Feb 2, 2012Bamako, Revisited
When Marcus Kudee, the Community Health Worker Supervisor for Tiyatien Health, stepped off the plane in Bamako
he was smiling from ear to ear. It was Marcus’s first time traveling outside
his native Liberia. This month...
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Jan 15, 2012Help Us Find Our New Executive Director!
After three years of service, our current Executive Director, Anna Ninan, is moving on. Will you help us spread the word and identify a passion and dynamic new leader to take her place?
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Jan 10, 2012"Partnering" with Partners in Health
Mali Health is thrilled to announce that we are joining hands with Partners in Health. As a partner project, we are excited to contribute to a growing movement for global health while benefiting from the guidance and expertise of experts in the field.
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Dec 2, 2011Against Polio
Following the identification of several cases of polio in Mali earlier this year, Mali Health has partnered with local clinics and the Ministry of Health to expand vaccination campaigns in Sikoro.
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Nov 25, 2011Promoting Maternal Health
We are excited to announce the start of our expanded maternal health initiative, designed to empower women with critical health knowledge and services to ensure a safe pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum recovery.
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Nov 15, 2011Trash Cans for Sale
Earlier this year Samirou
Diallo came up with an idea. After undergoing Mali Health’s Action Training
program, where he learned to design, implement, and evaluate community
projects, Samirou had become concerned with the lack of sanitation in Sikoro.
As the secretary...
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Sep 29, 2011Communication for Development
A recent training sought to reinforce the communication capacity of young leaders, increase civic participation around health and development activities, and facilitate dialogue between youth and local government to address health needs.
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Sep 15, 2011Mobilizing Against Malaria
A mosquito-borne infectious disease, malaria affects Sikoro year-round, but especially during the rainy season (July to September) when mosquitoes thrive. Mali Health uses an integrated approach to tackle malaria in Sikoro.
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Sep 1, 2011Is It Working?
We may assume that teaching families about the importance of bednets in preventing malaria will reduce the burden of disease– but what if families can’t afford to buy bednets? These are the kinds of lessons that monitoring and evaluation helps to elucidate so we can improve our programs and...
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Aug 19, 2011Simple Solutions to Saving Lives
Diarrhea, which can rapidly dehydrate and kill young children, is one of the top causes of child mortality in Mali. In response to record rates of diarrhea among young children during the current rainy season, Community Health Workers partnered with our local clinic to teach families how to...
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Jul 17, 2011Radio and Theater for Health Education
Our Radio Listening Groups recently came together to write, direct, and act in a public health theater festival teaching residents how to prevent illness through proper waste disposal.
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Jun 27, 2011An Insider's View of the Sikoro-Sourakabougou Clinic
Mali Health staff recently had the opportunity to interview Adam Traore about her work as the chief nurse at the Sikoro-Sourakabougou clinic as well as her experience giving birth there. Read what she had to say here.
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Jun 25, 2011Third Graders Do Their Part to Prevent Malaria in Mali
Last fall third grade students at Rowland Hall embarked on a yearlong project to learn all they could about malaria– and then make a change. Students planted seeds and grew several hundred vegetables and herbs in recycled cans, selling the plants to support Mali Health's work.
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Jun 16, 2011Programs Director Featured in Wesleyan Alumni Magazine
Devon Golaszewski, incoming Mali Health Programs Director, recently wrote a "letter home" reflecting on her time in Mali and Cameroon over the last few years. The letter was featured in the Wesleyan Alumni Magazine.
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Jun 14, 2011Harnessing the Power of Communities
Mali has only one doctor per 12,500 people. The World Health Organization, in contrast, recommends that every country have one doctor per 1,000 people. Providing health services without sufficient doctors and nurses is a daunting task. Training and retaining medical students is only part of the...
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Jun 3, 2011Growing Action for Health
With the support of our Community Health Worker team, Action for Health recently expanded to two new neighborhoods, nearly doubling program enrollment. We are excited to announce that our twelve fulltime Community Health Workers now provide in-home education and case management for nearly 800...
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May 17, 2011Welcome Back Devon!
We are proud to welcome Devon Golaszewski back to our team in Mali. Devon will be joining us this July as our new Programs Director, and we are ecstatic to once again be benefiting from her leadership and vision.
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May 2, 2011Health and Community Development
MHOP's Health Radio Team just held the very first Sikoro Annual Health Meeting, a community-wide event to exchange ideas and share visions for health and sanitation amongst elected officials and Sikoro residents.
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Apr 14, 2011Investing in Health Workers
Maternal and child health isn't just about treating illness. It is also about ensuring families understand why sickness occurs and what they can do to prevent it (be it attending prenatal care or handwashing) while also making sure they have the tools to do so (like soap, bed nets, or money for...
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Mar 25, 2011Past and Future at the Sourakabougou Clinic
One year ago the Sikoro-Sourakabougou clinic opened its doors to provide health care to some of the poorest and most marginalized families in Bamako. Recently MHOP team members, Sikoro leaders, construction workers, and clinic staff came together to celebrate this one-year anniversary, reflecting...
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Mar 17, 2011Growing Partners
One of our principle goals at MHOP is to foster the capacity of residents to come together to address community health needs. Needless to say, we were ecstatic when a group of young men and women in Sikoro recently formed a local association, Mali Sante, to address overlooked illnesses that are...
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Mar 7, 2011Meet Our Families
On March 1st , Action for Health celebrated its one-year anniversary. Over the last twelve months, our community health worker team has made over 13,000 preventive home visits and supervised nearly 800 clinic visits to treat sick children. Meet the families who have benefited!
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Feb 14, 2011Translating Dialogue into Action
Since April 2009, MHOP Community Radio has been broadcast in Bambara twice a week on Bamako's most popular radio station, Radio Djekafo. Recently, MHOP's Radio Coordinator Adama Kouyate decided he wanted to take the show a step further by creating listeners groups, who will meet weekly to listen...
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Feb 14, 2011Sikoro
As MHOP prepares to expand and deepen our programs, we recently paused to take stock and ensure that we are effectively targeting what local residents consider their most pressing health needs.
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Feb 11, 2011Call for Applications for Programs Director
The Programs Director oversees program design and implementation at the project site in Sikoroni. This dynamic position includes management of the project’s finances, human resources, and program operations.
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Feb 7, 2011Another Sanitation Day in Sikoro
Last October, MHOP and the Sikoro community came together for a trash clean-up day. The sanitation event, which was initially spearheaded by Radio Sigida Joli�s Programs Coordinator Adama Kouyate, aimed to address the issue of illegal dumping in Sikoro...
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Feb 2, 2011Training Health Leaders from the Ground Up
Recently MHOP facilitated a four-day training to prepare community members to run the Sikoro-Sourakabougou health clinic, constructed in 2009 by MHOP.
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Jan 22, 2011Cleaning for a Healthier Community
With the start of the New Year fresh in our minds, MHOP hit the ground running with a trash clean-up day this past week as part of our Action for Health program.
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Jan 20, 2011MHOP Board Members Visit Mali
This is a guest blog post written by board member Mickey Caulfield about her recent trip to visit MHOP in Sikoro.
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Dec 8, 2010From Budapest to Bamako
When most people think of a road trip, the first thing to come to mind is rarely a three-week trip across multiple continents. However, Andras Kalmar and his team from Vienna, Austria, are a little different...
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Nov 22, 2010Holiday Giving with MHOP
This year, skip the mall and support MHOP at the same time through holiday giving with MHOP. Make a donation in a loved one's name, and we'll send them a personalized card on your behalf.
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Nov 5, 2010Mobilizing for a Cleaner Community
On October 31st, MHOP came together with Sikoro residents and local youth associations for a trash clean-up day. The event aimed to resolve a pressing community health issue through dialogue and community action.
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Nov 1, 2010Art Marathon for MHOP
As many of you may remember, in 2009 we hosted our first ever Art Marathon for MHOP. I’m excited to inform you that this year Art Marathon is back again!
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Oct 15, 2010Action for Health Turns Eight Months Old
It’s hard to believe that it has been that long but we’ve accomplished a lot with our Community Health Workers team, FrontlineSMS:Medic system, and community mobilization.
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Oct 13, 2010MHOP's Fall 2010 Campaign begins!
Donate to MHOP and your gift will be matched at 50%! There are $25,000 in matching funds through October 31st. With your support, we will hire and train 13 new community health workers and expand our program to include 800 children!
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Sep 15, 2010Addressing Malnutrition from the Ground Up
Our Community Health Workers recently joined together to target malnutrition as one of the most serious challenges to child health in Sikoro through local training.
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Aug 31, 2010MHOP at the 2010 World Youth Conference
MHOP was recently featured at the 2010 World Youth Conference in Mexico. Read more about the experience of MHOP's Adama Kouyate here.
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Apr 2, 2010Meet Our Clinic Staff
Erica Trauba, MHOP Programs Manager, recently interviewed new clinic staff Dr. Bourama Diarra and Aissatou Bayo. Dr. Diarra and Mrs. Bayo are putting their unique skillset and knowledge of the local community to use by leading the first clinic accessible to the Sourakabougou community.
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Mar 23, 2010Volunteer in Mali with MHOP!
We are seeking two yearlong coordinators to assist our programs in Mali: a Community Health Workers Coordinator and a Community Organizing Coordinator.
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Mar 15, 2010Celebrating International Women's Day
On March 8th, the Community Health Action Group assembled to commemorate International Women's Day through a community health festival.
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Jan 20, 2010MHOP Freakonomics in the New York Times blog
Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonmics, hosts a blog on which Michael Frank briefly describes MHOP and asks the world, "What other ideas do people have for 'good actions for health'?"
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Dec 29, 2009MHOP Partners with Adopt a Doctor
Dr. Diakaridia Traore, the MHOP Health Director, received a fellowship from the international non-profit Adopt a Doctor. Adopt a Doctor's fellowship enables doctors from developing countries to work in their own communities...
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Sep 20, 2009Tragedy to Triumph -- One Community Health Worker at a Time
Community Health Workers organize, connect and inspire. The day-to-day groundwork empowers women and solidifies MHOP as a stable force for change in the community.
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Aug 7, 2009Soukeina, you will be missed
Last week we were saddened and shocked to learn of the sudden death of one of our community health workers, Soukeina Outtara...
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Jul 20, 2009From the new Toubab in Town
After a colorful month of creating a fictitious husband to ward off local suitors and impressing neighborhood children with my jump roping skills, I am excited to be writing to you from Bamako as your new director...
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Jul 7, 2009Primary Care Conference Set for January 2010
MHOP aims to take our efforts to scale to address the primary health needs of millions. In conjunction with our national advocacy efforts, we are organizing a conference for West African francophone countries to discuss the importance of family medicine in creating effective health systems.
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Jul 5, 2009Mali Health Project Seeks Director of Health Programs
We are seeking exceptional recent graduates or professionals who want to
change the future of an organization and of a nations health care policy. Click here for the full job description.
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Jun 25, 2009MHOP Radio Program Hits the Ground Running!
Our latest program, Radio Sigida Joli recently debuted on the most popular radio station in Mali. Our early programs have featured discussions on recent municipal elections, the importance of voting, and holding elected officials accountable.
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Jun 15, 2009Inauguration of the MHOP Dental Program
By providing primary dental care in Sikoroni, MHOP aims to catch dental problems early, preventing unnecessary pain and debt.
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Jun 2, 2009BeDo Features Cailtin Cohen for her work with MHOP
BeDo, an enterprise with the mission of promoting the purposeful pursuits which benefit our world, interviewed Caitlin Cohen, co-founder and Executive Director of MHOP. The full interview can be found Mali Health Organizing Project
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May 8, 2009Students in Hong Kong Contribute to MHOP
A group of students from the Australian International School Hong Kong raised almost US$600 for the MHOP. The students were part of a Model UN team to represent Mali at the MUN conference in Singapore...
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Apr 21, 2009MHOP ANNOUNCES OUR NEW US DIRECTOR
We are pleased to announce the new Executive Director for MHOP! Anna Ninan , a
graduate of Brown University, promises to bring MHOP to new levels with
her passion for health and her skills as a community organizer, social
entrepreneur, and leader in social justice. Her international...
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Feb 16, 2009East Side Monthly Praises MHOP
Caitlin Cohen featured in the East Side Monthly for her work with MHOP. Full article available.
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Dec 15, 2008Katie Gannett profiles MHOP director, Caitlin Cohen (with photos)
Caitlin could not understand why her host family in Mali always laughed when she would tell them that her cat had kept her up at night. In a very logical decision, she had named her cat "Jakama" which means "cat" in bambara, the local language in Mali. Only later did she learn that "Jakama" is...
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Oct 28, 2008Advice from the Do Something Generation
Caitlin is featured in CelebsGoneGood columnist Ariston Anderson's article for Dove/MSN's "How can you be an architect for change?".
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Sep 29, 2008Vieux Farka Toure Concert: Fundraising with Funk
Vieux Farka Toure, called a Malian version of musician Jimi Hendrix, played at Alumnae Hall in an concert to raise funds for the construction of a malaria ward of a clinic in Mali.
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Jul 12, 2008Woman Honored for her Work in Mali
Caitlin Cohen originally went to Mali as a college student to assist in AIDS research.
But she quickly realized that the people there would benefit a lot more from some organizational help than they would from another research study.
Cohen gave up her statistician's pen and started the Mali...
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Dec 6, 2007Fundraising by Throwing Out Keeney Trash
Brown student Caroline Mailloux '08.5 raises funds for a waste-disposal system in Mali by offering to throw out students' trash for a small donation.
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Sep 1, 2007Glimpse Magazine publishes creative nonfiction on Sikoroni
MHOP Founder Caitlin Cohen writes about Sikoroni in Glimpse Abroad, an online community of young adults devoted to cross-cultural learning and exchange. The Glimpse Abroad magazine features first person, cultural-experience pieces written by study abroad students, volunteers, international...
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The Brown Daily Herald features M.H.O.P. co-founders Caitlin Cohen and Erica Trauba on starting an organization and living in Sikoroni. Brown Daily Herald more
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