What does it take to measure lasting impact in community health?
In Ghana, MAI partnered with The Meros Center to explore this question through a collaborative evaluation of wholistic community development efforts across six villages.
What We Found
Among Community Health Evangelism (CHE) participants:
- 91.3% believe their faith directly influences their health decisions
- 94.2% learned more about Jesus through local health and development programs
- 76.8% shared health information with others in their community
- 52.2% participated frequently in development initiatives
More Than Numbers
Beyond the numbers, the process itself was transformative. Community development trainers helped design the survey, engage participants, and interpret the results, building skills and ownership along the way.
Why It Matters
This was more than data collection. It was shared learning. Local trainers weren’t just subjects of the evaluation; they shaped it.
It highlighted the power of integration. Spiritual, social, and physical health are deeply connected, and the data reflects it.
It affirmed that community-led solutions work. When communities own the process, the impact runs deeper.
Let’s continue building partnerships that center local voices and advance whole-person health.
