The UK Aid Match appeal funds were used to improve maternal and new-born health for vulnerable women and babies by increasing demand for, access to, and uptake of health services in Isiolo County, Kenya and Karonga District Malawi.
What we achieved
Malawi
Our three main approaches to making pregnancy safer included:
- Ensuring access to health services and newborn care essentials.
- Encouraging a behaviour change in men.
- Challenging harmful practices, such as early marriage.
Gind out more about how we reached 27,000 people in Malawi, explained further through our Data Stories approach
Through DataStories, we capture stories through words, photographs, film and data.
Kenya
This collection of case studies presents an insight into how Christian Aid’s UK Aid Match programme is improving the lives of girls, pregnant women and mothers in rural Kenya.
Key information
Location
Kenya, Malawi
Timescale
April 2015 to May 2018
Programme value
£3 million raised by the 2014 Christian Aid Christmas appeal and match funded by UK aid
Target population
980,264 beneficiaries
Implementing partners
- Kenya: Kenya Anglican Development Services of Mt Kenya, Centre for Rights Education and Awareness
- Malawi: Adventist Health Services, Foundation for Community Support Services
Consortium partners
United Reformed Church (URC) and the Church Times
Funded by
UK aid
Reports and resources
From Traditional Birth Attendants to "Mother Companions"
How traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in Malawi are being retrained to ensure mother's can access skilled care.
Maternal health in Isiolo County: stories of change from Kenya
This collection of case studies presents an insight into how Christian Aid’s UK Aid Match programme is improving the lives of girls, pregnant women
Stories of change from Karonga District
Christian Aid and our partners in Malawi are implementing a three year UK Aid Match (UKAM) project to improve maternal, neonatal and child health.
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