"No woman should die giving life, and no child should die from easily preventable causes."
- The Reverend Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary World Council of Churches

A woman in the Afar region in Ethiopia has a 1 in 12 chance of dying from pregnancy-related complications.

In Kenya, the estimated number of children (aged 0-14) living with HIV in 2009 was 180,000.

Projects

Ethiopia: Afar health and literacy

Ethiopia: HIV and AIDS response

Kenya: HIV and AIDS program

Lesotho: HIV and AIDS program

Middle East: Al Ahli Arab Hospital

Solomons: HIV and AIDS

Solomons: Solar lights

South Africa: HIV and AIDS program

South Africa: Healing of memories

Tanzania: Solar 4 Schools

Thailand: Karen refugee s livelihood project

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Ethiopia

Maternal and child health

Lack of access to maternal and child health care in the nomadic Afar region means a high infant mortality rate, high maternal death rates, and poor health and nutrition for the surviving children.With help from substantial funding from AusAID, Anglicord is embarking on a major project over five years to address these challenges, building on the strengths of its previous work in the Afar region.

Learn more about our maternal and child health project here.

Valerie Browning

Inspirational Australian nurse Valerie Browning lives and works with the nomadic Afar people of Ethiopia. Valerie established APDA with her Afar husband Ismael Ali Gardo, in order to tackle the enormous difficulties which the Afar people face.

Find out more about Valerie.

Ethiopia: Afar health and literacy

Prior to 2000, the community was without health and education services. With Anglicord help, the Afar Pastoral Development Association (APDA) has been able to provide primary health care, health education as well as literacy and non-formal education.