About us

The partnership between the international women's organisation, SIGBI and MCAI will save the lives of women, babies and children in The Gambia and enable them to live healthy lives rather than merely existing to survive.

Our joint project, The 3E Project:healthcare, aims to improve the situation in The Gambia through Education, Empowerment and Enablement, specifically by:

 Who are we?

Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) is a vibrant, dynamic organisation for today's professional and business women. SIGBI are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, realise  aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong and peaceful communities worldwide. Click here to go to the SIGBI webiste

  MCAI (Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International) is an international medical charity devoted to saving the lives of seriously ill pregnant women, children and babies in countries where there is extreme poverty. Our volunteer senior doctors, midwives and nurses work with, support and train local health workers with our partners, ALSG. With improved training, care, medicines, equipment and adovcacy many deaths can be prevented. . To find out more about MCAI click here.

Since 2004, MCAI have been working alongside ALSG, a medical education charity with over 19 years experience in delivering medical training. As well as The Gambia, ALSG also work in 25 other oversea's locations. Click here to find out more about ALSG.