Impact Global Health Alliance has been announced as one of 80+ organizations that were awarded funding through Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global open call, launched in 2024 to support organizations working to improve women’s mental and physical health around the world.
Although women make up half of the world’s population, they face inequities in nearly every aspect of their health. Women’s health is chronically underfunded and under-researched, and even when resources and solutions do exist, they often aren’t reaching the women who need them.
Impact Global Health Alliance works where help is needed most, in marginalized communities with high maternal and child mortality rates who receive limited support from the government and outside organizations. They save lives of mothers and children through sustainable and community-centered health care.
According to Andrew Herrera, Executive Director since 2013, “This investment from Action for Women’s Health will enable us to scale our impact, reaching more women with evidence-based health. The problem is complex and urgent and we have solutions that are rooted in justice and science. On behalf of the hundreds of health workers and thousands of women we work with today, we are excited to do even more over the coming decade to serve those who so often are forgotten and left out.”
Over 4,000 organizations from 119 countries applied, offering solutions across the lifespan for women. After a rigorous peer and expert review process, 80+ organizations have been identified, many of whom have historically lacked access to major funding streams. The majority of the awardees (over 65 percent) are community-based organizations working within their home countries across six continents. This funding will have real impact for women across geographies, life stages, and identities. Action for Women’s Health is funded by Pivotal, a group of impact organizations founded by Melinda French Gates, and managed by Lever for Change, an organization with a track record of identifying bold ideas to solve the world’s most pressing problems. More information about the initiative and awardees is available here.
WILL YOU JOIN ALLIANCE?
- A gift of $175 ensures health for five mothers and her family for a year.
- A gift of $500 provides prenatal, postpartum and breastfeeding classes for 25 women.
- A gift of $1,500 provides delivery and postpartum care for 10 mothers.
- A gift of $500,000 invests in 3,000 local mothers as health educators, turning each into a teacher who helps 10 more women ensure safe pregnancies and healthy children. 300,000 mom’s impacted!!
- A gift of $1,000,000 empowers 1,400 health workers to deliver lifesaving care and education in poor communities and build healthier families for generations.
- A gift of $5,000,000 creates a legacy of local, women-led health systems empowering communities to manage their own health
- A gift of $10,000,000 builds a global network of support between south-to-south organizations bringing community-led primary care to 3 million people.
