Over 50% of Malawians living in poverty and remote areas face a number of challenges in accessing quality healthcare and leading healthy lives. Due to cost, knowledge deficit, distance, inadequate human resources, and the non-availability of health facilities, thousands die every year unnecessarily. Many of these are children who die due to childhood illnesses.

Founded by Mercy Kafotokoza, Wandikweza is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to strengthening community health systems by providing equitable access to quality health care to ultra-poor Malawians in remote areas. We do this through Community Health Workers, mobile clinics, Nurses on Bikes, and our dedicated Health Centre. At Wandikweza we believe everyone should have access to high-quality healthcare when they need it.

Nurses on Bikes conduct one-on-one home visits, from pregnancy and until the child is three and half years. During the visits, nurses focus on parent education, nutrition, sexual health, family planning, maternal health and well-being, family relationships and child development. They also link families to other specialised care when needed.

Our Community Health Workers are trained, equipped, supported, and supervised to deliver frontline community health services. They are 80% women who proactively search for patients through door-to-door home visits. They make referrals to essential services for proper health management. Through a six months training program, they are equipped with the essential knowledge and resources to address health issues in their communities. They promote disease prevention and community-based development. They challenge communities to be independent, acquire important knowledge, and develop using their own resources.

Through our proactive care model, we have zero home birth deliveries in our community, zero maternal deaths and 80% of patients receive healthcare within 24 hours of onset of symptoms.

Until everyone has access to high quality healthcare when they need it, we press on!