Algerian Women Realizing the Expansion of Access to Community Health

Program Description

Algerian Women Realizing the Expansion of Access to Community Health (Algerian Women REACH) program empowers women in Algeria to actively participate in community-driven health solutions by integrating health knowledge, service delivery, and workforce capacity-building into their economic empowerment initiatives.

Women will identify barriers to healthcare, design community action plans (CAPs), and implement innovative strategies to improve health services, particularly in underserved areas. The program will be administered through World Learning’s Women’s Economic Empowerment WE (2) Design Labs, which use participatory design to engage women as drivers in identifying, addressing, and resolving core economic barriers faced by women. The Women’s Economic Empowerment WE (2) Design Labs will support four community-based design labs specifically focused on health. The participatory approach will teach and empower women to create and implement locally driven solutions to improve access to healthcare, strengthening the overall community healthcare infrastructure.