[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” bg_type=”bg_color” css=”.vc_custom_1567590799306{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-right: 200px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;padding-left: 200px !important;}” bg_color_value=”#ffffff”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Here’s what the subnational data revolution looks like” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Data Zetu is driven to produce data use stories—tangible examples of local communities and governments using data to inform better decision-making, particularly to improve health, economic growth, and gender outcomes.
Read some of these use stories below. Others were captured at the December 2017 Data Tamasha in a booklet that captured use stories from Data Zetu as well as its sister projects—view it here.[/vc_column_text][info_list font_size_icon=”100″ eg_br_style=”none” el_class=”custom-info-list”][info_list_item list_title=”Allocating resources at an overcrowded hospital in Dar es Salaam” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^181|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/amana.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^amana|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]To prioritize budgets and patient needs, a pediatrician helps health workers analyze an “overwhelming” amount of data from a new electronic system.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Data journalism meets community radio in Tanzania” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^188|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/highlands.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^highlands|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]Mbeya Highlands FM, a community radio station in Mbeya region, is using digital tools to publish data-driven stories about health and education in Tanzania.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Dispensary construction: A community data driven initiative” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^187|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dispensary-300×225.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^dispensary-300×225|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]After data from community meetups elevated health care to the top of his priorities, a local government leader in rural Tanzania is converting his office into a medicine dispensary.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Eradicating data discrepancies to support people living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^186|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kihumbe-300×169.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^kihumbe-300×169|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]After building skills working with and cleaning data, a PEPFAR implementing partner in the Southern Highlands transforms its data management and reporting, reduces inefficiencies, and improves resource allocation.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Layering map data to increase HIV testing and counseling services” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^185|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/layering-300×173.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^layering-300×173|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]A PEPFAR implementing partner in Tanzania combines community-generated data of nightlife hotspots with health facility locations to improve referrals and assist female sex workers.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Newly-revealed Shina boundaries offer unprecedented hyperlocal data for decision-makers in Tanzania” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^184|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/shina-300×200.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^shina-300×200|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]Community mapping efforts in Dar Es Salaam are enabling local leaders to leverage information about the most granular level of community administration that exists in Tanzania.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”One of Tanzania’s largest news organizations pioneers the country’s first “health data desk”” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^198|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/datadesk-300×152.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^datadesk-300×152|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]Mwananchi Communications builds a team, infrastructure, and skills to make information about health sector issues accessible to the public via data-driven storytelling.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Using a data mural to fight drug abuse in Dar es Salaam” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^183|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/6M5A5625-300×200.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^6M5A5625-300×200|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]In one of Tanzania’s communities most affected by HIV/AIDS, graffiti artists use data to connect people who use drugs with support services.[/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Using fashion and data to promote dialog on sexual health” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^182|url^http://datazetu.dlab.or.tz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/khanga-300×180.jpeg|caption^null|alt^null|title^khanga-300×180|description^null” info_list_link_apply=”title” title_font_size=”desktop:24px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_color=”#62b346″]Empowering everyday people with awareness about HIV/AIDS-related challenges in their community, and equipping them with actionable information through creativity, data, and art.[/info_list_item][/info_list][/vc_column][/vc_row]