Local Partner: Ndegbormei Development Organization

Local Partner Director: Yema Ganda/Executive Director

Area Served: Bumpeh Ngao Chiefdom, Southern Sierra Leone

Program Goal: Provide quality healthcare to children and pregnant women

Program Services Provided: Vital healthcare services to pregnant and lactating women and children under the age of five, a supplemental feeding program, the services of a traditional birth attendant, and HIV/AIDS education.

Number of Program Beneficiaries: Over 13,800 community members per year

Current Needs: Program vehicles, an ambulance, and motorbikes to increase the reach of the health clinics to more remote villages in the area.  Without vehicles, it is difficult for the very sick or injured to travel to the clinic for treatment - some are too weak to survive a trip on foot in the blazing heat! - and it is equally difficult for nurses to reach each of the remote villages, some of which can be up to 10 miles away, on a regular basis. Motorbikes or an ambulance would allow much more consistent treatment for local communities and would also allow for the transport of serious patients to the clinic for ongoing treatment.  In addition, NDO is also working to expand their treatment options by seeking funding for lab equipment and the establishment of a therapeutic feeding center.

Program Summary:
NDO operates a rural clinic specifically serving the needs of pregnant and lactating women and children under the age of five. In addition to pre-and-post natal care, the clinic also offers 24-hour emergency treatment, supplemental feeding, and nutritional care for local community members in need.  Without NDO's clinic, many women and their children would be forced to walk upwards of 18 miles to receive treatment at the "nearest" government clinic.

One full-time nurse and one full-time traditional birth attendant, our resident "super-women" if you will, are on duty to treat patients and emergency cases. A volunteer doctor is also available part-time to assist with serious cases.

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