Our actions facing COVID-19

From 2020 to 2022

968’349

pregnant women were able to benefit from follow-up

27’182

students were protected and supported

3’783

health personnel have been trained and protected

Ajustement of the programs to match with the context of the health crisis

Following the COVID-19 epidemic in March 2020 and in collaboration with local partners and the Ministries of Health, all the Enfants du Monde teams were mobilized to adapt the association’s programs, to protect our beneficiaries and staff, support health systems and reorient activities according to the evolution of the situation in our countries of intervention.

What was the impact on our countries of intervention?

Health services in the countries where Enfants du Monde operates (such as Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Niger, El Salvador, etc.) were brittle, poorly funded, poorly organized, and not well equipped to provide adequate care for severe cases of COVID-19 and patients requiring intensive care. Therefore, our Swiss NGO, through its local partners, has come to the aid of the governments of its countries of intervention, in particular with the implementation of infection prevention and control measures in health structures; developing effective communication at the community level; training of nursing staff; and strengthening coordination between different actors to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Elsa Cortez, nurse, El Salvador

Personal protective equipment (which was financed by Enfants du Monde) will be used by the nursing staff and then during care (caps, masks, glasses, overcoats). We appreciate this donation and look forward to receiving more.

Prevent the spread of COVID-19

The first actions carried out by Enfants du Monde, in collaboration with the Ministries of Health and our local partners, focused on prevention to stop the spread of the epidemic.

Burkina Faso

Creation of prevention posters for health centers.

Bangladesh

Security measures taken by the government.

Bangladesh

Inform and protect the population.

Raise awareness among pregnant women and their communities about barrier gestures

Enfants du Monde collaborated with its local partners in Burkina Faso and El Salvador to inform and thus protect pregnant women in the context of the health crisis.

Burkina Faso

Mobile application to inform pregnant women.

El Salvador

Handing out leaflets to pregnant women by healthcare staff.

Protect healthcare workers

Enfants du Monde delivered individual protective equipment including masks, gloves, hydroalcoholic gel to protect caregivers in health centers.

El Salvador

Delivery of individual protective equipment.

Burkina Faso

Delivery of personal protective equipment.

Haïti

Delivery of personal protective equipment.

Guaranteeing qualitative medical care for pregnant women

In order to continue prenatal consultations in complete safety, Enfants du Monde and its partners have created videos for caregivers and trained in adequate medical care during the COVID-19 period.

Southern Countries

Creation of endorsement videos for healthcare personnel in developing countries.

Burkina Faso

Ensure the medical follow-up of pregnant women.

Pursuing our education programs safely

In Guatemala, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, the schools we support were (partially) closed for several months and training for teachers was temporarily suspended. Enfants du Monde has provided support to adapt the learning formats to continue teaching in complete safety. When the return to school was possible, our Swiss NGO made sure that it was done in complete safety for the students and their teachers.