News from the Gambia and our partner organization, Mbama Care Foundation – The Gambia
Gambian Women’s Lives Matter Eid Giveaway
During the Holy Month, Gambian Women’s Lives Matter opted to support babies who lost their mothers during childbirth. Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam. It’s a time of intense prayer, fasting, charity and self-reflection. In Surah Al Munafiqun, the chapter 63 of the Quran, the verse number 10 tells, وَأَنفِقُوا۟ مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَـٰكُم…
Gambian Women’s Lives Matter March
The Gambian Women’s Lives Matter march–an effort lead and founded by Mbama Care founders, Mballing Cham and Matida Bojang–took place on September 23rd, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Hundreds of women and men peacefully marched while chanting, “no woman should die in labor”. Additionally, a letter that was written by the Gambian Women’s Lives Matter movement…
Gambian Women’s Lives Matter March to Take Place on September 23rd, 2020
Mbama Care Foundation, in partnership with the Gambian Women’s Lives Matter movement, will be holding a peaceful march against the alarming rate of maternal mortality in The Gambia. The event aims to alert the government through the Minister of Health and other relevant stakeholders on the dramatic increase in maternal deaths in the country. The…
Gambian Women’s Lives Matter GoFundMe Campaign
On September 18th, 2020, The Mbama Care Foundation USA, Inc. team started a fundraiser to help pay for prenatal and postnatal medical care for pregnant women in The Gambia. The caption reads, “The dysfunctional healthcare system in Gambia has resulted in many devastating losses. Getting pregnant is a death sentence for many women in Gambia.…
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