WOMENS HEALTH FIRST
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to support humanity by promoting and improving women’s health through Education, Advocacy and Empowerment.
About This Cause
Incorporated in the State of Georgia, Womens Health First (WHF) is a US-Based 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Humanitarian Aid Organization. Our Mission is to support humanity by promoting and improving women’s health, through education, advocacy, and empowerment. Womens Health First envisions a world where everyone has equitable access to reliable health information and basic needs, such as Water Sanitation Hygiene (WASH), and Nutrition. A world where Women and Girls thrive! Our focus is to: - Provide Holistic Health Education to vulnerable women and families residing in metro Atlanta, Georgia-US - Drill water wells and provide access to clean drinking water to indigenous women and families in Togo. Target Population: Metro Atlanta Georgia - the United States, and Togo - West Africa. All programs are free and open to the public regardless of race, religion, or creed. WHF Services: 1- a) Host weekly online Zoom education sessions and a slideshow titled “WHP-Women’s Health Promotion” to educate and increase community awareness on the current COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on women’s health, and provide referrals to testing and vaccination sites. b) Education & Support Group Conduct Sisters Halaqah (gathering) weekly educational sessions to support and equip Immigrants and refugee Women, in Metro Atlanta, with basic knowledge on topics ranging, from Diabetes, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Marriage, Divorce, Parenting, and more... 2- Drill Water Wells in Togo to provide clean, drinking water, and reduce the burden on indigenous women and girls walking long miles to collect unsafe water. History Womens Health First was established by founder Nahila Ayeva BS, MA, CHES® originally, to drive her passion to share reliable public health information and practical behavioral change tips. Thus, everyone needs fundamental public health information and basic needs to make informed health decisions, to promote and improve their health and quality of life. Nahila wanted to increase awareness and share health information on COVID-19, Chronic Diseases, and Mental Health in Clayton and Surrounding Counties of Metro Atlanta. WHF is emphasizing women’s health promotion, as COVID-19 and its harmful impact have continued to disproportionately affect women, especially in minority communities, where some of them die living, vulnerable orphan children behind. WHF has expanded to address water crises as well. All this started with Nahila’s weekly community educational sessions, during which she has always emphasized and stressed the importance of handwashing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to the point that, a program participant raise a concern: "How is it possible for African people in rural areas wash their hands when they don't even have clean water to drink." Indeed, how is this possible!? Nahila acted and that’s when she and her team made the decision to expand the WHF initiatives to address the rural African water crisis as a priority as well. While studying public health in New York - the United States, Nahila learned that the water crisis is a global issue not just found in Africa. Access to safe water and sanitation is a basic need for human beings. Yet billions of people across the globe are living without reliable access to these necessities of life. The global water crisis kills 3.4 million lives each year and 780 million people rely on contaminated drinking water sources (UN). Togo is one of the West African countries affected the most by this water crisis. According to UNICEF, 33% of the Togolese population does not have access to clean water. Women and girls are disproportionately impacted; they bear the burden of searching for water, walking an average of 3.7 miles daily to collect and carry up to 40 pounds home missing productive activities or schools (UN). This brought her back to her childhood in Togo, where there are indigenous Togolese Women in villages showing the painful daily struggle of obtaining dirty, contaminated water for their families. To date, WHF’s Team has continued to provide the weekly Highbridge (both online and in-person) community health education and promotion sessions in COVID-19 prevention and Stress Management to benefit Clayton County and surrounding residents of Metro Atlanta, Georgia. We have provided over 100 Community Health Educational sessions and have reached over 5000 people in Clayton and surrounding counties. WHF has distributed 3000 hand sanitizers, 2000 facial masks, and 400 test kits to the community. We have provided over 100 referrals to vaccination sites and to other existing service delivery agencies to address the personal needs of the members of the community. We have conducted workshops at several Masjids and community centers across Metro Atlanta, and trained volunteers and participants on how to make Toxic-Free products to sanitize and disinfect their homes and community. We have disseminated over 300 brochures and flyers on Healthy Nutrition, Obesity, and Diabetes. Womens Health First is a CDC-recognized Organization to provide the National Diabetes Prevention- Lifestyle Change Program in Clayton County, GA. We also disseminate public health information through YouTube channels and podcasts to benefit humanity. In addition, WHF completed two water wells projects in Togo. The NANANI borehole, a solar power-generated water supply funded this year in Jun 2022. The well currently provides clean safe drinking water to over 2000 residents. The project is founded through our crowdfunding campaign, on Launchgood. And the Koudjossahoè village project is another water well equipped with a Solar Power System that currently provides clean water to over 1500 people as well in West Africa Togo. This first project is founded through Georgia Gives on Given Tuesday crowdfunding campaign. More need to be done, we need your continued help and support. Thank you for helping us make a lifesaving difference.