Information Cards Tools for Life contains over 40 information cards covering Safe Motherhood, Nutrition and Infant Health, Preventing Common Illnesses and Diseases, and Family Planning and Reproductive Health. Each card includes topic-specific information and key messages for small group discussion or interpersonal communication with community members. One side of the card contains digital images illustrating healthy behaviors, and the other contains text to guide the community health worker. Information cards are linked to appropriate activity cards. These include cards on Gathering Information, Using Information, Sharing Information, and Community Activities.
Role play ideas, drama summaries, and African proverbs are also included.
Training Guide is a three-day workshop curriculum for use by supervisors of community health workers to assist them in introducing and orienting community health workers to using each component of the Tools for Life Kit.