Secondary Team 03

Ishema Ryanjye (My Pride)

Ishema Ryanjye seeks to dismantle a fatalism spiral by promoting the idea that health is a source of pride and there is no shame in seeking care. Its high-leverage move, the Isibo Nudge, brings early engagement closer to the neighborhood level through trained Community Health Workers. This acts as a system filter intended to reduce pressure on overwhelmed health centers while helping create a narrative in which survival stories become a stronger community norm.

Fatalism, delayed screening, workforce constraints, and loss of trust caused by overwhelmed health facilities.

The Isibo Nudge moves early engagement closer to neighborhoods through Community Health Workers, helping protect clinical capacity and reduce barriers to action.

Young women, older rural women, families, and communities in districts such as Nyagatare, Gicumbi, and Kicukiro. The approach respects cultural modesty by supporting more private, household-level engagement.

In development — resumes when the cohort returns from school break.