mothers2mothers is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing education and support for pregnant women and new mothers living with HIV
What We Do
Through our Mentor Mother Model, m2m employs local women living with HIV as Community Health Workers to meet the growing and urgent health needs of the communities we serve. These “Mentor Mothers” deliver integrated primary health care services to dramatically improve the health and wellbeing of:
WOMEN
m2m provides women and their families with access to integrated Primary Health Care services including HIV prevention, care, and treatment, services, education and screening for Non-Communicable Diseases, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as well as family planning, nutrition support, and referrals for other vital services. We ensure our clients start and stay in care.
CHILDREN AGES 0-9
m2m is committed to ensuring that every child thrives, not just survives, by providing services that protect and improve the health and development of infants and children. This includes focusing on ending paediatric HIV/AIDS, through testing, care, and treatment, as well as providing integrated Early Childhood Development services, immunisations, and tackling related conditions like Malaria.
ADOLESCENTS AGES 10-24
m2m fosters the health and well-being of adolescent girls and boys, and young men and women, with a focus on preventing HIV infections and related illnesses by providing sexual and reproductive health services. m2m also delivers youth-friendly services for those living with HIV.
SPECIAL POPULATIONS
m2m also works with special populations. This includes male partners of existing clients, as well as groups where there are high numbers of new HIV infections and additional health risks. This includes internally displaced people, and Key Populations such as men who have sex with men.
