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Society for Health Education (SHE) is an organization that is proactive in identifying and addressing the crucial health and social concerns of the Maldives. SHE was founded in 1988 by four women with the mission to enhance the quality of life of Maldivian families. The organization embraces the following mandate: Strive to improve the quality of life of the Maldivian people Harness the expertise of national professionals, on a voluntary basis for development programmes Endeavour to raise awareness of health and social issues Today, SHE is one of the largest, most vibrant NGOs in the Maldives which addresses issues concerning Thalassemia, Counselling and Psychosocial Support, Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Health Education. The organization reaffirms its commitment to sustain these initiatives, and to further increasing public awareness on issues that influence family well-being. Effectiveness of health promotion initiatives are ensured by adopting applicable service delivery mechanisms, fostering improvements in reproductive health parameters, continuing Thalassemia prevention activities, promoting responsible parenthood concepts, facilitating empowerment of women and youth, supporting victims of abuse by providing gender based violence screening services, essential SRH services and psychosocial support and referral services, as well as extending Counselling to adolescents and families, and encouraging community ownership of development. SHE operates an in-house clinic offering a range of services under one roof in the Maldives capital, Male’. The in-house clinic provides three main services; SRH services, counselling and psychosocial services, and thalassemia and diagnostic services. The SRH clinic of SHE has a long-standing reputation for client friendly and quality service provision on SRH and various other general health issues. The clinic conducts mobile outreach activities including awareness programmes targets for Key Affected Populations. Under the HIV and AIDS programme of the clinic, free Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) services are offered to the general public. The Thalassemia prevention programme undertaken by SHE comprises an awareness component along with provision of screening services.The prevention programme aims to reduce the number of thalassemics born in the Maldives by providing testing services to identify thalassemia carrier status and raising awareness of how the disorder is inherited. The first, and only thalassemia DNA testing facility in the Maldives was established at SHE in 2005 to minimize the number of inconclusive results. The Counselling and Psychosocial services comprises face to face counselling, telephone counselling, and play therapy for young children. In addition to day to day regular services, the clinic conducts several skill development programmes targeting young people, vulnerable populations, teachers and parents. Furthermore, the organization adopts an integrated approach to health education and service delivery and its role includes increasing the accessibility of services and using media for education and communication. This includes collaborating with other Civil Society Organizations and State Institutions that work towards relating to issues on health and well-being. The society runs outreach programmes and mobilizes voluntary support to develop projects and to maintain and enhance service provision. With this number of services, SHE reaches over 5000 people of the population of the Maldives yearly. The success of the organization depends on the unreserved commitment of the organization’s members, volunteers, and staff. SHE strives to raise the bar higher at every opportunity, to ensure that the organization could progressively add greater value to clients and stakeholders, thereby uplifting the community’s general wellbeing.  

Community Healthcare Initiative (CHI) is a local non-governmental organization that has been providing healthcare and social services to women and children in underserved and hard-to-reach communities in Liberia since 2014. CHI prime mandate is to strengthen and promote healthcare and social services, women’s rights, child’s rights and peace in Liberia through awareness, service delivery, and outreach programs in hard-to-reach communities and persons living in impoverished and disadvantaged urban communities. We improve mother’s and children's health. We promote and educate on women and child rights. Our programs and services focus on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibilities according to their unique needs. Vision Access to Healthcare, freedom, and dignity to everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, and sex, free of violence and human rights abuses. Mission Working together for socio-economic development in communities, through strengthening their capacity and the implementation of the programs and health, protection, and humanitarian interventions with a participatory approach at all levels of society to defeat poverty and promote healthcare and social services throughout Liberia. CHI has many years of experience working with partners in Liberia on women and girls’ rights, CSOs strengthening, community development, and improving communities’ access to quality education, health & SRHR, sustainable livelihoods, and Community Resilience to conflict. CHI has an excellent experience in awareness-raising around sexual violence issues and providing psychosocial support for survivors. Currently, CHI is part of the Civil Society National Reference Group working with UNWOMEN on the Spotlight Initiative which aims at a global financing mechanism to support the implementation of SDGs mainly goals 5 and 16, and will contribute to the alignment and synergy of the United Nations Development System. Beneficiaries and target groups CHI beneficiaries and target groups include vulnerable women and girls, post-abortion care providers, Law and policymakers, young people survivors of any form of GBV including survivors of IVP (Intimate Partner Violence), survivors of harmful traditional practices, survivors who are members of marginalized groups (LGBTI+, sex workers, extremely poor, people living with disabilities,)   Network and Partnership: CHI is a part of the coalition, networks, and partnerships including the Working Group on FGM in Liberia, the County Development Coalition, Consortium of Women Rights in Liberia, the Women NGOs Secretariat, the National Civil Society Council; and the Liberian Women Humanitarian Network. Globally; the Network of Emergency Aid Responders (NEAR) and Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN). Building on Community Healthcare Initiative services, we opened the first SRHR services clinic in Liberia in 2023. The SRHR services provided at the clinic includes family planning, comprehensive sexuality education, maternal health and safe and legal abortion services. The SRHR clinic use women-centered and right-based approaches to provide comprehensive SRHR healthcare including abortion. Additionally, CHI operates a women and children clinic since November 2021, that addresses the healthcare needs of vulnerable population in Margibi County.