Our Approach
What we do to transform maternal and child health
Our approach is grounded in the conviction that maternal and child health is essential to sustainable development. We align our work with national public policies and international frameworks, integrating global priorities with local needs to guide relevant, equitable, and evidence-based interventions.
OUR AREAS OF WORK
- Maternal and Child Health Interventions
- Capacity Building
- Research for action
These can be delivered together or independently, depending on the context and needs.
Interventions in Maternal & Child Health
We design and implement locally grounded interventions aimed at improving maternal and child health care and comprehensive early childhood development.
Our work emphasizes individualized counseling processes—currently focused on breastfeeding—cultural relevance, and the strengthening of primary health care services.
Our approach prioritizes context-specific solutions centered on the needs of women, families, and communities.
Within this framework, the foundation has supported the implementation of breastfeeding counseling rooms at the Cangahua Health Center and the Cayambe Basic Hospital.
Breastfeeding Counseling Room at the Cayambe Basic Hospital. Cayambe, Pichincha,Ecuador.
Capacity Bulding
We strengthen technical and institutional capacities through participatory and context-based approaches.
Our work includes training and support in individualized maternal and child health counseling within public health systems, grounded in an empowering health education methodology with a focus on equity and social justice.
We also support the adaptation and implementation of protocols, guidelines, and technical frameworks in primary health care services, promoting their alignment with local contexts to improve the quality and relevance of care.
Research for Action
Our approach combines applied and observational research modalities.
Applied research is intended to address contextualized challenges related to the social determination of health, through the engagement of social and institutional actors.
Observational research is designed to generate evidence based on hypotheses grounded in specific local realities, feeding into the development of applied research processes.
This work is envisioned to involve different teams of researchers, students, and local actors, using quantitative and qualitative methods.
It is oriented toward academic institutions, cooperation agencies, local governments, and foundations, with the aim of generating useful and actionable knowledge that can inform sustainable policies, programs, and processes of institutional and community strengthening.
Early childhood well-being is shaped by the interaction of health, family, work and income, and environmental conditions. Our approach recognizes these interconnected determinants as the foundation for sustainable child development.
