening its health system, yet maternal and child health challenges remain. According to the 2019–2020 Demographic Health Survey, over one-third of children under the age of five are stunted. This widespread stunting stems from interconnected socio-economic, health, environmental, and behavioral factors, including insufficient diets, limited household food production, and poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions. The Government of Rwanda has prioritized improving child health and training more than 60,000 community health workers on child nutrition indicators, methods to improve antenatal care attendance, and delivering related health education. External support is essential because Rwanda currently lacks enough trained nutrition and public‑health personnel to carry out large‑scale capacity‑building, especially in rural areas where resources, technical skills, and specialized staffing are limited.
As a Maternal and Child Health Educator, you will work alongside community health workers and health clinic staff to promote healthy practices related to nutrition, hygiene, disease prevention, and child development. Through community education and partnership, you will help families build knowledge and skills to prevent childhood illness, improving health outcomes for mothers and children.