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MATERNAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

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STARTED: Incubation Program 2022

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Sarah Hough

Co-founder, Director of Research and Strategy

SEED GRANT: $220,000

MONEY FUNDRAISED TO DATE: $30,250

TEAM SIZE: 2, 2 volunteers

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Ben Williamson
Co-founder, Director of Partnerships and Field Operations

WEBSITE: https://www.maternalhealthinitiative.org/

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Producing transformative benefits to women’s health, agency, and income through increased access to family planning.

CURRENT OR PREDICTED IMPACT:

  • Initial estimates suggest that improvements to contraceptive counseling could have a cost per DALY averted competitive with GiveWell top charities, with additional large impacts on women’s autonomy. 

  • They anticipate providing more than 1 million women with high-quality contraceptive counseling within five years, providing significant benefits to health, agency, and income.

COST-EFFECTIVENESS:

  • They estimate a cost per DALY averted of $166, with a cost of $4 per woman provided with informed choice around contraceptive use through high-quality counseling.

SIGNIFICANT UPDATES: 

  • Currently midway through a month-long trip to Sierra Leone and Ghana, aiming to establish necessary partnerships for proof of concept work, with a view to completing a pilot program in Summer 2023.

  • MHI completed a scoping trip to Ghana in October 2022, where they engaged with a variety of local NGOs, potential partner organizations, and healthcare providers. This trip has underpinned their program design as they move towards a proof of concept.

ACHIEVEMENTS: 

  • Received more than $30,000 in additional funding from individuals outside of the CE network within their first month. 

  • Awarded an Honorable Mention for their submission on the potential impact of family planning interventions to the Open Philanthropy Cause Exploration Prize. 

  • Met with 18 different stakeholder organizations and individuals in Ghana, building a network of ongoing partnerships that will support their proof of concept work in the country in early 2023.

ROOM FOR MORE FUNDING IN 2023:

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