Mission and Values

Amani Global Works’ mission is to Care, Cure and Make Whole by providing healthcare to the most impoverished and forgotten areas of Africa.

Regardless of tribe, religion, family name, or origin, Amani Global Works aims to increase health of a region by providing the preventive and emergency care for a community in need, and then creating a template of care that can replicated throughout the continent. AGW values the importance of accessible healthcare for all communities on the island of Idjwi by focusing on maternal healthcare, child healthcare and malnutrition as well as other factors that contribute directly to the region’s health crisis such as education and transportation. THE HEALTH CRISIS >>

 

Dr. Jacques Sebisaho and his wife, Mimy Mudekereza, R.N., founded AGW to provide accessible and affordable healthcare for the Ban’Idjwi, and to use health as a trigger for sustainable development. With the help of our support system, donors, and partnerships with organizations such as AFYA Foundation, The New York Presbyterian Hospital Group, and Msaada Architects, AGW has progressively established its presence on Idjwi Island. A multidisciplinary survey took place in the summer months of 2010 that put together students and researchers from various schools at Harvard and Columbia University Medical Center to provide demographic statistics and data to utilize in future assessments.

 

Maternal Healthcare

Maternal health is critical to both preventing infant and child mortality, as well as the economic vibrancy.

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Child Healthcare

40% of deaths among newborns occur during the first month of life, with half occurring within the first 24 hours of life.

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Malnutrition

At least a third of the population is malnourished, with more than two-third suffering from intestinal parasites.

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"He who has health has hope. And he who has hope, has everything."


-Congolese Proverb