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endorsed primary healthcare as a vehicle to improve com-munity health services [2]. For the purpose of this paper, we define CHWs according to the following characteristics [3]. Within this definition, however, CHWs differ both within and across countries, in terms of their recruitment, training, supervision, type and amount of work, and form of remuneration [3-5]. Evidence points to the success of CHWs in addressing health problems at the community level. CHWs have been shown to contribute to reductions in child morbidity * Correspondence: jgreensp@jhsph.edu1Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street,have been recruiting and training community healthBackground: There is a renewed interest in community health workers (CHWs) in Tanzania, but also a concern that low motivation of CHWs may decrease the benefits of investments in CHW programs. This study aimed to explore sources of CHW motivation to inform programs in Tanzania and similar contexts. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 CHWs in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed, and coded prior to translation and thematic analysis. The authors then conducted a literature review on CHW motivation and a framework that aligned with our findings was modified to guide th