Empowered Worldview: Evidence of Faith-based Programming on Mindsets and Child Well-being in Rural Tanzania

Can faith-based mindset shifts improve child health outcomes? Join World Vision Canada and the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities to explore new evidence from a multi-year, mixed-methods study on the Empowered Worldview program, highlighting its impacts on hope, self-efficacy and well-being in rural Tanzania.

From 2019 to 2024, World Vision International partnered with researchers from the University of Alberta and the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania to study the impact of the Empowered Worldview (EWV) program, a faith-based behaviour change model that fosters spiritual renewal and mindset transformation. Conducted in two rural districts in Tanzania, this mixed-methods research tested the EWV Theory of Change.

Program leaders, along with researchers from the University of Alberta, will present qualitative and quantitative insights, highlighting the EWV model’s positive influence on hope, self-efficacy, self-reliance and child well-being. The event will also examine how faith, household income and food security shaped participants’ experiences of change.

“Empowered Worldview is a fascinating instance of how spiritual renewal can be paired with livelihood transformation as people build better futures for their children and their communities” ~ Dr. Amy Kaler, University of Alberta, Professor of Sociology