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mothers2mothers (m2m) is an African primary health care organisation that employs women living with HIV as community health workers across 11 African countries. These “Mentor Mothers” deliver integrated health services at clinics and in communities to ensure everyone, everywhere has access to the services they need to be healthy and stay in care. View this page or visit our website to find out more. m2m’s proven, peer-led model is focused on ending HIV, as well as tackling related health challenges that disproportionately impact people living with HIV—such as tuberculosis, cervical cancer, diabetes, and malaria—all with the aim of building a fairer, healthier future. The employment of local women as community health workers means that we are delivering a model that prioritises health care for families who need it most, delivered by women who know them best. To amplify our impact, we also work closely with governments, multilaterals, and implementing partners to shape policies and strengthen health systems based on our 20+ years of experience. Since we began in 2001, m2m has created jobs for over 12,000 women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and, together, they have reached more than 16 million people with critical health services and education and helped to keep alive over 3 million at-risk mothers and infants. In 2023, we achieved virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among our enrolled clients for the 10th consecutive year, reaching a 0% transmission rate for the first time—a goal that has driven our work since our creation.

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Today is the day! Global Citizen Festival takes place in Central Park on 28th of September, coinciding with #UNGA79 to call on world and corporate leaders for urgent action to defeat poverty, defend the planet, and demand equity. Follow along with Global Citizen for more!
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“I’m speaking for my fellow community health workers (CHWs). I am lucky, I am employed by mothers2mothers They train me, support me, pay me, equip me, but this is not the case for my fellow CHWs. It’s the exception not the norm. I don’t want to be the exception, I want to be the norm.” mothers2mothers spokeswoman and community health worker Bupe Sinkala from Zambia has been unwavering in her rallying cry to policy, government, and business leaders throughout this United Nations General Assembly Week in New York. From highlighting the critical role that CHWs are playing in the delivery of quality primary health care, to encouraging the global community to redouble efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Bupe is calling on all stakeholders to play their part and support professionalised CHWs! Thank you to USAID, The World Bank, the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), The Global Financing Facility (GFF), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) for your support in elevating this important message and call to action.
📣 Spotlight on...Uganda 📣 On Tuesday 8th October, mothers2mothers is hosting our 2nd virtual discussion on the health challenges affecting the African continent and the interventions that make a difference. This session will focus on our programmes in Uganda, featuring insights from our Acting Uganda Country Director and three mothers2mothers community health workers. For those joining us live, there'll also be an opportunity to ask questions. 📅 Tuesday 8th October 🕒14:30 - 15:30 BST 📍 Zoom webinar RSVP to events@m2m.org to receive the joining link.
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"We owe it to women and girls to deliver the change and impact they need and deserve. Sustainable solutions that will truly move the needle. The question is not why now - it's why not?" A wonderful event at Goals House on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, held in partnership with our longtime friends and partners at Cartier Philanthropy and moderated by Emma France, mothers2mothers Chief Growth Officer. Our panelists—Her Excellency Toyin Saraki - founder-president of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, mothers2mothers Ambassador Sabrina Elba, Sid Ravinutala from IDinsight, Tsehaitu "Tubi" Retta from Obama Foundation, and mothers2mothers Spokeswoman Bupe Sinkala—delivered thought-provoking insights, challenging us all to think differently about partnerships, investment, and the tangible actions required to make meaningful progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Thank you to all the mothers2mothers friends, partners, fellow implementers, and new faces for their incisive questions that enriched the discussion. Powerful closing words from Pascale de la Fregonniere at Cartier Philanthropy: "We funders need to be a lot more accountable. We’ve got to listen to girls - they know what they want, they know what they need. The best we can do is to give them all the resources, skills, and knowledge they need to unlock their own power and success." 📸 @JoeShortPhoto
We must urgently invest in the health workforce of the future, because health workers save lives. Follow #HealthWorkersSaveLives to learn more as mothers2mothers joins Seed Global Health and Frontline Health Workers Coalition in putting health workers front and centre at #UNGA79. Read our campaign blog for the full details: https://buff.ly/3zFDB5Q
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🇿🇦 Happy National Heritage Day South Africa! 🌍 In a country where numerous and diverse cultures exist, people’s cultural identity can be a challenge. By celebrating each other’s unique languages, cultures, traditions, and history, South Africans can find their distinct identities. As an organisation with roots and headquarters in South Africa, mothers2mothers celebrates #HeritageDay of our birth country by highlighting our journey as one of the success stories to come out of this beautiful nation. 🎉 Read more: https://buff.ly/3Bd7U4p
“It is increasingly clear that the climate crisis is a health crisis.” Today, as we kick off the 79th United Nations General Assembly Week, mothers2mothers community health worker and spokeswoman Bupe Sinkala from Zambia joined other community health workers from Kenya and Sierra Leone shared how existing challenges in health care provision – understaffing, under-resources, work overload – are being compounded by adverse climate events. "While this might be a bleak picture, there is hope. Because while the changes in climate patterns and intensity are adding a new layer of challenges, my experience as a community health worker shows that we can adapt and respond quickly, while ensuring our care and response remains people-centred." Great to be with Last Mile Health for their event, ‘Community health workers at the forefront of climate adaptation’! A powerful discussion, with inspiring speakers who highlighted the vital role community health workers play in health care provision and underscored the importance of more and specific community health funding as part of climate-focused funding. #UNGA79
Investing in primary health care can help countries protect health gains and build resilience to shocks. On the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, join mothers2mothers Bupe Sinkala, a trailblazing community health advocate and Mentor Mother in Zambia, for a conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande, USAID's Assistant Administrator for Global Health, about why investing in primary health care brings a multitude of benefits. Their fireside chat will help set the scene at a high-level event cohosted by USAID, The Global Financing Facility (GFF), The World Bank, the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The 25th of September event will showcase how visionary country leadership and strategic international partnerships are working together to catalyse investments and innovation in primary health care—to build resilience and a better future for all. Register to watch the thought-provoking discussions via the link below 👇https://buff.ly/4dnHavC #UNGA79 #PrimaryHealthCare #HealthForAll #GlobalHealth #PHC

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