Note: The menu shows the 36 African countries where Africare has worked, not the other African countries.

 

liberia

“Since Africare provided us with Mama Kits, maternal health has been improved because the Mama Kits encourage women to come to the clinic for delivery. A lot of the women who would have complications from delivery at home are now able to get care at the clinic. We did nine deliveries last week!”

 

- Mary Tennie, Certified Midwife at Salala Clinic

 

Africare/Liberia

Agriculture Sector Rehab Project: Partnered with the Government of Liberia to reduce post-conflict poverty and food insecurity, and to improve livelihoods and living conditions of rural communities in Grand Cape Mount County, Western Region. Provided tools, seeds and livestock to farming groups. Adopted an extension model with community facilitators to work with beneficiary households to increase food production. Distributed high yielding rice varieties to 2,520 vulnerable farmers. Trained and provided cash incentives to 107 community agriculture and literacy facilitators. Facilitated enrollment in adult literacy classes in 34 project communities. (International Fund for Agricultural Development)

Institutional Capacity Support Network for Women Living with HIV: Promoted and protected the social and human rights of women. Provided leadership, conflict management and financial management training for LIWEN women. Facilitated participation of LIWEN women in the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women [UN Women])

Innovation, Research, Operations and Planned Evaluation for Mothers and Children: Partnered with Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the University of Michigan to improve maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes in Bong County. Trained 111 TTMs to use mobile phones to collect and transmit data on pregnant women. Trained 18 TTMs to serve as management to maternal waiting homes. Constructed four maternal waiting homes. (United States Agency
for International Development)

Maternal Waiting Home Construction: Improved MNCH outcomes in Bong County. Constructed a maternal waiting home in Phebe. Supplied 1,100 Mama Kits containing items such as blankets and sanitary wipes to new mothers to keep their babies healthy. Procured sewing machines to provide alternative livelihood skills for TTMs aimed at increasing their disposable incomes. (The Links Foundation/The Federal Republic of Germany)

Salala Health: Collaborated with community members, TTMs and the Bong County Health and Social Welfare Team to address one of the barriers to ensuring access for pregnant women to certified birth attendants and health facilities in Bong County. Constructed a maternal waiting home in Salala, Bong County. The waiting home provides temporary accommodation for pregnant women who are nearing labor but reside several miles from the health facilities. (Developing Health)