The health centre handled births without reliable electricity. A solar system and basic equipment were funded.
The centre covers eleven villages. Power cuts forced midwives to work by torchlight, and night emergencies were referred to a hospital two hours away.
Installation of a solar system with batteries, purchase of two delivery tables, a steriliser and twelve months of consumables.
Night deliveries have been handled on site since installation. The centre recorded a fifty per cent rise in antenatal consultations.
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Five young women trained at the neighbourhood centre set up a shared workshop. The Foundation funded the machines; the premises were lent by the town council.
A grant programme targeting final-year students only — the point at which dropping out costs the most.
A full equipment renewal and training for the two volunteer coaches who run the sessions.