Equip 35 Midwives in Remote Congolese Villages
SummaryWomen in Kokolopori, a remote impoverished community of 35 villages in Equateur Province, DR Congo, have been trained as midwives, but need basic equipment to help them deliver babies safely.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
As in much of sub-Saharan Africa, the lifetime risk of women in Kokolopori dying in childbirth is one in 14, and 13% of babies die before the age of one. In 2009, the first midwives graduated from training, but they have no medical supplies, drugs, or equipment with which to deliver babies. Viviane, one of the new midwives, says, "We are proud to perform this important job, but while our heads are full of knowledge, and our hearts are full of determination, our hands are still empty".
Activities
Providing the needed equipment and supplies will enable midwives to prevent infections by ensuring a sterile birth environment, safely accomplish breech and other problem deliveries, and prevent post-partum hemorrhage from claiming women's lives
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $89
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,026
Total Funding Goal: $9,115
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This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Training and equipping midwives in Kokolopori villages brings hope to this community of 8,000. It not only prevents needless suffering, it enables women to take control of their reproductive health and improve their families standard
Project Message
My sister died giving birth and her son starved to death. When my time came, I was afraid, but the clinic was too far for me to walk. Having a midwife in our village would bring peace to our hearts.
- Genevive, a mother in Yetee Village, Kokolopori
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Amy Clanin Clanin
Program Manager
2701 Connecticut Avenue NW #702
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202-332-1014
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Bonobo Conservation Initiative
2701 Connecticut Ave., NW #702
Washington,
DC
20008
United States
202-332-1014
http://www.bonobo.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Congo, Democratic Republic of the, read the Human Development Report on Congo, Democratic Republic of the or the Wikipedia entry for Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 4, 2009
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