{"id":277239,"date":"2026-05-14T18:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/?page_id=277239"},"modified":"2026-10-15T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:59:03","slug":"village-health-team-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/village-health-team-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Village Health Team Training: Empowering Community Health Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;VHT Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px|40px||80px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/wotw-vht-training-mch-hero-600&#215;582-1.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Well On their Way | Village Health Team Training | Gulu, Uganda&#8221; title_text=&#8221;wotw-vht-training-mch-hero-600&#215;582&#8243; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;VHT LOGO&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;35%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|10px|||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;float:left;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;72cc7568-c0fb-4291-92b3-a8f6c7b92778&#8243; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#6d260d&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#6B6B6B&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Who are the Village Health Team Members?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||20px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Village Health Team members (VHTs) are volunteer, elected community members\u2014deeply trusted neighbors who serve as the first point of contact for families across Gulu District. 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