Support Liberian Family Health Care and Education

Hello:

We are happy to inform you of our progress!  Our healthcare and education programs continue to thrive! We are thankful for your support which helps us to mitigate the gap in local revenue generation and strengthens our resolve to achieve our goal of transforming communities from being passive recipients to becoming creative, active participants in their own education, healthcare and livelihood. 

In a country where the adult literacy rate is 47% and there are only 298 medical doctors responsible for a population of 4.5 million (doctor per patient ratio is 1:15,000), we are making a difference through our clinic, adult literacy classes, and  community health education forums.  Our Liberian Women Healthcare Manual is utilized during daily clinic talks and integrated into our adult literacy classes.  This helps to ensure the sharing of health issues and preventative measures among those who access our services is spread to the larger community as everyone is encouraged to share the information with others.  Of the 47% literacy rate, males are 62% and females 32%!  Building women's literacy skills and self-reliance is at the core of our mission. Most of the women in our Literacy Program are market women

The current school year of our Literacy Program will end mid July with 72 women receiving certificates of achievement or promotion to the next literacy level.  The livelihood of 72 women is improved because they can read, write and do simple math that will improve their marketing business.

Our clinic has treated over 8000 patients during the first six months of 2019!  Our services includes: laboratory, prenatal, immunization, family planning services, wound care, treatment of malaria and other chronic illnesses. Our clinic offers the lowest fees for service than any clinic serving in and around the Jah Tondo Town community.  Your support helps us to stay true to our goal of providing affordable healthcare among families who find it difficult to afford the basics: food and shelter.

Gertrude, a resident of the community where our clinic is located, remembers:

“Me and my family lived as displaced people  in Monrovia during the civil war years.  Imani House was there for us and gave us hope and courage to survive for all the 14 years of war. They never closed down. Those days, Imani House had a farming program and we could go there to work at the farm and was paid something at the end of the day.  They shared the gardens food with vulnerable people like the elderly and handicapped. When we were hungry and couldn’t afford food for our children, we got food  donations from Imani House.  We were sick and malnourished- no clinic was open until Imani House opened a  clinic. Imani House been here for us from civil war to Ebola and even now”.

Pointing to Imani House as a model and inspiration of the importance of working in collaboration with community structures, Gertrude is a trained volunteer Polio Vaccine Coordinator/Promoter in her community.  She does community based polio vaccinations and awareness by using the Imani House Clinic Hut as a community meeting and treatment venue.  

Thank you for your support that enables us to remain true to our mission of creating viable communities "where residents are decision makers who take responsibility for the improvement of their lives and surroundings".

Sincerely,

Bisi Ideraabdullah

Executive Director

Imani House Inc.