Ideas & Impact › Resources › The Malezi II Evaluation in Tanzania: Assessing the Effect of Video Job Aids and Enhanced Supervision and Mentorship on CHW Counseling Skills and Approaches for ECD

The Malezi II evaluation explored the effects of introducing two ECD multimedia components (radio messages and video job aids) and enhanced community health worker (CHW) supervision and mentorship to an existing ECD package being implemented by health providers at facility and community levels in the Tabora Region of Tanzania. This brief summarizes the results related to changes in CHW counseling skills and CHW and caregiver experiences with the expanded ECD package.

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