Healthy women and girls are the building blocks of a stable, productive society. Yet, deep-rooted gender inequality undermines the health and wellbeing of women in the Global South who experience high rates of:
These challenges are exacerbated by the lack of access to timely, quality and affordable healthcare and resources – especially in rural, remote areas. For example, many women lack access to prenatal care, skilled birth attendants and emergency obstetric services, resulting in high rates of maternal mortality and preventable health complications, including obstetric fistula.
Depression, anxiety, and trauma are common, especially among women facing extreme poverty, conflict and displacement, and gender-based violence, but mental health services are often unavailable, underfunded, or stigmatized.
We have helped build sustainable, accessible health systems to reach marginalized women and girls in some of the most remote regions in the world. We have funded the training of female healthcare professionals, including nurses, midwives, and Community Health Workers. We have partnered with many organizations who provide sexual and reproductive health education and services, including family planning and contraception.
Providing treatment to women suffering from the devastating injury of obstetric fistula so they can reclaim lives of dignity.
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Addressing the systemic problems of acute malnutrition in children to improve the health and economic well-being of families in Haiti.
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Funding the innovative use of a “storytelling cloth” to educate women in Mali about HIV prevention, cervical cancer and the benefits of the HPV vaccine.
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