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Meet Two Grantee Partners of Masana wa Afrika (Formerly the ELMA Community Grants Program)

Three stories capture the community-based impact Masana wa Afrika aims to achieve.

ELMA's Guide to Year-End Giving with Masana wa Afrika

Meet seven organizations within Masana wa Afrika, an Africa-based foundation supporting community-based organizations working to ensure African children thrive

ELMA’s COVID-19 Response Reaches 85 Million People in Africa

ELMA fulfilled its COVID-19 response commitment, with USD109.4 million directed towards 86 grants and 248 donations to grantee partners working across 29 African countries, Haiti, and the United States

What We Learned Through Our COVID-19 Investments

COVID-19 presented a set of circumstances that accelerated the philanthropic practices toward which ELMA has been driving over several years

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The Impact of Electronic Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (e-IMCI) Program in KwaZulu-Natal as Compared to Paper-Based IMCI

This evaluation compares the effectiveness of electronic integrated management of childhood illness (e-IMCI) to traditional, paper-based IMCI to improve care for sick children under five in primary health clinics in iLembe district

Increasing the Survival Rates of Children with Cancer Through Community-Based Interventions

In Uganda and Zimbabwe, multiple community-based organizations supported by The ELMA Community Grants Programme are working to fill gaps in pediatric oncology services to increase the survival rates of children with cancer

Community-Based Organizations Mobilize COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Africa

Leaning into their years of experience encouraging use of and providing HIV/AIDS and other treatments and services, CBOs are proving that they are important vehicles in driving uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine

ELMA Community Grants Program Partners Respond to Civil Unrest in South Africa

Despite their own hardships caused by civil unrest in South Africa, 10 community-based organizations within The ELMA Community Grants Program (ECGP) quickly took action to fulfill the immediate needs of their communities

ELMA Commits ZAR2 Billion to COVID-19 Response

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained already vulnerable health systems, forced millions of families into poverty, caused school closures and learning loss for children, and disrupted maternal, newborn, and child health services.

Learning from an Evaluation of Aga Khan Foundation’s Early Childhood Program in Uganda

Findings on the impact of Aga Khan Foundation’s Early Childhood Program in Uganda on children’s school readiness over a two-year period

A Pragamatic Approach to Expanding Access to Quality Early Learning for South Africa’s Poorest Children

SmartStart is one example of an early learning platform that uses a social franchise mechanism to scale quality ECD services that are affordable and accessible for all children.

Sugira Muryango: Scaling Home Visits in Rwanda through Implementation Science

Momentum is growing in low- and middle-income countries to improve the quality of early childhood services and broaden access, particularly for vulnerable children.

How Community-Based Organizations Are Responding to COVID-19

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the CBOs supported by The ELMA Foundation within the ELMA Community Grants Program portfolio have demonstrated agility and resourcefulness in their response to meet the immediate needs of their communities.

Using Technology to Communicate COVID-19 Health Information to Hard-to-Reach Communities

Access to credible and actionable health information is essential for communities to stay informed about how to engage in safe and healthy behavior and curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

Acceptability and Uptake of an Electronic Decision-Making Tool to Support the Implementation of IMCI in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) was developed by the World Health Organization and UNICEF to improve the quality of care for sick children under the age of five in primary health care facilities.

Evaluations of Unfinished Business ELMA's pediatric HIV initiative in Africa

ELMA commissioned a series of evaluations to assess the impact and sustainability of the Unfinished Business initiative and to inform our ongoing grantmaking.

ALIMA's Dr. Richard Kojan Receives Game-Changing Innovator REACH Award for Revolutionizing Ebola Treatment and Care

Dr. Richard Kojan was announced winner of the Game Changing Innovator Award during the Recognizing Excellence Around Champions of Health (REACH) Awards ceremony.

A Chat with Dr. Christiane Horwood on the Impact of the KwaZulu-Natal Initiative for Breastfeeding Support

Evaluation of the KwaZulu-Natal Initiative for Breastfeeding Support (KIBS) aimed to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates and encourage continued breastfeeding after six months.

The African Paediatric Fellowship Programme on CNN

Click to watch on the APFP site!

What Does "Music & Youth Development" Sound Like? Listen to This.

Music is the hook that gets young people engaged and connected to the other services MYDA organizations provide.

ALIMA: African-led Humanitarian Response

ALIMA’s staff members—whether providing services in their own communities or in communities in neighboring countries—are the driving force of organization's success.