www.chgn.org

Nick Henwood

Community Health Global Networkis a separate initiative InterHealth (London). Its

members recognize the need for improved quality of community health programs, and better collaboration between health players, especially those in the faith-based sector.

• We promote equity, justice and human rights• We affirm that spiritual and social domains

are integral to health. Whilst holding a Christian view of health and wholeness, we welcome participation from projects and individuals of any faith or none.

Our Story

• 2000-2004 Vision and dream of Ted Lankester(of www.interhealth.org.uk).

• 2005 Founded by Ted and Nick.• 2006 www.chgn.org launched.• 2007 phase (I) (breadth) moving

on to phase (II) (depth). Dr Ted Lankester

Aim: moving from here… to here

• Faith-based organizations engaged with community health care are often isolated.

• The “faith component” fails to influence the quality of programs.

• Confidence and cooperation amongst Faith-Based Organizations.

• Faith adds value to quality.

Jesus told a story

about a man who planted a fig tree in his vineyard. It proved unfruitful, so he told the gardener to cut it down. “Leave it alone for one more year,I’ll dig around it and fertilize it,”the gardener replied.

The Gardener knew that working on the tree’s roots would make it more fruitful.

Luke 13

Community Health Global Network aims to dig around the roots so that problems can be solved:

• We will promote the sharing of information, experience, skills and positive attitudes between members and so enhance the quality of programs.

• We will help to form a critical mass of high quality faith-based programs that can speak strategically and credibly in district, national, regional and global health arenas.

Where are we now?• Staff: 1.5 full time equivalent (4, plus volunteers)• Apprx 800 contacts, 200 ‘signed up’ individual

members.• 10 ‘paid up’ organization members.• 400 unique visitors to our interactive web site each

month.• Wide support for concept from many individuals,

churches and missions internationally.• Preparations for first phase (II) location (depth cf

breadth) in Malawi.• Ted’s new edition of “Setting up community health

programs” published April 2007.

But… compared to theWinkle Brig owners’ forum

• A recently launched web site.• Lively interactions between

members.• Passion for boats, energy,

and humor abounds.

we don’t fare very well… I wonder why…

Issues for CHGN

• Encouraging contacts to become members.• Moving from just giving information, to interaction

between members…• Interaction that results in improvements in the

quality of community health programs.• Relating together with the wider family of Christian

Health Networks - and playing an appropriate role in this arena.

• Linking with you, and learning from you today.

www.chgn.org

Thank you