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Wild4Life
Program Website
Country of Operation
Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Approach
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Bottom 20%
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
- Middle-income (40-60%)
Health focus
- HIV/AIDS
- Other/not applicable
- Primary care
CHMI PLUS Status
Profile Completeness Rating
bronze
Monitoring & Evaluation Reporting
Summary
Wild4Life started as an HIV/AIDS program in Zimbabwe, but has expanded to building rural health systems throughout sub-Saharan African countries. Piloting rural health clinics, monitoring health needs of rural populations and developing local partnerships has dramatically improved health outcomes.Program goals
The goals of Wild4Life are as follows:
- Assess the needs of rural populations in Zimbabwe and other sub-Saharan African countries and target the health issues affecting these populations the most
- Build and stregthen rural healthcare networks
- Sustain community partnerships so solutions are sustainable and long-lasting
- Provide quality service delivery of care
- Build clinics in rural areas
Key program components
Wild4Life has scaled-up significantly since its inception. The non-profit has gone from delivering care to building rural healthcare networks in rural populations. The key components of Wilf4Life are:
- Assessing and monitoring healthcare standards in rural populations
- Addressing the health needs of the community through local partnerships
- Dramtically scaling-up rural health networks through government, non-profit, and for-profit connections
- Train community members and clinicians in the most up-to-date practices for healthcare delivery
- Mobilizing community participation
Scale
In the past year, has the program scaled by:
Describe the program's expansion:
Wild4Life started specifically as an HIV/AIDS program in rural areas of Zimbabwe, but has since expanded into a global organization, serving many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Wild4Life assess the needs of the rural populations they are in through community partnerships, has increased their presence in rural clinics and now offer an array of medical services.
Financials
Primary source of funding:
Donor
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Parent Organizations
No, the program is its own organization.
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