Sep 25, 2025
Under the shade of leafy trees in Yarpah Town, Liberia, a dozen women sit on wooden benches and plastic chairs. One nurses an infant, while another keeps an eye on her toddler as she plays nearby. “What is the most important thing you remember from our last meeting?” asks the…
Jan 26, 2025
By Tasokwa Nkhonjera, Director, Community Health Systems Strengthening, and Mathias Mdalla, Senior Technical Coordinator
In the heart of Malawi’s Nsanje District, Agness Alfonso begins her day well before dawn. As a community midwife assistant, mother, and wife, her mornings are a delicate balance of familial duties and professional responsibilities…
Jan 23, 2024
Outside Changoima Health Post in Chikwawa District, Malawi, neighbors watch as the community’s chief and elders recognize three women with the title of “secret mother.” The women—Elifa Ndege, Anastasia Divala, and Hilda Mbendera—are respected members of the community, trustworthy, and invested in the needs of others. And…
