Children and Mothers Partnership Program
Through CMMB’s signature program, Children and Mothers Partnerships (CHAMPS), we develop long-term health solutions for women, children, and their communities.
CMMB supports CHAMPS communities across Haiti, Peru, South Sudan, and Zambia. Each community faces its own unique health challenges. That’s why we work with community health workers and local governments to understand these diverse barriers to health. Our CHAMPS interventions include treatment and prevention of disease, promotion of quality and accessible maternal, newborn, and child healthcare services, and strengthened access to clean water and sanitation.
CMMB remains committed to the women and children of these communities, and CHAMPS is already impacting real, lifesaving change.
CHAMPS Communities
We want at-risk women, children, and their communities to succeed. CHAMPS makes a long-term commitment to each community to effect sustainable change.
We believe that every life is precious.
In the most remote corners of South Sudan, CHAMPS can mean the difference between life and death for mothers like Letasha experiencing a difficult pregnancy. Medical volunteer Dr. Rachael Consoli performed Letasha's first ultrasound. With the doctor's help, she safely delivered a healthy baby. Letasha says, “Without her, we both could have died.”
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We believe in healthcare as a human right.
Lucy has been a CMMB community health worker in Zambia for more than 15 years. She was inspired to join by the committed volunteers who supported her when she was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Lucy now works with our CHAMPS initiative and says, “I’m giving back to the community, and the respect I’ve earned is amazing. On a busy day, I'll attend to more than 60 children."
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We believe in human dignity for all.
Estapha says, "A steady income has changed my life." After graduating from a CHAMPS mother's club, Estapha received a loan of US$35 from a related neighborhood savings group and started selling candy and snacks near a local gathering place where men play dominoes while children watch. She can now afford better food for her family. And she is now saving for the future.
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