Mother and Child Development Oraganization-MCDO

Mother and Child Development Oraganization-MCDO Community Organization

Empowering Mothers, Nourishing Children: Reer Approach.Community-based nutrition and health activities are being impleme...
21/12/2025

Empowering Mothers, Nourishing Children: Reer Approach.

Community-based nutrition and health activities are being implemented in underserved rural areas to improve maternal and child nutrition outcomes.
With support from UNICEF, MCDO strengthens women caregivers’ capacity through integrated nutrition education, infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counseling, and practical cooking demonstrations.
Mothers regularly gather at community facilities to receive hands-on training using locally available foods, including vegetables, fruits, eggs, and staple crops, promoting affordable and nutritious diets.
The intervention promotes household-level food diversity and resilience by emphasizing balanced meal preparation using community resources.
Home gardening initiatives, supported technically and financially by MCDO, enable mothers to produce nutritious foods directly at household level.
Today’s activity marks the harvest period, where mothers harvested fresh vegetables from their own home gardens established with MCDO support.
Fresh produce from home gardens is used in cooking demonstrations, reinforcing practical learning and sustainable nutrition practices.
The program targets pregnant and lactating women and young children, contributing to the reduction of malnutrition and improvement of dietary diversity.
These activities enhance community ownership, peer learning, and women’s empowerment, while also supporting local livelihoods.
The intervention aligns with donor priorities on maternal and child health, nutrition-sensitive programming, and sustainable community development.

Key Terms Related to Vaccination and MCDO Activities1. Catch-up Vaccination• The MCDO actively engages in vaccinating in...
21/12/2025

Key Terms Related to Vaccination and MCDO Activities
1. Catch-up Vaccination
• The MCDO actively engages in vaccinating individuals, particularly children, who have missed doses of eligible vaccines due to various barriers such as delays, stockouts, access issues, hesitancy, or service interruptions.
2. Catch-up Vaccination Policy
• As part of its national immunization strategy, MCDO emphasizes:
• The importance of vaccinating individuals who have missed doses.
• Guidelines for determining eligibility and age ranges for catch-up vaccinations.
• Accurate recording and reporting of late doses.
• Utilizing every health contact to check and update vaccination histories.
3. Catch-up Vaccination Schedule
• MCDO implements a catch-up vaccination schedule that specifies:
• Age cohorts eligible for catch-up.
• Minimum and maximum age limits based on national policies.
• Minimum permissible intervals between doses for each vaccine antigen, facilitating complete vaccination.
4. Timely Vaccination
• The organization ensures doses are administered within the recommended time frames, enhancing overall public health.
5. Missed Dose
• MCDO identifies children who have not received one or more vaccine doses according to the national schedule and conducts screenings for catch-up vaccination as necessary.
6. Delayed Dose
• Efforts are made to address doses not given at the recommended times, ensuring children receive their vaccinations promptly.
7. Invalid Dose
• MCDO provides guidance on the validity of vaccine doses, ensuring that children do not receive doses administered before the minimum recommended age or intervals, thus ensuring effective immune responses.
8. Minimum Interval
• The organization communicates the shortest permissible time between vaccine doses necessary for adequate immune response, reinforcing that shorter intervals will be deemed invalid.
9. Periodic Intensification of Routine Immunization (PIRI)
• MCDO conducts time-limited activities focused on administering routine vaccinations, including catch-up doses to under-immunized populations and raising awareness about the importance of vaccinations.
10. Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs)
• MCDO organizes vaccination campaigns aimed at quickly delivering vaccines to large populations to close immunity gaps.
11. Zero-dose Children
• The organization works to identify and vaccinate zero-dose children—those who have not received any routine vaccines—thereby preventing future outbreaks.
12. Under-immunized
• MCDO targets individuals who have not completed their vaccination courses, particularly those missing the third dose of the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DPT3) vaccine, to ensure comprehensive immunization coverage.
Community Impact
MCDO's efforts in these domains directly enhance community health by:
• Increasing Immunization Rates: Through educational initiatives and catch-up vaccination campaigns, MCDO boosts immunization rates among children and mothers.
• Raising Awareness: By conducting outreach programs, MCDO educates the community on the importance of vaccinations, addressing hesitancy and misconceptions.
• Providing Access: MCDO facilitates access to vaccines in remote or underserved areas, ensuring that all community members benefit from immunization programs.
• Engaging Local Partnerships: Collaborations with local health providers and community leaders strengthen the vaccination network and improve health outcomes.

Through these activities, the Mother and Children Development Organization plays a pivotal role in promoting public health and enhancing immunization coverage within the community

07/12/2025

Championing a Future Free from FGM

On November 25, 2025, we proudly brought to life our GIZ-supported initiative: “School and School Initiative to Prevent and End FGM.” Inspired by the powerful theme, “Let My Sister Live a Dignified Life and Thrive for Her Dream,” our community came together in Harooryse Woreda to take a unified stand against Female Ge***al Mutilation (FGM).

The day was filled with purpose and passion:
🧹 We cleaned and renewed our school grounds, creating a dignified space where every girl can learn and dream freely.
🎨 Together, we painted a wall of commitment leaving handprints and pledges to protect our sisters from FGM.
🎭 Our Gender Club moved hearts with a powerful drama, telling a story of dreams, loss, and resilient hope.
🚶 We walked as one through the community, carrying banners of promise in a visible rally for change.

This wasn’t just an event it was the beginning of a lasting commitment. Every cleaned corner, every painted handprint, and every voice raised is a step toward a future where no girl’s dream is cut short.

A heartfelt thank you to GIZ for their partnership, and to every student, teacher, elder, and leader who stood with us as brothers and keepers of our sisters’ futures.

👉 Relive the inspiring moments here:
https://web.facebook.com/share/v/16aCPV1BsD/

A Day of Action and Solidarity at Sheik Abduselam Secondary School!On December 5, 2025, the Mother and Child Development...
07/12/2025

A Day of Action and Solidarity at Sheik Abduselam Secondary School!

On December 5, 2025, the Mother and Child Development Organization (MCDO) together with the Network of Ethiopian Women Association (NEWA) and the Bureau of Women and Child Affairs (BoWCA) proudly organized a meaningful event to mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence under the inspiring theme:
“Let My Sister Live a Dignified Life, Thrive for Her Dream.”

We united students, teachers, and community leaders in a day full of action, dialogue, and commitment to ending GBV.

🧹 Community Clean-Up – Together, we cleaned the school grounds, reinforcing our shared responsibility for a safe and supportive environment.

🎨 Wall of Commitment – Through creative banners and fingerprint pledges, we made a powerful, collective promise to stand against violence and support survivors.

🗣️ Open Dialogue – Important discussions were held with students, school directors, and BoWCA representatives on digital violence, GBV causes, and community-led solutions.

🎭 Drama & Talent Show – Students moved hearts through performances that creatively conveyed the message of activism. Winners received school bags from MCDO and partners.

🚶‍♀️ Unity Walk – Wearing orange, we walked in solidarity for a future free from violence.

We extend our deepest gratitude to NEWA, BoWCA, Partners, Somali Region Television (SRTV), Sheik Abduselam Secondary School, and every participant who joined us in making this day impactful.

Together, we are building a safer, more dignified world for all.

👉 Watch the highlights here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ffs6s8EiW/?mibextid=wwXIfr

MCDO provided scholastic materials for 120 girls students in three different districts Kebribayah of Garbi school, Arars...
27/10/2024

MCDO provided scholastic materials for 120 girls students in three different districts Kebribayah of Garbi school, Ararso of Daryeel School and Tuluguled of Haji yonis School. 40 students each.
This comprehensive support of scholastic material creates a nurturing environment for students from low-income families, promoting equal opportunities and paving the way for lifelong success.
Through these initiatives, MCDO is dedicated to uplifting women and girls, creating a foundation for resilient communities where women are empowered to lead, grow, and inspire.

Haayada Horumarinta hooyada iyo dhalaanka ee MCDO waxay siisay agabka waxbarasho 120 arday oo gabdho ah oo ka kala socday saddex degmo oo kala ah: dugsiga Garbi ee Kebribayah, dugsiga Daryeel ee Ararso, iyo dugsiga Haji Yonis ee Tuluguled, mid kasta oo ka mid ahna dugsiyadaas waxaa laga siiyay 40 arday.

A total of 20 MCDO project staff members have been trained on disability inclusion, prevention of sexual exploitation an...
03/10/2024

A total of 20 MCDO project staff members have been trained on disability inclusion, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), GBV messaging, and awareness diversion, In Jigjiga, MCDO main office.

During this month a total of 128 HEWs/HWs (47 female and 81 male) have received IFA supplementation Orientation in Chere...
02/10/2024

During this month a total of 128 HEWs/HWs (47 female and 81 male) have received IFA supplementation Orientation in Chereti, Kelafo and El-ogaden Woredas.

A total of 120 (male 35 and 85 female) participants have been trained on key messages. Protection of Sexual exploitation...
02/10/2024

A total of 120 (male 35 and 85 female) participants have been trained on key messages. Protection of Sexual exploitation and abuse and GBV risk mitigations in Barey, Kohle, and Godgod woredas of Afder Zone, Somaliregion.

A total of 60 HWS have been trained on regular supplementation of IFA to pregnant women in the targeted 3 Weredas Afder ...
02/10/2024

A total of 60 HWS have been trained on regular supplementation of IFA to pregnant women in the targeted 3 Weredas Afder zone.

A total of 60 health workers (21 female and 39 male) from the targeted health centers in the woredas of Chereti, Kelafo,...
13/09/2024

A total of 60 health workers (21 female and 39 male) from the targeted health centers in the woredas of Chereti, Kelafo, Godey, and El-ogaden have been trained on Growth Monitoring Promotion (GMP), birth registration, and vaccination for children aged 0-23 months.

These health workers are now equipped to participate in monthly GMP sessions and ensure accurate birth registration. The training utilized records from the Regional Health Bureau (RHB) training database.

A total of 360 mentor mothers, including mothers with disabilities, have been trained on Infant and Young Child Feeding ...
13/09/2024

A total of 360 mentor mothers, including mothers with disabilities, have been trained on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) counseling and Family MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference) screening. These mentor mothers play a crucial role in their communities by providing peer support and counseling to other mothers, helping to improve infant and young child feeding practices. They are trained to offer guidance on breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and the use of locally available nutritious foods. Additionally, they are equipped to conduct MUAC screenings to identify children at risk of malnutrition and refer them for appropriate care.

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Jijiga

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday 08:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+251257752581

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