At iLeap International, we work with parliamentarians, senior government officials, women in leadership positions to publicly (as well as) privately express continued support for women’s health. We work to ensure that policies are enacted that proactively prevent problems and ameliorate existing challenges. Finally, to allocate resources appropriate to tackle challenges facing women’s health.
Violence against women is an unacceptable degradation of women’s rights. Sexual coercion, sexual violence and harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation are unacceptable degradation of women’s rights. We will continue to work with institutions penalizing perpetrators of violence against women. iLeap International continues to broaden our education program and involve professional organizations and women’s groups in anti-FGM campaigns, as well as interaction with communities in addressing the cultural reasons for perpetuation of this harmful practice.
Our Brand Ambassadors act as spokespersons and also present themselves as role models for change on women’s health and their rights. They bring the matter of poor women’s health to the fore at national platforms. By disseminating key messages through the mass media on television, radio and social media platforms, we help raise awareness and inform the public about the problem and solutions.
Severing medical aid where it's needed most
The specific objectives of this Initiative are:
- To offer healthcare education to the girl child, adolescent girl, adult women in the reproductive years and women beyond the reproductive years.
- To promote maternal, newborn and child health through strengthening the capacities of individuals, families and communities.
- To improve the extent of use of maternal and child health services by women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, and by children aged up to five years.
- To give impetus to the involvement of men (spouses, partners, fathers) and mothers-in-law and/or grandmothers (or similar) in reproductive health care seeking by women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, and health care seeking for children aged up to five years.
- To establish a partnership with the community, local councils, the private sector and partners in order to promote maternal, newborn and child health.
Impact
We remain thankful to our partners in the media. Using their platform, more than 10,000 people have benefited.
Doctors on Wheels Program
A service that brings the full complement of a medical clinic to remote areas in the form of a van fitted with medical equipment and a dispensary.
Girls Impact Program
Education for girls has been identified as one of the best solutions to reversing the relentless trend of poverty and disease within the sub-Saharan Africa.
Economic Empowerment
The EEP is a capacity-building program for marginalized women and girls. Women receive training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, among others.