Compassionate Care & Community Wellness

1. Background / Problem Statement

Access to quality healthcare remains a challenge for many communities in Ghana, especially in rural and peri-urban areas. Preventable diseases, poor maternal and child health outcomes, and limited HIV/AIDS awareness continue to affect the most vulnerable populations.

Statistics indicate that maternal mortality ratios remain high, while preventable diseases like malaria and malnutrition cause avoidable suffering. Social stigma and misinformation around HIV further hinder effective prevention.

Many communities lack consistent access to clinics, basic screenings, and health education. This health inequality results in families suffering avoidable illness, reduced productivity, and the erosion of community resilience.

Horeb Outreach Ministry (HOM), driven by compassion and holistic transformation, seeks to fill this gap by offering mobile health outreach campaigns that provide screenings, prevention, and health education — while also training local volunteers to sustain change.

2. Goal & Specific Objectives

Goal:
To improve the health and well-being of underserved communities by reaching at least 2,400 people annually with preventive health education, free screenings, and community-based care.

Specific Objectives:

1. Organize 20 mobile health outreach campaigns across target districts (2 per quarter).
2. Provide maternal and child health education, nutrition awareness, HIV prevention, and STI education at each outreach.
3. Train 50 local health volunteers to serve as community health promoters.
4. Strengthen referral systems linking beneficiaries to public healthcare facilities.

3. Project Description (Approach & Activities)

HOM will use a mobile health service model aligned with Ghana Health Service protocols. Each outreach combines education, services, and community mobilization:

• Mobile Health Outreaches: Teams of doctors, nurses, and volunteers conduct screenings (BP, malaria, HIV, antenatal checks).
• Targeted Awareness Campaigns: Maternal and child health, hygiene, HIV/STI awareness, nutrition education.
• Training Volunteers: Recruitment of local youth/women as Community Health Advocates to continue sensitization.
• Referral & Linkages: Clear pathways to district hospitals and clinics for follow-up.
• Faith Integration: Local faith leaders mobilize communities and provide psychosocial support alongside medical interventions.

4. Expected Outcomes & Impact

Expected Outcomes:

• 2,400+ direct beneficiaries reached annually through health services.
• 50 trained volunteer health promoters sustaining behavior change locally.
• Improved community awareness of maternal-child health and HIV prevention.
• Reduced incidence of preventable health issues (malaria, malnutrition, late antenatal care).

Impact:
Healthier families capable of contributing to local development, reduced preventable deaths, and enhanced resilience at both family and community levels.

5. Target Beneficiaries

• Primary: Women of reproductive age, children under 5, and vulnerable youth.
• Secondary: Community members benefiting from broader hygiene, nutrition, and wellness campaigns.

6. Sustainability Strategy

• Partnerships with Ghana Health Service for technical expertise and referrals.
• Volunteer training ensures peer-to-peer education continues post-outreach.
• Engagement of local churches and community-based organizations for mobilization support.
• Future integration of low-cost community health insurance models to promote ownership.

7. Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

HOM will deploy a results-based M&E system:

• Baseline surveys to determine local health status.
• Digital tablets to record outreach data in real time.
• Quarterly reviews to assess campaign coverage and effectiveness.
• Endline evaluation comparing behavior and health indicators.

Indicators:

• of people reached through outreach campaigns.
• of screenings conducted (HIV, ANC, BP, etc.).
• % of women accessing maternal-child health education.
• of trained local volunteers.

8. Estimated Budget Summary (Oct 2025 – Dec 2026)

• Health Outreach Campaigns (transport, medicines, test kits): $7,000
• Training of Volunteers (logistics, manuals, stipends): $2,000
• Awareness, IEC Materials: $1,000
• Coordination & M&E: $2,000
  Total Budget: $12,000

9. About Horeb Outreach Ministry (Institutional Capacity)

Horeb Outreach Ministry (HOM) is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to holistic transformation. HOM has institutional health objectives enshrined in its Constitution (Article 5.3), focusing on HIV/AIDS awareness, maternal-child health, and preventive care. HOM’s strategic plan (2025–2028) commits to 20 mobile outreach campaigns and 50 trained volunteers, with a target of reaching at least 10 districts. HOM has governance, financial oversight, and accountability systems in place to ensure transparency and credibility with donors.