Community Health Workers Are The Missing Link: Video with Liz Jarma (LivingGoods)

Liz Jarman, CEO, Living Goods discusses the importance of community health workers and how they are the key to all mothers and children having access to the care they need when needed.

Organization:

Living Goods

https://livinggoods.org/

Social Innovator:

Chuck Slaughter, Liz Jarman

Issue Areas:

Community Health Workers, Healthcare, Information and Communications Technology, Job Creation and Workforce Development

Problem-Solving Strategies:

Addressing Underlying Issues, Community Control and Ownership, Cultivating Collaborations, Eliminating Barriers, Empowering People, Last-Mile Delivery, Leveraging Technology, Meeting People Where They Are At, Remixing the Talent Pool

Communities Served:

Children and Youth, Communities Experiencing Economic Hardship, Rural Communities, Women and Girls

Locations Where The Organization Works:

Burkina Faso, Kenya, Uganda

Notes:

Skoll Awardee

Date:

May 23, 2023

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