Project Description Region: Africa Country: Uganda Location: Mbale Total Budget: $37,000 Area of Focus: Maternal and child health View Online Proposal Form NEED/GAP:Women in Uganda face serious health risks related to complications of pregnancy and childbirth as reflected in a high maternal ratio estimated at 430 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, (UNPF 2010). 6000 women in Uganda die annually during childbirth or due to complications of pregnancy. Delivery outside the health facilities has largely contributed to the high maternal mortality rates. When a mother dies, this has very critical implications to the child and quite often this child will die as well. Although 95% of mothers in Uganda attend at least one ANC, 59% are delivered by a skilled birth attendant, 57% are delivered in a health facility (UDHS 2011). In Uganda the average healthcare seeking behavior is 39.5% and eastern regions were more likely not to seek healthcare, and more likely to cite high expense due to poverty as a reason (Okwero, Tandon, Sparkes, McLaughlin, & Hoogeveen, March 2010). GOAL: Strengthening maternal and newborn community health services by increasing demand and access to obstetric and Newborn care by means: To strengthen the institutional capacity of a community health clinic-REHEMA MEDICAL CENTER & MATERNITY HOME to provide quality healthcare services to pregnant women and children and to establish an effective community linkage through outreaches and setting up microcredit financing for women groups. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 1. To increase access to antenatal care and childbirth services in the community. 2. To improve the quality of childbirth healthcare provided by REHEMA MEDICAL CENTER & MATERNITY HOME by equipping a fully functional labor suite. 3. To increase the utilization and uptake of general healthcare services by the community. 4. To set up/ support/augment community outreaches to enhance community engagement as a tool to increase health seeking behavior. 5. Providing loan-able capital and micro-finance training to two women groups. The Rotarians have been involved in the needs assessment and will act as trainers and mentors to the women saving groups. The timeline for the project is December 2016 to December 2017 Primary Host Partner District: 9211 Rotary Club of: Mbale Primary Contact: Sydney Nsubuga Email: sydneynsubuga2002@gmail.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total There are no contributions yet for this project. Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $24,667 - $24,667 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $12,333 $0 $12,333 Total $37,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 5-May-15 System Entry Creation of project page. 2-Sep-18 System Entry System Entry: Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.