BIG NEWS!

We are very EXCITED to share some BIG news about what's been happening at The Senegal Health Institute!

The community of Kafountine has been in need of a new birthing center for many years: After 8 months of arduous work with a small team of people, struggling to find resources and materials (especially with prices that were skyrocketing), through a PANDEMIC nonetheless, we opened the doors to the brand new Kafountine Birth Center!

Our team, made up of all women, designed the building, drew up construction plans, and oversaw the project from start to finish. Also, over 50 new construction jobs were created in the process of building the center! Community effort at it's finest.

The center, which is a Ministry of Health approved facility, is now providing a safe, compassionate, and informative environment for women to give birth. Since officially opening on September 1st, 2021, we have delivered eight beautiful babies, and we’re currently expecting nine more to arrive any day now.

Within only a few months’ time, we are expecting to deliver 50+ babies per month!

The center currently staffs four midwives. We will be hiring additional midwives in the near future to help meet the high demands we will be facing.

The impact of our birth center will be astounding, lowering the maternal and neonatal mortality rate significantly in the Kafountine Region. Women can count on us for optimum prenatal, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care, along with the first childbirth education classes that have ever been offered to the women. We also provide stable access to contraceptive services.

We are so grateful to you, our donors, as turning our vision into a reality has been made possible with your support. We look forward to your continued contributions and words of encouragement. Your commitment to our cause is truly leaving an everlasting impact on the women and their families in this community of need.

Want to be part of our sacred community? Please join our private Facebook group - “RISE UP - A Sacred Journey with the Women of Senegal.” This is a group for women only. Jill Diallo, the founder of The Senegal Health Institute, shares her deep and raw experiences of life in Senegal as a midwife living in an indigenous culture and running her women’s organization.