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Maternal Life International
326-A South Jackson
Butte, MT 59701

 Phone: 406-782-1719
Fax: 406-782-1719
Email: usacares@in-tch.com
Web Address: www.mlionline.org/

 

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 --

 
Geographic Regions Africa, Latin America

 
Health & Prosperity Sectors Economic Growth, Health, Education, HIV/AIDS,Women Youth Empowerment

 
Types of Opportunities Technical

 
Average Duration of Projects 2 weeks

 
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.