We Promote & Advocate
for Preventative Maternal Health Measures
BECAUSE EVERY MOTHER COUNTS
PCredit: Josie Borain
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Elaka is a not-for-profit organization focused on educating and raising awareness on maternal health.
As a promise, our organization seeks to contribute to the improved condition of women and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHY DOES MATERNAL HEALTH MATTERS?
HEALTH
Newborns and children whose mother died from maternal causes face increased nutrition deficits compared to children with living mothers, putting them at a greater risk of death.
ECONOMY
There is a financial loss within the household when mothers die.
This hinders families as most mothers tend to find informal mechanisms of obtaining an income and providing support to their families.
SOCIETY
When mothers die from maternal health related factors, there can be a psychological and social impact on the members of families and communities since they are important figures in children’s lives.
EDUCATION
Older children may become at greater risk of dropping out of school to care for the family when a mother dies. Children become responsible for tasks in the household attributed to the mother in her absence.
LATEST NEWS AND FEED
COMBATING COVID-19 FROM NEW YORK TO THE CONGO : AN INTERVIEW WITH BIBI NDALA
congofriends.blogspot.com/ Our chairwoman, Bibi Ndala was recently interviewed by the organization Friends of the Congo on her experience as a research scientist at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Public Health Laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic.
OUR PARTNERS
ELAKA SUPPORTS & EDUCATES EXPECTING MOTHERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
BECAUSE EVERY MOTHER COUNTSPhoto Credit: Herman Kambala (@Herman_Kambala)