Crowdfunding for women and girls in Eastern RDC 

In Eastern Congo a SAHFA team has been contributing to pregnancy literacy using the JamboMama! app and teaching materials for two years. This stimulated early and regular attendance of antenatal clinic at a community health centre in Bukavu, as women were very keen on these sensibilisation sessions, suspended when it became too dangerous to go there for our staff. It is calmer now, though far from secure, but hopeful enough for a small project to enable the health centre to provide proper care to the many women and girls who became victims of the widespread sexual violence aggravated by the war. All suffer from the war’s ongoing impact. There is hunger, there is no care. Banks remain closed, so no supplies can be bought, staff not properly paid. 

SAHFA proposes to assist this community health centre to provide adequate gynaecological and obstetrical care to the women and girls of that zone. The direct sexual violence and the unmet needs of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care have aggravated maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. Malnutrition, absence of hygiene, medical staff underpaid and poorly trained, all essential materials, such as surgical gloves, eyedrops for newborns, oxytocin, blood products, oxygen, even clean water itself and sanitation are lacking now. 

Our crowdfunding goals: restore maternal and reproductive health care materials and staff quality and availability 
•    With 800 USD the maternity ward and delivery room can be renovated, furniture repaired or renewed and clean mats for women in labour, protective cleanable cover for the delivery bed bought.
•    With 200 USD a month a midwife and an auxiliary can be paid.
•    With another 200 USD monthly reusables can be bought and our SAHFA team can resume their JamboMama! app and screening material-based awareness raising sessions during Mother and child clinic days.
•    To this we add 400 USD for contingency and supervision.

Total 6000 USD for a year. 

The campaign will start on October 19th on HelloAsso. Keep an eye on your mailbox and be the first to contribute!