Table 1 Highlights from Umoja Strategic Plan 2011, and Status as of 2018 [39]
From: Stronger together: midwifery twinning between Tanzania and Canada
Strategic Objective | Activities | Status 2018 |
|---|---|---|
#1 Strengthen TAMA & Administrative Capacity | Raise funds for Umoja | Complete – project funding |
Increase staff for each association | TAMA: From 0 to 5 CAM: From 2 to 19 | |
Increase membership of each association | Both increased substantially. | |
#2 Strengthen TAMA & CAM’s ability to influence maternal newborn child health policy | Strengthen each association through revised constitution and membership policy, and increase visibility of Umoja relationship | Complete |
Increase visibility of midwifery to policy makers in Canada and Tanzania | Complete | |
Increase midwifery representation in different national and international fora | Complete | |
#3: Strengthen midwives capacity to provide quality care in Tanzania and Canada | Needs assessment on emergency skills | Complete |
Emergency skills trainings run by TAMA | Complete | |
Emergency skills for rural and remote midwives in Tanzania and Canada | Complete | |
#4: Facilitate collaboration on midwifery research, education and practice | Develop twin pairs between Tanzania and Canada | Complete (partial) |
Identify areas of collaborative research | Complete (partial) |