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

Number of Program Beneficiaries: Over 13,800 per year

Current Needs: Program vehicles, an ambulance, motorbikes, lab equipment, and the establishment of a therapeutic feeding center.

Program Summary:
A rural clinic serving the needs of pregnant and lactating women and children under the age of five. Many women and their children walk miles to receive treatment. The clinic provides supplemental feeding to those in need.

One full-time nurse and one full-time traditional birth attendant are on duty to treat patients. A volunteer doctor is available part-time to assist with serious cases.