Pro Mujer (Bolivia)
Pro Mujer was founded in 1990 in El Alto, Bolivia with the vision that, given the right opportunities, women can become powerful agents of change and realise their full potential. Pro Mujer is one of Latin America’s leading women development organisations, currently serving 250,000 women in six countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Peru.
In 2020/2021, Eurofins Foundation supported Pro Mujer in improving Health Outcomes in four low-income areas of Bolivia through the organisation’s network of community health workers (CHWs).
The funds provided by the Eurofins Foundation were key for three areas of operation: training and supervision, tech and connectivity, and volunteer safety within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Training and supervision activities are the core of the project, nearly 50% of the funds awarded to the project were spent on ensuring the successful execution of training sessions. Funding from the Eurofins Foundation contributed to the success of the project: Pro Mujer closed the year 2021 with 300 volunteers trained and ready to work.
Financial resources have been invested in providing the CHWs with the digital tools they need to adequately register each beneficiary including mobile internet connectivity which allows the follow-up app to work in the field. Lastly, due to COVID-19, additional safety and security measures were put in place to protect staff and volunteers during training and screening operations, as such funding was also dedicated to providing volunteers with sanitisation materials and antibacterial gel for constant use.
The Community Healthcare Workers programme held over 23,000 screenings and more than 13,600 counseling sessions in 2021.. It also seeked to diversify and scale the impact by educating women in the region on crucial, such as Gender Based Violence prevention and family planning.
In 2022/2023, the Eurofins Foundation renews its support to ProMujer Bolivia, particularly through its project “Strengthening community health through women health promoters”.
This project aims to expand the services of the existing Lay Health Promoters by adapting some clinics in peri-urban and rural areas and implementing a telemedicine service that will operate in the clinic itself. It will also be a base of operations to extend care through campaigns in rural areas where there is little or no medical attention.
This project contributes to the following United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
