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There comes a tipping point in an organisation when its events and activities become too numerous for the occasional quarterly letter, and a newsletter becomes the best channel to keep you updated about its current progress. I am proud to say that m2m has reached that juncture. We welcome you to the first quarterly mothers2mothers newsletter. |
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Milker Simba, CMMB m2m Programme Manager in Kenya relays her account of the recent Kenyan general elections, and the impact they had on starting up m2m in Kenya.
"The December 2007 general elections my country shall forever remain embedded in my memory. It was a time
of crisis for Kenya and it was the time my mothers2mothers colleagues
and I attempted to launch our new program in Nairobi, our capital. |
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Little did m2m founder, Dr. Mitch Besser, and m2m executive director,
Gene Falk, know that 6 years after the "birth" of
mothers2mothers, they would be sitting next to the likes of Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, representing it as an international
NGO that is impacting the lives of thousands of women and children all
over the African continent. |
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May 8-9 2008 marked the beginning of a new era for mothers2mothers in the llembe District of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, a rural municipality with a 39% HIV prevalence among women tested for HIV (DHIS, 2006). It was the setting for an important assembly of NGOs chaired by m2m program partner and funder UNICEF, to address challenges of healthcare service provision at the community level. Joined by the Department of Health and Medical Care Development International (MCDI), the meeting created a platform for closer collaboration between m2m and MCDI , and facilitated the process of m2m site expansion further into the District.
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At first glance, Mathakane Metsing has an air of fragility…petite and shy. But despite the tragedies life has thrown her way, she is far from broken. At just 24-years-old she was raped, leaving her not only pregnant, but infected with HIV as well. “I found out that I was HIV- positive when I was pregnant in 2005, I was so shocked, I did not know what to do or who to turn to, that day I went home and I spent the night crying,” says Mathakane.
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Much has been said about the importance of public-private partnerships, do they work? Are big businesses really in it only for profit? Are NGOs in it solely for funding? Often we only hear about these relationships when they break down. That’s why it is such a gratifying experience to attend the Global Business Coalition’s (GBC) Awards for Business Excellence, which honors businesses for their demonstrated commitment and success in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. “We can do more working together than working in isolation” is the overarching message of the GBC and the companies recognized with their awards serve as beacons to other multinational corporations looking to better the environments in which they operate. |
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From the mouth of m2m Mentor Mother Nolelwa Before accepting employment as a Mentor, Nolelwa was an ordinary woman like all of us. She had gone through difficult times like many of us. In 2001 she tested HIV-positive. At the time she didn’t have any information about HIV. She though it meant she did not have HIV. She went to share the “good news” with her family and friends. Some tried to explain to her that being HIV-positive meant that a person actually has HIV. She chose to ignore them, as she believed her own information was correct.
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