HAVA Institute uses a research-informed Theory of Change to design programs, measure outcomes, and demonstrate real progress for the communities we serve.
CHW Leaders Developed
Community health workers trained across two continents
Community Members Engaged
Through listening sessions, festivals, and peer education
Continents Connected
Bridging US diaspora and Cote d’Ivoire communities
Youth Leaders Mobilized
Next-generation cultural public health advocates
From cultural investment to measurable community health impact — here is how our work translates into lasting change.
CHW Leaders Developed
What We Do
What We Produce
What Changes
Long-Term Change
From cultural investment to measurable community health impact — here is how our work translates into lasting change.
CHW Leaders Developed
What We Do
What We Produce
What Changes
Long-Term Change
Every HAVA program is designed to advance at least one of these four
measurable outcomes.
Strengthening community health worker networks through hands-on training, mentorship, and cross-border knowledge exchange.
Increasing the rate at which diaspora communities access preventive services including vaccination, maternal care, and routine health screenings.
Activating sustainable partnerships between healthcare institutions, cultural organizations, and community groups across the US and West Africa.
Engaging and training young people from diaspora communities to become the cultural public health leaders of tomorrow, grounded in ancestral wisdom.
Our approach combines quantitative health data with qualitative community insights — honoring both what can be counted and what matters most.
What Changes
Vaccination rates, preventive care access, CHW certification numbers, maternal health outcomes.
Community Voice
Vaccination rates, preventive care access, CHW certification numbers, maternal health outcomes.
Research Partnerships
Academic collaborations that produce peer-reviewed evaluations of our programs and methods.
Adaptive Learning
Regular program adjustments based on what communities tell us is working — and what is not.
Preliminary findings from our initial programming in NYC diaspora communities.
Participant retention
Program Completion
Across our first cohort of peer-facilitated health education sessions.
Out of 5
Cultural Relevance Score
Participant-reported alignment between HAVA programming and community values.
Above baseline
Peer Referral Rate
Participants bringing family and community members into subsequent sessions.
Your partnership, donation, or volunteer hours directly
strengthen the measurable outcomes that matter most to the
communities we serve.