OUR PROGRAMS
Gatumba Health Centre
Agateka*
This project aims to promote health and good menstrual hygiene management among young girls and women through education, the production and distribution of reusable sanitary pads. These pads, which last 3-5 years, can be worn with or without underwear and come in three sizes: large, medium, and small.
We utilize a multi-faceted approach to advance menstrual health: community sensitization through roadshows and radio broadcasts, payment plans for VSLA members who wish to purchase Agateka pads, and free distribution drives of pads in schools and to vulnerable groups, such as those in hospitals and refugee camps. So far, the project has impacted girls and women in Bujumbura, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karusi, Kirundo, Makamba, Muyinga, Ngozi, and Ruyigi.
*Dignity
109,970
women in Burundi have purchased and used Agateka reusable sanitary pads.
213,756
schoolgirls in Burundi have received free Agateka reusable pads, to use for 3-5 years.
Hinduka uhindure abandi*
This project aims to enhance knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We educate, raise awareness, and inform the population to improve their SRH and provide SRH services at the Gatumba Health Centre. Our approaches include mass education via an SMS platform with a toll-free number, allowing users to receive messages directly on their mobile phones and ask questions privately. The youth receive messages based on “The World starts with me” module from the Ministry of Education, while adults receive content from the “Community Health Worker's Handbook” by the Directorate of Health Promotion. We also produce educational videos and organize roadshows specifically tailored to illiterate populations.
*Change and help others change
143,026
youth and women have been reached by our toll-free mobile SMS education project.
4,160
women have adhered to modern contraceptive methods of their choice.
Impact stories
A mother's relief: Sacodé's Health Center transforms care in Gatumba
17 Apr 2024
The Gatumba Health Centre provides healthcare services to the Gatumba population, offering free medical services, surgical care, laboratory examinations, and family planning counselling. Created in September 2019, the health centre also addresses challenges such as lack of clean water, poverty, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The centre's goal is to increase access to adequate healthcare, thus improving the community's health. Health education, counselling and services are provided to empower youth and women on STIs, HIV/AIDS, menstrual hygiene, contraception, healthy eating and family planning. We operate the Health Centre in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health and the fight against AIDS.
Below are projects that are incorporated into the services offered at the Health Centre.
Objectives
Provide comprehensive medical services and laboratory examinations free of charge to the local population.
Offer affordable medications to reduce healthcare costs for the community.
Improve access to quality healthcare services, particularly for women and children.
Educate and counsel the community on family planning and reproductive health.
Enhance the overall health and well-being of the community through timely and efficient healthcare delivery.
