More than 537 pregnant women die daily in Sub-Saharan Africa due to preventable causes. We believe that empowered women are a cornerstone to resilient societies.
Our Vision
- Empowered women, resilient society
Our Mission
- To eliminate maternal and child mortality among pregnant women in Uganda through community empowerment, research and advocacy.
Goal
- To mitigate maternal and child mortality rates in hard to reach communities in Uganda.
Objectives
- To equip health workers with knowledge and skills about maternal health care services.
- To improve livelihoods of women so that they can support themselves and their families
- To promote gender equality in vulnerable communities in Uganda.
- To promote community awareness on maternal deaths and its implications on the community
- To empower girls and women on how to avoid unintended pregnancies and how to handle pregnancies
- To empower boys and men on how to avoid unintended pregnancies and support for their pregnant partners.
- To promote evidence based research in maternal and child health
- To advocate for improved health financing for maternal and child health
Our Values
- We accept responsibility and respect all our stakeholders.
- Transparency: We are honest, open and conduct our work with high level of integrity.
- Innovative: Our interventions are research based and therefore enabling high level of efficiency and effectiveness.
- Agile: We are flexible and easily adapt to the changing needs of our work.