Need
A lack of qualified nurses and midwives contributes to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s low life expectancy, as well as its high rates of maternal and newborn mortality.
Action/results
LINCCO supports a variety of projects to improve the skills of nurses and midwives. This includes helping the Institute for Advanced Studies in Nursing to introduce and sustain a Master’s program in health administration for nurses and midwives, with the first 20 graduating in 2018. LINCCO also provides scholarships for students in the Bachelor’s program in nursing.
Note: As of October 2019, a total of twenty-five professionals had graduated with a Master’s degree. These local trainers, now qualified, are able to take over from the MAPS program by passing on themselves a good part of the training previously given by foreign trainers.
Annual overall funding objective: $30,000
- $3,500 covers the travel and accommodation cost for a professor teaching in the Master’s program
- $1,500 covers the cost of a scholarship for a year for a Master’s student
- $1,500 cost of a scholarship for a year for a Bachelor’s student
Details
- Local partners: Congolese Centre for Culture, Training and Development; Centre for Advanced Nursing Studies
- Canadian partners: Université de Montréal, Fondation Guy-Charron
ANNUAL OVERALL FUNDING OBJECTIVE: $30,000
• $3,500 - Travel cost for a professor (Master’s program)
• $1,500 - Scholarship for a year for a Master’s student
• $1,500 - Scholarship for a year for a Bachelor’s student