It is hard to believe that we are coming up on a year of the battle against COVID-19. And 53 million cases later, we are starting to see promising results from one of many vaccines in the race – a Pfizer experimental vaccine shown to be 90 percent effective. So now, the world’s attention has shifted to preparing for future vaccines – including the ...
96 Building Resiliency for Uncertain Times !--!---->Standing Up Against COVID-19Forbes: VillageReach President Emily Bancroft outlined four principles that inform our pandemic response.Learn More !---->Skoll Foundation: The COVID 411 campaign is fighting the pandemic with innovative mobile solutions.Learn...
Being responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic for VillageReach has meant engaging in radical collaborations and responding to the present while designing for the future. We have been working from a set of principles over the last seven months, and one of the outcomes is a powerful initiative – the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (the Fund): a pe...
96 Celebrating 2019 and the Changemakers !-- I am proud to share VillageReach’s 2019 Annual Report. This report highlights the milestones of the last year as well as the changemakers who helped transform health care delivery.Universal Health Coverage requires strong and effective primary health care systems. Constant collaboration with mini...
96 A time of transition !-- “For to be free is not merely to cast off ones’ chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson MandelaWe are in the midst of a historical reckoning. The recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery –as well as so many others whose names we will neve...
96 BIG thank you from VillageReach !-- Thank you to all who donated to VillageReach during #GivingTuesdayNow and GiveBIG!Your generous support helps VillageReach respond to the COVID-19 crisis while also improving health care access. With your gift, VillageReach and our partners keep communities and health workers informed about how to prevent COVI...
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Keeping pace to stay ahead of COVID-19 When I last reached out to all of you, I felt like we were in the middle of a sprint.A sprint to mitigate the impact that COVID-19 could have on the people and the health systems in the communities where we work across sub-Saharan Africa.To make sure our staff are safe and healthy in locat...
96 Solidarity During Uncertain Times !-- No matter where you are sitting while reading this email, you are likely adjusting to a new normal. In Seattle, we have seen how quickly COVID-19 can spread, and we are now planning for significant disruption in sub-Saharan Africa.VillageReach has seen repeatedly that during times of crisis...
96 It takes a village of women to change the world. !-- It takes a village of women to change the world.Patience Tchongwe, Senior Hotline Supervisor, rises to the call of Chipatala cha pa Foni.Read MoreEmily Bancroft, President shares her point of view from the COVID-19 hot zone. Read More Spotlight on women making a difference in Malawi Upile...
96 Thank You! Thank you to our community for your support in 2019! VillageReach has its 20 year anniversary this year, and contributions like yours have helped 35 million people receive medicine and improved access to better health care. This year, you helped VillageReach support more than 11,000 health workers so their patients receive better...
96 Help Deliver Vaccines to Children at the Last Mile !-- Last year, I took a boat up the Congo River to a remote area where VillageReach improves vaccine delivery. I experienced firsthand the challenge of reaching these communities – and saw how important it is to get vital vaccines and medicines to people like Bibi and Dr. Odile. Make Your G...
96 Ensuring Quality Health for EVERYONE !-- !---->VillageReach has a vision for a world where each person has the health care needed to thrive. Since 2000 we have been working with partners in sub-Saharan Africa to solve health care delivery challenges. Over the next three years, our vision, promise and purpose is to accelerate the shift to peop...
96 VillageReach awarded Top Rating 4 Stars**** from Charity Navigator !-- Did you know that VillageReach has earned Four Stars from Charity Navigator for the last seven years? Only 5% of all organizations have received this distinction. That means that when you support VillageReach, you can trust we will deliver impact with your gift.&n...
96 Your gift delivers the health care EVERYONE deserves !-- Dr. Odile is a lifesaver for women in the health zone of Makanza, a remote community on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has delivered nearly every child in her community and provides medical care to children and their families.But Dr. Odile must have vaccines ...
Do Drones Deliver?Do Drones Deliver?A Conversation with VillageReach and Gavi November 20, 2019 You're Invited: Are drones the future of health care delivery? Join us for this webinar conversation with Moz Siddiqui and Hamadou Dicko from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and Dr. Olivier Defawe and Luciana Maxim from VillageReach. Wh...