Last Mile communities are literally villages that are furthest from the main tar roads (tarmacked roads). Tar roads are a linkage to urbanisation, and by default resources, development and all that that represents. Conversely, distance from tar roads correlates with impoverishment; the greater the distance between a community and a tar road, the more severe the impoverishment.
With Last Mile communities, there are no services, no development, no employment, just about nothing. We serve such Last Mile communities.
The natural, untouched beauty of the villages belie the abject poverty therein. The abject poverty belies the strength and resilience of the women in these communities, ordinary women we have trained to become Mentor Mothers, who are effectively community health workers.
The smiles on their faces don’t reflect the harsh realities of their daily work, walking many kilometres in harsh conditions to go door-to-door to each and every household in the village, bringing health education and advice to those households, their bright green shirts have become bright beacons of hope within the communities. The challenges they face in their work demand that innovation become par for the course.
On her most recent visit, Gqibelo Dandala, Executive Director of One to One, witnessed this first hand…
THE ONE TO ONE CYCLE OF SAVING LIVES
ENABLING EVERY CHILD TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL
OUR WORK
ENABLE
Our Mentor Mothers provide in-home healthcare and support that is transforming the lives of vulnerable mothers and babies, and building the foundation for a healthier future for the whole community in Mankosi, South Africa.
BRIGHT START
70% of children who live in HIV-affected households experience developmental delays and cognitive deficit. This project kick-starts cognitive development for vulnerable children in South Africa.
BETTER TOGETHER
AIDS is now the leading cause of adolescent deaths in Africa. This is a project working with teenagers living with HIV as they begin to manage their own treatment and develop new relationships, while still often facing stigma.
FUTURE LEADERS
Leadership programmes for world changers from refugee & asylum seeker backgrounds
JRAN: JOINT REFUGEE ACTION NETWORK
JRAN is a network of multi-faith organisations working with refugees in the UK. The JRAN Forum was held in association with One to One Children’s Fund earlier this year.
David Miliband is the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and former UK Foreign Secretary. He was a keynote speaker at the JRAN Forum. Watch the replay.
Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey. She was a keynote speaker at the JRAN Forum. Watch the replay.
