Many people in the U.S. and other high-income countries are anticipating our COVID-19 vaccine booster in the coming months. However, in Africa, 93 percent of the total population is not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Your gift helps close the vaccine equity gapAs the world faces this challenge, VillageReach is standing at the fro...

Photo: Swoop AeroInnovation Takes Center Stage "In a pandemic, innovation is not an option. It is a requirement." That is how I began a story, published this week, about using innovative approaches in VillageReach’s COVID-19 response. Innovation has long been one of our core values, and we believe creativity and fearless explorati...

I am excited to announce three new leaders for VillageReach – two who are stepping into new roles, and one who we welcome to the VillageReach family. As an organization that is committed to leadership that represents the diversity of our global team, we value the growth and evolution of leaders within our incredible staff of 160 people aroun...

Photo: Edward KabuyeIn the News In the New York Times:Ruth Bechtel, Country Director for Mozambique, and Freddy Nkosi, Country Director for the Democratic Republic of Congo, weigh in on what is needed to get vaccine rollouts on track.Learn MoreIn NPR's Goats and Soda:Emily Bancroft, President, explains th...

Delivering available COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable communities is the next big challenge.In a country like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a lack of dedicated funding for the distribution of vaccines and vaccine hesitancy in communities are complicating the country’s vaccination efforts. On top of that, poor road infrastructu...

I am proud to share VillageReach’s 2020 Annual Report with you. Over the last year, as COVID-19 disrupted health systems and economies throughout the world, the fight for health equity took on a new urgency. VillageReach also marked our 20th Anniversary in 2020, and this report demonstrates how we leveraged twenty years of experience ...

On behalf of the partners of the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa), we invite you to a workshop:PPE Access for All: The Journey and the Future. Our CAF-Africa team and valued partners have generated extensive lessons learned in supplying PPE for community health workers in 18 countries. We will discuss lessons l...

Getting Shots into Arms A New York Times story shares VillageReach President Emily Bancroft's perspective on how the United States could learn from previous mass vaccination campaigns in low-income countries.Arming Community Health Workers (CHWs) with PPEMalawi Country Director Alinafe Kasiya discusses the impact of the...

View this email in your browserA COVID-19 vaccine may be on the horizon but we cannot wait. We must take steps now to strengthen our health systems and protect health workers and under-reached communities during this pandemic and beyond.GIVE NOWRoutine health services and immunization campaigns are one of the most effective and cost-efficient healt...

96 Protect Africa’s frontline health workers ! View this email in your browserWe are committed to protecting Community Health Workers (CHWs), who keep communities safe and healthy.Give Now to Help Us Support CHWsSince the start of COVID-19, VillageReach and the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) have helped supply over 4.5 mi...

Peter Frazer was concerned that his neighbor in Lilongwe, Malawi might have COVID-19. He called Chipatala cha pa Foni (CCPF) Health Center by Phone for help.GIVE TODAYThe operator at the free health hotline explained how COVID-19 spreads and how Peter could protect himself. They encouraged Peter to share this information with his vi...

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...

96 Double the days to GiveBIG for VillageReach !--

You are invited to join VillageReach for two days of generosity. Today and tomorrow, people will be participating in #GivingTuesdayNow and GiveBIG, to support organizations like VillageReach that are making a difference in the world. Join us to improve health access and fight COVID-19. VillageReach knows that improving access to quality health care is more important than ever. One of the greatest dangers of COVID-19 is the interruption of primary health care services. With twenty years of experience, we know how to strengthen health systems to enhance primary health care. At VillageReach, we start with the hardest-to-reach communities, build on what we know works, put government at the center and respond to the present crisis while designing for the future. We hope you and your family are healthy and safe, and we invite you to join us in making a gift to improve health access for people who need it most. Make your gift today To see our COVID-19 response efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Mozambique, click here. Donate | Subscribe !-- --> Copyright © 2020 VillageReach, All rights reserved. Thank you for opting in for updates and newsletters from VillageReach at our website. Our mailing address is: VillageReach 2900 Eastlake Ave E Ste 230 Seattle, WA 98102-3012 Add us to your address book

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...