Mama na Mtoto

MAMA na mTOTO

Primary info of the project

Projects goal: To contribute to the reduction of maternal and infant mortality and preventable deaths for children under 3 years of age in Junju, Bomani, Mto Mkuu sub location in Kilifi south, Kilifi, Kenya

The program was initiated in the year 2018

Under Mama na Mtoto we have 2 programmes which are as follows:

In & about pregnancy programme
Young families programme

our main goals

AIMS/ OBJECTIVES OF MAMA NA MTOTO PROJECT INCLUDES;

To stop women from dying in or around the time of childbirth and decrease the neonatal death rate.
To use a holistic approach which considers all aspects of a woman’s health.
Increase the knowledge and skills of local women employed to deliver the service.
Increase the knowledge and CMSW’s via our training course.
Integrate the service into existing local services /agencies.
To assist Labouring women to attend health facilities for their birth.
To offer antenatal HIV screening to women in a manner that is acceptable to women and diminishes victimisation and prejudice. To support them to comply with their medication and adhere to safe breastfeeding practices.
Detect and refer ill women and babies to health services who would not normally attend.
Increase awareness within the local communities about the importance of good health in pregnancy, attendance at a health facility for labour and birth and care of new born infants and mothers in the postnatal period.

Milestones

Promoted safe delivery practices among pregnant women and mothers
Promoted timely vaccination, prevention, and treatment of common illnesses among newborns and children
Contributed to the strengthening of the referral system
Increased availability of health care services in underserved areas through the health information points approach
Supported pregnant mothers with transport during the emergency to access care
Trained healthcare workers and volunteers on maternal, newborn, and child health
Promoted regular antenatal checkups and screening
Promoted postnatal care to address the identification, prevention, and treatment of complications for mothers and newborns
Enhance behavior change and communication among mothers and family members to foster improvement in nutrition, breastfeeding, and newborn care
Sensitized the community on maternal and child health initiatives
Enhanced community participation in healthcare initiatives and decision-making

Targeted group

Direct Beneficiaries

Women of child bearing age including pregnant women, mothers and caregivers
New born and children Under 3 years
Youth

Indirect beneficiaries

NCMTC students
Community members (men & women)
Health care providers

Collaborators: Governing bodies – Ministry of health MOH – Professionals working in Reproductive health-Public Health Leads-Networking and liaison with other professionals-Voluntary agencies. Partnerships – NCMTC

KITCHEN GARDEN PROJECT

Kitchen gardener harvesting and selling the vegetables to the COBES Manager.

The photo above show the COBES Manager Jane Mabuka purchasing the vegetables from one of the Bomani kitchen garden beneficiaries. The kitchen garden is a space set apart in the landscape for growing vegetables for everyday use inside the kitchen to prevent malnutrition among young children and good nutrition among post natal mothers. The kitchen garden beneficiaries also sell the produce too to enable them meet their day to day expenses. One requirement of proper nutrition is to ensure that over half of your dinner plate contains vegetables. In rural areas, it is easy to access a variety of vegetables and fruits. However, in urban areas where land is scarce, the only option is to buy. Buying comes with its own set of challenges that you and I have to contend with daily. Fortunately, you can grow your own vegetables regardless of where you live.

In and About Pregnancy learning session

CHPF- In and about pregnancy mothers learning session. The impact of the session is to educate pregnant mothers on the importance of exercise while pregnant.
The exercise is executed by the CHPF- community nurse to ANC Mothers at Mirima Minne HIP.

Using the birthing ball improves the posture and balances and exercises your tummy muscles.

A birth ball can also help to distribute weight more evenly. This can relieve spinal pressure and back pain, and provide support for your knees and ankles.

The video above shows the pregnant mothers undergoing the pelvic exercises under the control of our CHPF community nurse. This exercise aims at reducing pelvic tension during the pregnancy period and during delivery.

Young Families Training

Education for the mothers is the supper approach to the key challenges facing the society today. Therefore CHPF through Mama na Mtoto project has been on the fore front in addressing the issues.

A number of women have undergone training on nutrition and good child upbringing mechanisms. an affirmative action that has yielded good results in the community.

Mzazi na mtoto departmental meeting

With the MNM.UK leadership under ANITA JONES a health discussion was conducted under the programs managers’ madam ADDAH ALELA’S moderation.

The meeting was held to have a review of the existing memorandum of understanding by the involved parties. The need for expansion of the catchment area was one of the areas of intervention.

Having been established 5years ago progress was unfolded and the gaps to be addressed were also highlighted to make execution of future arrangements smooth.

present were; CHPF programs manager Addah Alela , Anita Jones, chair of trustees (Mama na Mtoto UK), Angela MNM.UK board member, Rebecca Kailu project manager, Jane Mabuka COBES and Bonface wamalwa Communication and PR department.

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