SWDF considers women’s and children’s health a key priority for healthy communities. Because women constitute the foundation of both families and communities, their well-being is essential for the success of those around them. Protecting that well-being is a central challenge of women’s and children’s healthcare in most communities.

SWDF works with communities and Government health authorities to improve the health of expectant women by offering safe motherhood services that include antenatal care, safe delivery by skilled birth attendants, quality care for obstetric and newborn emergencies, post-natal care and family planning that stresses healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies. 

Furthermore, SWDF contributes to better health outcomes and reduction of common childhood illnesses and deaths through our programs that include vaccinations against communicable diseases, growth monitoring, early childhood development interventions and community-based case management of common childhood illnesses.

In times of crisis—when traditional social codes protecting women can easily break down—women, adolescent girls and young children become more vulnerable to abuse, rape or sexual exploitation. We offer culturally appropriate services for gender-based violence and work to reduce forms of violence rooted in gender discrimination. 

We also provide medical interventions for survivors of rape. Health centers are completely unqualified to deal with violence against women because they have a lack of awareness about the matter and how to deal with its cases. Therefore, women receive limited support and inadequate services at the time when they need support and help from the whole community the most.