V-consult has assisted in building relationships with Health Carousel (HC) – a leading healthcare agency in the USA. HC is supporting the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU). March 25th marked the kickoff of a one-year, post-graduate online training program for critical care nurses. 15 laptops have been provided to create an IT lab. HC …
V-consult has facilitated the delivery of 50 Safe Birth Kits from Direct Relief in the USA to the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU). These kits contain enough material and drugs to perform 2,500 safe births. UNMU, working closely with the Ministry of Health, has distributed these kits to many of the most remote rural …
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V-consult organisation, with financial support from the Gjensidige Foundation, is in the process of establishing a network for Somali women in the county of Østfold. A cheque of over 1 million Norwegian Crowns, was handed over to a surprised Safia Abdia Haase. She had been asked to come to the government offices in Østfold for …
“INNE” in Østfold – integration network for Somali women Read More »
V-consult arranged the first of five weekend gatherings to build an integration network of Somali women in Norway. Safia Abdi Haase was program coordinator and did a fantastic job. 46 Somali women, together with their 81 children spent the weekend discussing issues such as: – negative social control, – parenthood, – how to mix positive …
The Mother and Child Educational Care Project – being run by Mogadishu University – is supported by Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada.” V-consult is a collaborating partner. Recently, 400 university students attended a workshop on women’s rights and preventing FGM (female genital mutilation). Also, school visits have been carried …
As part of ongoing collaboration, a formal agreement was signed yesterday in Mogadishu. Due to security concerns we were not allowed outside the hotel. But with the Somali and Mogadishu University flags on the table we had a nice signing ceremony. Our women’s health project against female genital mutilation is rolling out at speed. The …
Collaborative agreement signed between V-consult and Mogadishu University. Read More »
Safia and Michael from V-consult are in Mogadishu, Somalia for a 5-day project visit to their local partner Mogadishu University. The Mother and Child Educational Care Project (MCEC) – currently being run by Mogadishu University – is supported by Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada. Somalia has had a turbulent …
The Norwegian Nurses Organisation (NNO) has just completed a successful finance and risk management seminar in Nairobi with its development partners. NNO, with financial support from Norad, assists several national nurses organisations in Southern and Southeastern Africa. The main goal for each partner is the same: strong, bold and sustainable nurses’ organisations that can speak …
NNO finance and risk management seminar in Nairobi Read More »
Safia gave a personal and engaging talk 19 September for members of Oslo Rotary. Her talk ”My meeting with Norway” gave those present a lot to think about as to how we meet our new countrymen and –women. What type of information is important for them? What apparently “unimportant” information – as we might regard …
On Wednesday March 1st Safia and Michael from V-consult were invited to meet with the Norwegian Prime Minsiter Erna Solberg. The topic to be discussed was integration, gender-based violence and female genital mutilation. The Prime minister welcomed us in heer office close to the Aker Fortress. It was a heartfelt greeting between Safia and the …
PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR INTEGRATION, Violence against Women AND FGM Read More »