Our partnership with The Adventure Project

In partnership with The Adventure Project, we came alongside 25 women in Uganda and trained them to become Community Health Promoter (CHPs). They received training which equipped them to diagnose and treat common illnesses and sell over 60 lifesaving products to their neighbors at affordable prices. Each Community Health Promoter treats up to 800 people, paying special attention to infants and pregnant women. An MIT study found that these CHP’s are reducing child mortality by over 25% in the communities where they work.

Each $2,000 of this grant trained one woman and provided her with skills, a uniform, and a phone to help her diagnose and follow-up with patients. Not only do these jobs benefit the community and the women themselves, they also enable her to care for her own family and sustainably address extreme global poverty.