Reda SadkiNov 19, 2024

Why answer Teach to Reach Questions?

Have you ever wished you could talk to another health worker who has faced the same challenges as you? Someone who found a way to keep helping people, even when things seemed impossible? That’s exactly the kind of active learning that Teach to Reach Questions make possible. They make peer learning easy for everyone who works for health.

What are Teach to Reach Questions?

Once you join Teach to Reach (what is it?), you’ll receive questions about real-world challenges that matter to health professionals.

How does it work?

  • You choose what to share: Answer only questions where you have actual experience. No need to respond to everything – focus on what matters to you.
  • Share specific moments: Instead of general information, we ask about real situations you’ve faced. What exactly happened? What did you do? How did you know it worked?
  • Learn from others: Within weeks, you’ll receive a collection of experiences shared by health workers from over 70 countries. See how others solved problems similar to yours.

    • What’s different about these questions?

    Unlike typical surveys that just collect data, Teach to Reach Questions are active learning that:

    • Focus on your real-world experience.
    • Help you reflect on what worked (and what didn’t).
    • Connect you to solutions from other health workers.
    • Give back everything shared to help everyone learn.

    See what we give back to the community. Get the English-language collection of Experiences shared from Teach to Reach 10. The new compendium includes over 600 health worker experiences about immunisation, climate change, malaria, NTDs, and digital health. A second collection of more than 600 experiences shared by French-speaking participants is also available.

    What’s in it for you?

    Peer learning happens when we learn from each other. Your answers can help others – and their answers can help you.

  • Get recognized: You’ll be honored as a Teach to Reach Contributor and receive certification.
  • Learn practical solutions: See how other health workers tackle challenges like yours.
  • Make connections: At Teach to Reach, you’ll meet others who have been sharing and learning about the same issues.
  • Access support: Global partners will share how they can support solutions you and other health workers develop.

    • A health worker’s experience

    Here is what on community health worker from Kenya said:

    “When flooding hit our area, I felt so alone trying to figure out how to keep helping people. Through Teach to Reach, I learned that a colleague in another country had faced the same problem. Their solution helped me prepare better for the next flood. Now I’m sharing my experience to help others.”

    Think about how peer learning could help you when more than 23,000 health professionals are asked to share their experience on a challenge that matters to you.

    Ready to start?

  • Request your invitation to Teach to Reach now.
  • Look for questions in your inbox.
  • Share your experience on topics you know about.
  • Receive the complete collection of shared experiences.
  • Join us in December to meet others face-to-face.

    • Remember: Your experience, no matter how small it might seem to you, could be exactly what another health worker needs to hear.

    The sooner you join, the more you’ll learn from colleagues worldwide.

    Together, we can turn what each of us knows into knowledge that helps everyone.

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    Is your organisation interested in learning from health workers? Learn more about becoming a Teach to Reach partner.

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