First-line care
Primary care for the most vulnerable
Mamas for Africa provides medical care to victims of sexual violence. And to women suffering from serious gynecological ailments such as uterine prolapse and fistula. If necessary, we provide hospitalization.
Mamas for Africa also provides psychological care. Much needed: traumas need to heal. Moreover, women are often rejected from their communities. We are their only hope, especially in remote villages.
In remote areas, we are on standby. Victims of sexual violence and gender inequality are met at one of our 11 staffed reception points spread across the province of South Kivu. Our nurses, psychologists and psycho-social assistants then care for those women who do not have access to a hospital.
Raising awareness
Raising awareness of an entire community
Mamas for Africa shatters taboos, makes things discussable, informs and sensitizes. The whole community - women and men - is involved in our awareness-raising actions.
In parish centers, on village squares, in schools and on the radio, we talk about equal rights, sexual violence, rejection and positive masculinity. Mamas for Africa always works in consultation with the local network.
This is how women are empowered. This is how we make women move forward. This is how we make an entire community move forward.
Mamas for Africa works in eastern Congo
Mamas for Africa is at home at the Maison de la Femme in Bukavu. From there, our multidisciplinary teams set off weekly from village to village in South Kivu. There we provide medical and psychological care.
Our people
A well-oiled team
Mamas for Africa's core team includes 20 colleagues in Congo. Every day they give their best to improve the fate of many vulnerable girls and women in South Kivu.
South Kivu is about twice the size of Belgium and has about five million inhabitants, scattered over hundreds of villages.
Because our core team cannot work everywhere at once, Mamas for Africa built a network of local outreach points. The star performers of these reception points are our 30 local employees.
These men and women are our antennae in the far corners of South Kivu. They know their village like the back of their hand and immediately come to the aid of women in times of disaster. At the same time, they are trusted figures for women and girls with questions.
Our core team and the local staff form a well-oiled machine.
Where does the money go?
A brief overview of our spending in Congo.
Want detailed figures? Then consult our annual report below.
Medical care
29,90%
Psychological aid
16,92%
Awareness-raising & prevention
23,77%
Economic reintegration
5,22%
Training
1,30%
All-terrain vehicles & transport
9,30%
Maison de la Femme
5,70%
Other
7,89%
In the field
Bora Tito, the voice of Mamas for Africa in Kalehe
Bora runs our reception point in Kalehe on the western shore of Lake Kivu. As a local employee, she lends an ear and raises the alarm when problems arise. She is our antenna in this remote area.
Bora regularly comes to Bukavu to attend training sessions. There she meets colleagues from the other villages. Their hunger for knowledge proves their commitment, despite the often difficult circumstances.
Caring for the most vulnerable women is our core business. But taking care of our caregivers: that is also very important to us. Because without our caregivers we would never reach our target group. Bravo for their courage!
Sustainable partnerships
Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege
Doctor Denis Mukwege is one of our key partners. He is a gynecologist and an expert on sexual violence in conflict zones. In Bukavu, he runs the Panzi hospital, where our women receive free medical care.
But not all affected women can go there because they are too numerous. That's why we work with two other partner hospitals. Here we do have to pay. We do this thanks to our donors.
Mama for Africa is a much trusted partner for transferring survivors of sexual violence to Panzi Hospital. Doctor Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize winner
