Child Survival Call 2025 - La Caixa Foundation in Cape Verde: A Ray of Hope for the Future
Child survival remains a pressing challenge in many parts of the world, including Cape Verde. Recognising the crucial importance of investing in children's health and well-being, the La Caixa Foundation has launched the "Child Survival Call 2025". This ambitious initiative aims to support innovative and effective projects that contribute to reducing infant mortality and improving the quality of life of Cape Verdean children.
The Context of Infant Mortality in Cape Verde
Although Cape Verde has made significant progress in reducing child mortality in recent decades, there are still considerable challenges. Factors such as limited access to quality healthcare, malnutrition, infectious diseases and precarious socio-economic conditions continue to contribute to children's vulnerability. The "Child Survival Call 2025" seeks to address these issues in a comprehensive and sustainable way.
Main Challenges Faced by Cape Verdean Children:
- Unequal access to health services, especially in rural and remote areas.
- Prevalence of child malnutrition, affecting growth and development.
- Incidence of infectious diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhoea, which are major causes of mortality.
- Poor sanitation conditions and lack of access to drinking water, increasing the risk of disease.
- Limitations in health resources and infrastructure, making it difficult to provide adequate care.
The La Caixa Foundation Initiative: A Multidimensional Approach
La Caixa Foundation's "Child Survival Call 2025" takes a multidimensional approach to tackling the challenges of child mortality. The initiative supports projects that cover several areas, including:
Focus Areas of the Child Survival Call 2025:
- Improving access to maternal and child health care: Strengthening prenatal, labour and postnatal health services, with a focus on quality and accessibility.
- Promoting child nutrition: Implementation of food supplementation programmes, nutritional education and promotion of exclusive breastfeeding.
- Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases: Increased vaccination coverage, improved sanitation and hygiene, and access to adequate treatment for common childhood illnesses.
- Strengthening health systems: Training health professionals, improving infrastructure and resource management, and promoting collaboration between different sectors.
- Empowering communities: Involvement of local communities in identifying problems and implementing solutions, promoting participation and sustainability.
Examples of Successful Projects Funded by the La Caixa Foundation
The La Caixa Foundation has a proven track record of supporting successful projects in the area of child health. In other regions, projects funded by the foundation have shown remarkable results in reducing infant mortality and improving children's health. For example, a project in sub-Saharan Africa implemented a programme of home visits by community health workers, resulting in a significant decrease in neonatal mortality.
In Cape Verde, the "Child Survival Call 2025" is expected to drive innovative projects that adapt international best practices to the local context. Projects that use mobile technologies to improve access to information and health services, or that promote sustainable agriculture to combat malnutrition, are examples of initiatives that could have a significant impact.
The Expected Impact of the Child Survival Call 2025
The "Child Survival Call 2025" has the potential to transform the lives of thousands of children in Cape Verde. By supporting effective and sustainable projects, the initiative can contribute to:
- Reduce infant and neonatal mortality.
- Improving children's health and well-being.
- Promoting integral child development.
- Strengthening health systems.
- Empowering local communities.
The success of the "Child Survival Call 2025" depends on collaboration between the La Caixa Foundation, the Cape Verdean government, civil society organisations and local communities. By working together, it is possible to create a healthier and more promising future for Cape Verdean children.
Conclusion: An Investment in Cape Verde's Future
The La Caixa Foundation's "Child Survival Call 2025" represents a crucial investment in Cape Verde's future. By prioritising children's health and well-being, the initiative contributes to building a more just, equitable and prosperous society. It is vital that organisations and individuals working in the field of child health in Cape Verde take this opportunity to present innovative and impactful projects that can make a difference to children's lives.
The fight against child mortality is a complex challenge, but with everyone's commitment and collaboration, it is possible to make significant progress and ensure that all Cape Verdean children have the opportunity to grow and thrive.
For more information and to submit your application, visit: https://fundacionlacaixa.org/pt/chamada-sobrevivencia-infantil
Deadline for applications: 22 May 2025.
