Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (now GAIA Global Health)
Providing Life Saving Services to Rural Villages
Fast Facts
Location:
Malawi
Sponsored by:
Stephanie Anderson
Grant Years:
2015
Category:
Health
Website:
How Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA), Now GAIA Global Health, Is Making a Difference
GAIA, now GAIA Global Health, partners with local communities to deliver locally led solutions that enable vulnerable populations in low-resource African settings to access healthcare services.
Work of GAIA, Now GAIA Global Health
- Provides mobile clinics and community-based health services in remote rural areas, reaching those who cannot get to fixed health facilities.
- Offers health workforce development, especially nursing scholarships and fellowships, to build capacity in underserved regions.
- Implements programs to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other major diseases, particularly in hard-to-reach communities.
- Addresses the broader social determinants of health (education, economic opportunity, environment) by integrating health programs with community empowerment.
- Partners with national governments, local health systems and communities to develop sustainable health solutions in rural Africa.
Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood
2015: $25,000 to train and compensate health counselors for girls.