At the Dominican Border, a Health System Overwhelmed by Deportations
In Anse-à-Pitres, a small town in southeastern Haiti along the Dominican border, an already fragile healthcare system is being pushed to its limits by the arrival of deported individuals, often in harrowing conditions, from the neighboring country.
In Liwa, providing care as needs rise and resources fall short (video)
In the Lake Chad Basin, Liwa District Hospital is receiving more and more patients with malaria, respiratory infections, or diarrhea. In this video, Gilbert, supervisor of the therapeutic nutrition unit, describes the daily challenges of a service facing growing needs.
What role do humanitarian NGOs still play?
Emergency response is no longer enough. Faced with protracted crises and funding under pressure, the role of humanitarian NGOs is evolving.
Localization of Aid: Ten Years After the Grand Bargain, What Progress Has Been Made?
In an interview published by IRIS (the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs), Dr. Moumouni Kinda, CEO of ALIMA, reflects on the progress of aid localization ten years after the Grand Bargain, in a context of profound restructuring driven by a drastic decline in humanitarian funding.
What ALIMA’s carbon footprint assessment reveals
ALIMA is publishing its carbon footprint assessment. Why carry one out? What does it reveal? And how can humanitarian action be reconciled with environmental responsibility? Jérémy Coutelle, Environmental Action Project Manager at ALIMA, answers these questions in two minutes.
Mali: mothers at the heart of the fight against malnutrition (video)
In Bamako, mothers are trained in the Mother-MUAC approach, a simple tool based on measuring upper arm circumference to detect malnutrition early in young children.
One Sachet, One Chance – Mariam and Hassan’s Journey
In the N’Gouri district, the OptiMAx project combines vaccination with nutritional supplementation to encourage families to return to health centers. Through a mother’s journey, we see how a simple action, a sachet of SQ-LNS nutritional supplements given after vaccination, can transform trust, appetite, and attendance at health services.
Aminata’s Gaze
Aminata drinks water and clutches a sachet of ready‑to‑use therapeutic food provided through a former USAID-funded program at the mobile nutrition unit run by ALIMA and its national partner AMCP‑SP, in the Sénou displaced‑persons camp, Mali. Her steady gaze says: I take care of myself, and with just a little
Mokolo: The Day Prisca Started to Get Better
At 20 years old, Adèle Djouanba found far more than medical care for her daughter at the Mokolo Nutrition Center. This young Cameroonian mother shares how Prisca’s treatment for malnutrition helped her regain hope and look to the future with greater confidence.