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About Maternal Life International
Maternal Life International provides AIDS prevention and care
and maternal health services to developing third world countries,
primarily in Africa. Programs include:
- Circles of Life - An AIDS behavior change prevention program
in Uganda, Malawi and Cameroon.
- A New Robe - An AIDS parish nurse care program in Swaziland
and in development in South Africa.
- Safe Passages - A maternal health program for safe births
and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS, which
has been implemented in Nigeria and South Africa.
Maternal Life partners with PVOs, private and governmental agencies,
and in-country community and faith-based groups. The programs
are designed to be implemented by maternal Life and carried forward
by in-country groups.
International Voluntary Service Activities
Maternal Life International continues to expand its programs
as funding allows. It has deployed three professional volunteers
to Africa in the past 12 months, and will deploy 16 more professionals
over the next 12 months, mainly nursing students to help in Africa.
The number of prospective volunteers is unknown as it depends
on funding from the private sector.
| Volunteer
for Prosperity Opportunities |
| Number of Opportunities |
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| Geographic Regions |
Africa, Latin America |
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| Health & Prosperity
Sectors |
Economic Growth, Health,
Education, HIV/AIDS,Women Youth Empowerment |
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| Types of Opportunities |
Technical |
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| Average Duration
of Projects |
2 weeks |
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| Volunteer
Profile Summary |
| Volunteers
are mainly health care workers -- doctors and nurses. MLI's
volunteer executive director has 25+ years of corporate and
private business experience at the management level. MLI's
volunteer president and medical director has nearly 20 years
medical experience on family practice and obstetrics. Maternal
Life International uses volunteer interns on projects that
will help them earn their college degrees in community health
and related fields. The executive director volunteers full
time -- more than 2,000 hours a year. President and Medical
Director volunteers at least 500 hours a year. |
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