Service Delivery
Dignity & worth of the individual
Integrity
Competence
Accountability
Networking
Safe motherhood
Education
Empowerment
Health
Established in 2016, Mother's Heart Uganda (MHU) stands as a beacon of hope for the residents of the remote Mutoto community in Mbale. Its inception was rooted in the alarming maternal and child mortality rates in Uganda, where 336 out of every 100,000 live births resulted in maternal deaths. MHU aims to combat these statistics by promoting safe motherhood, enhancing community empowerment, and emphasizing formal education.
MHU was founded by Mbulamani Jeremiah who was born and raised in Mutoto, a small province in Uganda. He first hand witnessed the challenges his community were facing and after doing his master’s degree, Jeremiah returned to give back and actively work on tackling those issues. His vision with MHU in his own words is that “every life counts and every person deserves a better life”, aligning with the objectives of empowerment. Further, Jeremiah specified that MHU’s concrete goals are to reduce maternal child mortality in his community to below 20% within the next 5 years and increase the percentage of children going to school to over 30% within the next 10 years.
Working towards these goals, MHU’s operations are based on 3 core values: transparency, empowerment and integrity. Jeremiah often emphasizes the importance of empowerment, as he believes that when you empower people with skills and knowledge, you give them the tools to improve their livelihood and create a positive impact for the community. Moreover, Jeremiah wants to lead his NGO as a role model, fostering an atmosphere of transparency and integrity.
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By addressing the challenges women face, e.g. long distances to healthcare facilities, MHU emphasizes the importance of accessible antenatal care and safe deliveries
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Recognizing education as a transformative tool, MHU instituted the Golden Hill Nursery and Primary School, which currently educates 439 children, a significant portion of the community's young people.
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By providing affordable and accessible health services MHU attempts to ensure good health in the community. We are able to provide counselling for common diseases, testing, services for antenatal visits and we focus on education in topics like nutrition, hygiene and HIV/ AIDS to prevent new infections and transmission.
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In order to ensure that women get the chance to become confident and self-reliant, MHU focusses on projects that help women to develop new skills, start their own businesses and generate their own income.
