Our Aim
OUR CHALLENGE
In slums like
Sikoro, people die of preventable diseases
because of crowding and a lack of sanitation
and health care. Across Mali, 1 in five
children die before celebrating their fifth
birthday; 1 in 22 women die during
childbirth.
OUR SOLUTION
The Mali
Health Organizing Project (MHOP) aims to
empower urban communities in Mali, West Africa,
to improve maternal and child
health.
We do so
by:
- Fostering the agency of residents and community structures to mobilize to address community health needs;
- Promoting health education and prevention; and,
- Enhancing financial, geographic, and cultural access to health care for poor families.
OUR PRINCIPLES
To achieve good health, communities
must address the underlying causes of poor
health, such as poverty, unclean water, and
lack of sanitation.
Rooting health programs in communities
allows them to be sustainable and promote
lasting health change.
Community building and collaboration can catalyze communities to take control of their own future.
Community building and collaboration can catalyze communities to take control of their own future.
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Duniya mana
sunogo mongonyumandenw b'a
lakunun. -- Bambara proverb
"When the world falls asleep, children born to leadership wake it up." |