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NUTRITION: WE TOOK MAJOR STEPS FIGHTING MALNUTRITION IN 2022. WE BUILT A CHICKEN FARM THAT NOW HOUSES 770 CHICKENS WHO WILL PROVIDE EGGS FOR THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. THE GOAL IS FOR EACH STUDENT AT SCHOOL GETS 2 EGGS PER WEEK. IN ADDITION, WE BUILT A SCHOOL GARDEN THAT WILL PROVIDE VEGETABLES FOR THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AND A SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT AGRICULTURE AND CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES. AS THESE SUPPLEMENTED DIETS COME INTO PLAY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BOOST KNOWLEDGE WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION. WHILE WAITING FOR THE CHICKEN FARM AND GARDEN TO START PRODUCING, MOVE UP GLOBAL SUBSIDIZED THE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM SO THAT STUDENTS UNABLE TO PAY THE SCHOOL LUNCH FEE WOULD STILL GET LUNCH. STARTING IN THE FALL 100% OF STUDENTS WERE EATING LUNCH AT SCHOOL. BECAUSE OF THIS INCREASE, MANY ENROLLMENTS WENT UP AND MANY STUDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT GO TO SCHOOL CAME TO LEARN. HYGIENE: NYABIREHE TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PRODUCED OVER 3000 PIECES OF SOAP. THOSE WERE DISTRIBUTED TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES WHEN THE CHW MADE HOME VISITS AND TAUGHT HEALTH AND HYGIENE LESSONS. AT SCHOOL, STUDENTS NOW HAVE A REGULAR HABIT OF WASHING THEIR HANDS AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO TEACH THESE SKILLS TO THEIR FAMILIES. THE SURPLUS SOAP ALSO WORKED AS A MOTIVATOR FOR STUDENTS TO COME TO SUMMER LIBRARY READING PROGRAMS. IREME ALSO SET UP CLEAN DRINKING WATER DISPENSERS SO THAT THERE IS HEALTHY WATER IN EACH CLASSROOM DURING THE DAY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. AGAIN, WE HOPE THIS RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT WATER BORNE ILLNESS WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AS WELL. HEALTH RESEARCH: MOVE UP GLOBAL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HARTWICK COLLEGE, LAUNCHED A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS TO RESEARCH THE READINESS OF THE NYABIREHE COMMUNITY TO BE A HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S MODEL. THIS RESEARCH CONTINUES, BUT WILL GIVE A GOOD PICTURE OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND STRENGTHS. BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THE CHW HAD SCREENED 370 STUDENTS FOR NTD'S. EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, MOVE UP GLOBAL LAUNCHED THE TS^2 PROJECT AIMING TO STRENGTHEN THE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO THE NYABIREHE COMMUNITY. SUNDAY COMPUTER CLASSES FOR THE TEACHERS CONTINUE OVER ZOOM, NOW IN A COMPUTER LAB THAT HOUSES 21 COMPUTERS, A PROJECTOR AND NEW ROUTER. ADAM FROST CONDUCTED 48 SUNDAY COMPUTER ZOOM CLASSES FOR AN AVERAGE OF 10-12 TEACHERS PER WEEK. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MOVE UP GLOBAL STARTED THE YEAR SUPPLYING A GIRLS' CORNER FOR MENSTRUAL HEALTH AT NYABIREHE. HOWEVER, LOW RATES OF USE SHOWED US THE COMMUNITY TABOO AROUND MENSTRUAL HEALTH CONVERSATIONS AND THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY. WITH THIS NEW IDENTIFIED NEED, WE WILL DEVELOP A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION MODEL. SOAP FOR HOPE: OUR BOSTON BASED TEAM OF NANCY BLOOM AND VILMA STEEVES TAUGHT RWANDAN TEACHER HOW TO MAKE SOAP TO PREVENT NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES.