AMURT Nigeria

AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) has been working in Nigeria's
Ebonyi State since 2010. AMURT is working in partnership with communities,
state and local government health department and local NGOs P.A.P.
(Partnership Against Poverty) and N.I.W.A. (Neighborhood Initiative for
Women's Advancement) to extend primary healthcare services to the remote
villages. In the first phase we have established Primary Health Centers. In
the second phase we focus on extending maternal health services to every
mother in every village in the project area. Health workers make home visits
to all pregnant women to sensitize, educate and encourage them to come to
the new health centers for ante-natal care and delivery. In the third phase
we turn our attention to water and sanitation by drilling boreholes and
providing training for WASHCOM (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Committees).
The training covers water management, maintenance of boreholes, human
rights, leadership, and conflict resolution. The program focuses on bringing
women into leadership and also offers skills training for income generation.
AMURT currently works with three health centers serving 34 villages in
Ekumenyi, Abakaliki L.G.A. A second project area is in Ikwo L.G.A. will
open before the end of 2011.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• nigeria
• ebonyi
• maternal health
• relief work
• service
• africa
• ananda marga
• amurt

[MegaPeekaboo1]

Great initiative... God bless the health workers devoting their time and effort to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria...