Rural Health Care Initiative

In the remote villages of Tikonko, Sierra Leone, bringing new life into the world can mean traveling hours to reach skilled care. This was the reality for Kadiatu, a 20-year-old mother of three who was preparing to welcome her fourth child. At 38 weeks pregnant, Kadiatu made the three-hour journey from her village of Nyama to RHCI’s Mbao-mi Mother’s Home, where she could safely await the arrival of her baby near the care she would need.

When labor began, RHCI safely transported Kadiatu to Tikonko’s Health Center, where she gave birth to a healthy baby boy under the care of skilled attendants. Afterward, Kadiatu returned to Mbao-mi, giving her a safe place to rest and recover for several days. When mother and baby were ready to go home, RHCI drove them back to Nyama, where Kadiatu’s husband and three children eagerly awaited their joyful return.

This Give to the Max Day, your support will help RHCI provide mothers like Kadiatu with a safe place to prepare for childbirth, access skilled care when it matters most, and return home safely with their newborns. Together, we can help more mothers and babies in rural Sierra Leone experience the safe, healthy beginning every family deserves.

Expectant Mothers at the Mbao-mi Mothers' Home (Birth Waiting Home) in Tikonko. This is one of two Birth Waiting Homes built and operated by Rural Health Care Initiative to give pregnant rural women access to skilled care at childbirth, which greatly increases their likelihood of a safe delivery and healthy baby.  

To learn more about our lifesaving work and our impact:     

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