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The Child-to-Child Curriculum in East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania)

Strengths, Challenges, and Weaknesses

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According to Waljee and Hawes (2004), the child-to-child curriculum is a program that teaches and encourages children to concern themselves with the health and welfare of others in their communities. The program can target learners within a school and/or a community, and so involve family members, relatives, and neighbors in the place where the children live.

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  1. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Henry Sammy Wanyama

  2. University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania

    Kalafunja Mlang`a O-saki

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  1. University of New England, Armidale, Australia

    Neil Taylor

  2. University of New England, Armidale, Australia

    Frances Quinn

  3. University of New England, Armidale, Australia

    Michael Littledyke

  4. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

    Richard K. Coll

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Wanyama, H.S., O-saki, K.M. (2012). The Child-to-Child Curriculum in East Africa (Kenya and Tanzania). In: Taylor, N., Quinn, F., Littledyke, M., Coll, R.K. (eds) Health Education in Context. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-876-6_13

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