Mother's Choice Foundation

30/08/2025

Boosted our team lead. Santos Kamara advocacy skills! Completed a 4-day training with African Population and Health Research Center, focusing on advocacy strategy, communication, and policy. Now, he is geared up to push for crucial bills like Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health. "

16/02/2025

The Sierra Leone United States Alumni Association is making a remarkable impact as a proud beneficiary, (our founder) harnessing its resources to drive real change and foster sustainable development. Together, we're not just creating opportunities; we're shaping a brighter future for our communities.

Sierra Leone United States Alumni Association YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone USAID West Africa Community Of Practice Caritas Freetown

19/12/2024

Sierra Leone's mortality rate has been decreasing in recent years, with a number of factors contributing to this:
Death rate
In 2022, the death rate in Sierra Leone was 0.2 deaths per 1,000 people, which was a decrease from the previous year.
Maternal mortality rate
The maternal mortality rate in Sierra Leone has improved from 1,682 in 2000 to 443 in 2020. However, Sierra Leone still has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.
Under-five mortality rate
The under-five mortality rate in Sierra Leone is 100.8 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Infant mortality rate
The infant mortality rate in Sierra Leone is 76 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Neonatal mortality rate
The neonatal mortality rate in Sierra Leone is 31 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Some of the leading causes of death in Sierra Leone include:
Maternal mortality: Obstetric hemorrhage, hypertension, obstructed labor, and sepsis
Neonatal mortality: Prematurity, asphyxia, sepsis, pneumonia, and congenital
Under-five mortality: Newborn conditions, malaria, acute respiratory infection (ARI), and diarrheal diseases
Adult mortality: Hypertension and congestive heart failure
Child mortality: Malnutrition and anemia
Many of these deaths are preventable if managed by skilled health providers. That's why we need the bill ,because professional health workers will handle this issue and solve them.

12/12/2024

Press conference statement from our partner 's Alliance for Reproductive Health Advocacy

01/12/2024

Ending FGM does not negate cultural or religious practices. It’s an affirmation of the Sierra Leonean constitutional commitment to protecting all children from coercion and violence.



Purposeful

13/09/2024

Between 2011 and 2013, I crossed paths with Sarah at Model Junior Secondary School. On the 1st of September, 2024 ,she invited me to participate as a guest speaker.

Today ,She and Muckson Santos, who happens to be the founder of Mother's Choice Foundation, are changing agents in diverse areas. He was so happy to be invited as a guest at the 3rd National Student Entrepreneurs Conference. Something we have similarly implemented with a different approach.

In 2022, we implemented fully funded -Children'sVillage, which lasted for 6 days capacity building training.We believe that financial independency is way better to make informed decisions, with regards to body autonomy, out of domestic violence homes and communities, and it creates room for self-reliance.

Together we can make society free and safe for every woman and girl outthere.

USAID West Africa
U.S. Embassy Freetown, Sierra Leone
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa
UNFPA Sierra Leone
Caritas Freetown
Plan International Sierra Leone
Community Of Practice
YALI RLC Alumni Sierra Leone

04/09/2024

The Elements!!

Positive relationships are impossible without mutual respect and consent.

This , let UNFPA—the sexual and reproductive health agency—explain why positive relationships are a cornerstone of sexual health: unf.pa/shd