mentor mothers
May 28, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
Odette lives in the Gitega province of Burundi. A mother of two, she used to make a living by selling avocadoes. But after her husband abandoned the family, it became difficult to make ends meet. So, Odette turned to sex work. Shortly after doing so, she learned she...
May 28, 2023 | News
On this year’s International Day of Action for Women’s Health, the need for renewed recognition and support of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights is of paramount importance. Twenty years ago, ICAP was founded on the premise that women’s health is integral...
Jul 13, 2022 | News
“My happiness comes if the baby of the mother I am following is HIV-negative after 18 months,” said Angelina Doki. Doki is a mentor mother in Juba, the capital and largest city of South Sudan. As a mother and person living with HIV, Doki understands how crucial it is...
Jul 8, 2022 | Stories from the Field
Dancile Habarugira, a 37-year-old farmer, recalls the first time she heard of the mentor mother program ICAP supports as a member of the RISE consortium in Burundi. It was during a routine antiretroviral therapy (ART) visit with her health care provider at the Mukenke...
