Mission for African MothersIs a non profit organisation that was integrated in 2012.
Background
The concept was to form a Charity Organization to help single expectant and single mothers as a vulnerable group in society, borne earlier in 2008 by a concerned mother Mrs. Maria M. M – Otaremwa.
MAM aims at empowering single expectant mothers and their children in order to liberate them in areas that are most vital to them which are; Healthcare, Psychosocial support, Legal assistance and Economic growth as a means of saving them from emotional breakdown, maternal and infant mortality and self pity and as a result curbing on maternal and infant mortality rates, abandoned children, domestic suicides that consist of child homicides as a result of arson, starvation and poisoning, abortions, child torment; rampant spread of STDs, rise in children born with disabilities, extensive prostitution, rise in school dropouts among others; that consequence from the vulnerability and marginalization of being a single mother.
Objectives
To achieve MAM's mission and vision their operations and staff are guided by a set of objectives designed to promote vertical and horizontal accountability and responsibility, with the purposes of acting in the overall interests of their members and the Community. MAM's objectives are:
- Improving the reproductive health of single expectant mothers.
- Promoting public awareness of the need to protect single expectant and single mothers.
- Formulating or assisting in formulation of policies that promote the management of matters related to single mothers’ rights.
- Advocating for provision of free reproductive health services to single expectant mothers.
- Promoting positive aspects of cultural and traditional practices that encourage human and social responsibility of the community towards single expectant mothers.
- Provide advise in planning and financial management services to or in connection with projects, programs and other relevant activities aimed at economically empowering the single mothers.
- Promoting single mothers’ economic gains through socially enterprising projects.
Vision
MAM’s vision is to improve and promote maternal healthcare and welfare of single expectant mothers and their children for future development and evolution of humanity.
Mission
MAM’s mission is to ensure that every single mother overcomes stigma, poverty and the stereotyped pessimism in order to raise a future generation that is empowered emotionally, physically and financially.
MAM campaigns to achieve a future generation regardless of tribe, race, nationality, gender or religion that is free from the effects of being raised by a single mother in the face of self-pity, psychosomatic torture, poverty and pessimism.
