LAST MILE4D
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to mobilize resources to ensure that women and girls everywhere and particularly in remote Last Mile communities have access to information about their rights to health and safety and their right to be free of gender-based violence.
About This Cause
Last Mile4D is a non-profit based in Washington, DC that designs and implements education and training programs with a focus on the health and safety of women living in the most remote and under-served areas of the developing world, known as “Last Mile” communities. Celebrate Last Mile4D’s 10 Years of Innovation and Impact Our journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctokKEtKvKk has been marked by significant achievements and transformative impacts, and we are excited to share these moments with you. A Decade of Transformational Impact Since our inception, Last Mile4D has been at the forefront of advancing women and girls’ rights to reproductive health and prevention of gender-based violence. We have done this through cutting-edge technology and forging strategic partnerships. Over the years, we have: Launched a Pioneering Platform: Developed and deployed Last Mile4D’s robust platform, integrating data collection and provision of health and safety services to women and girls in the remotest regions of the world. Reduced Gender-Based Violence: Applied a unique multi-pronged methodology and prevented FGM and domestic violence in the regions within which we work. See our girls' voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJBquPk_3w0&t=6s Held Authorities Accountable: Engaged and collaborated with local authorities to intervene and prevent FGM during the critical cutting seasons. Disrupted FGM Cutting Seasons: We ran sanctuary day camps in different locations during the cutting/school closure season, disrupting plans to cut the girls. Introduced Alternative Rites of Passage: Planted groves of trees in honor of the girls that stood up to FGM and celebrated their health with their parents and authorities. Collaborated Globally: Partnered with diverse and local organizations, governments, and other providers to drive sustainable health solutions. Thank You for Your Support This milestone is a testament to the unwavering support of you, our partners, team members, and communities. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has contributed to our success over the years. Your support has been crucial in driving our mission forward. Join Us in Celebrating We invite you to celebrate this significant achievement with us. Stay connected through our website and social media channels to participate in our anniversary activities and learn more about our future plans. BE A PART OF OUR SECOND DECADE OF SUCCESS! Building capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs): Last Mile4D designs and delivers regional conferences, trainings, and workshops in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Middle East on public health issues impacting the health, rights-to-health, and safety of women and girls. But LM4D’s secret-sauce is the action-planning that takes place at the conferences and workshops, and the follow up work that takes place after these events to ensure that action plans become actualized. These activities are designed to build the capacity of women-led civil society organizations, as well as provide continuous mentoring and online and in-person training. These training sessions tie into our broader and more sustained mentoring processes. They also allow us to help trouble shoot around obstacles that our local partners encounter in adapting LM4D’s programs to the needs of local communities. Moreover, these sessions help us assess the capacity of those we train to then train others in the area of women and girls’ rights to health and safety. Health, Economic empowerment and Rights (HER): Key components of advancing the cause of women’s health are promoting awareness of their rights to health and safety, as well as giving them a voice for advocacy in their homes, local communities and countries. We believe women and girls’ access to health and safety is a fundamental cornerstone of their economic empowerment. Based on this belief, we are focused on Health, Economic Empowerment and Rights (HER) in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East and East Africa. In these areas we provide ongoing training and mentoring to women and civil society leaders who can help advance the cause of Women’s health and safety, and their economic wellbeing. Given the close connection between access to health/safety and economic empowerment, our training and awareness modules cover both of these closely related issues so critical to the well-being of women. We use distance e-training and mentoring through local partners and their trainees to advance the health and financial independence of women. This is of particular importance for women caught in the vicious cycle of violence. We supply our local partners in remote areas with VPack, to improve the reach of our HER – health, safety and economic empowerment – programs to some of the most remote areas of the globe. This combination of health, safety and economic empowerment programs has had proven successes in central Kenya, where girls graduating from high school gained access to job-related educational content.