In all of our projects, our methodology (Census-Based, Impact-Oriented) centers community and data to demonstrate our impact. There is so much need in the world, and for us the most important impact is preventing death and suffering. In our projects in Kenya you can see we have prevented the death of 139 infants!!

Take a minute and think about that. With a small budget, a long history and a proven methodology, our experts are saving lives. That’s what you are part of. We need your help.

Like much of sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya is burdened by high levels of maternal and infant mortality. As of 2017, the reported maternal mortality ratio in Kenya was over 25 times greater than the maternal mortality ratio in developed countries. Currently, the reported infant mortality rate in Kenya is 29.8 per 1,000 live births. Contributing to these poor maternal and infant mortality rates is the fact that 62% of women in Kenya give birth without a skilled birth attendant and are less likely to visit the health facility within 48 hours of delivery – a window which is critical to identify and treat complications.

To respond to these health challenges in Kisii County, the Kisii Konya Oroiboro Project (KIKOP), a community based public health program, was developed to reduce maternal and child mortality in the Kitutu Chache Sub-County of Kisii, Kenya. The project is a partnership between the Curamericas Global and the Kisii County Department of Health that aims to reduce neonatal and maternal mortalities, and morbidity and stunting among children under two.

The main strategies to accomplish the program goal and objectives are to increase access to quality, respectful maternal/newborn services; improve attention to obstetric emergencies (including postpartum hemorrhage); increase provision of essential newborn care (including neonatal resuscitation); and reduce child stunting in under-two children. To implement these strategies, a community-based intervention model is utilized.

This model provisions culturally appropriate, locally accessible, fully equipped, community owned obstetric facilities and builds the capacity of paid front-line indigenous health workers to provide quality routine and emergency obstetric care and malnutrition screening and counseling. A uniquely patient-centered, results-based framework, KIKOP’s approach, mobilizes communities to drive change in the improvement of health and nutrition outcomes, working in sustainable partnerships with civil society and government. 

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