what we do

Training course of our project partner PAIF in DR Congo. Copyright: Cornelia Suhan/medica mondiale

Our mission

What we do and how we work

medica mondiale’s commitment is to give women a chance to lead an independent and self-determined life despite having experienced degrading and destructive violence.

Explore the mission and vision

Picture building medica mondiale Liberia, Monrovia. Copyright: Sanne Kaperlat/medica mondiale

Facts and figures

Facts on occasion of the 20th anniversary 2013

In which countries is medica mondiale working in 2013? How many women and girls worldwide has medica mondiale assisted in 20 years?

Group of women medica mondiale Liberia. Copyright: Sybille Fezer/medica mondiale

Strategy for international work

Direction and goals

With our strategy for the international programme work we determine the direction and goals of our commitment abroad for five years (2012-2020).

Sabiha Husic, Director of Medica Zenica, Humaira Rasuli, Director of Medica Afghanistan, and Jeannette Böhme, Advocacy and Human Rights Officer at medica mondiale, travelled to Berlin together. (from right to left) Copyright: Stefanie Loos

Advocacy & Campaigns

medica mondiale acts as advocate of women's rights

Our advocacy work aims to influence the actions taken by both governmental institutions and other influential players from the business, political and civil society sectors. With campaigns we raise public awareness about the causes and background of sexualised violence.

Actions and Campaigns

Staff members of Medica Afghanistan during a protest march on International Women's day. Copyright: Medica Afghanistan

Evaluations

Quality assurance and impact-orientation

medica mondiale already uses a number of mechanisms to assure the quality of its international programme work, such as routine project visits or internal and external evaluations.

More about quality assurance

subsistence for women by our partner organisation FOWAC in Uganda. Copyright: Stefanie Keienburg/medica mondiale

Grants program

Support for partner organisations

In order to support the work of local women’s rights organisations, medica mondiale set up its Grant Program in 2004. Their work fulfils the necessary basic conditions for stabilisation and development in these crisis areas.

Funding guidelines and goals

What we do

News

Reports and press releases

Basic principles of our work

Ten quality features at a glance