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This video captures the incredible work of LM4D's trained teams, as they work directly with young girls, mothers, fathers, community leaders, and government officials to prevent FGM and protect vulnerable girls.

About Us

Last Mile4D is a non-profit based in Washington, DC that designs and implements education and training programs with a focus on the health and safety of women and girls living in the most remote and underserved areas of the developing world known as the “Last Mile” communities. The name refers to communities disconnected from health and other infrastructure such as roads, running water or hospitals. LM4D develops health and safety solutions for women and girls living in oppressive environments in the Last Mile. We tailor our approach to the needs of each community. The philosophy that guides and motivates us is that access to health and safety is a fundamental human right regardless of where a woman or girl lives.

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Our mission

Our Mission is to ensure women and girls have access to information about their health, safety, and freedom from Gender-Based Violence, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Our transformational work gives girls a voice and agency to speak up against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Join Last Mile4D to end FGM, ensuring a safe, healthy future for every girl.
Together, with your support we can create a world free of FGM.
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Celebrate Last Mile4D’s 10 Years of Innovation and Impact

Our journey has been marked by significant achievements and transformative impacts, and we are excited to share these moments with you.

A Decade of Transformational Impact

Since our inception, Last Mile4D has been at the forefront of advancing women and girls’ rights to reproductive health and prevention of gender-based violence. We have done this through cutting-edge technology and forging strategic partnerships. Over the years, we have:

Launched a Pioneering Platform:
Developed and deployed Last Mile4D’s robust platform, integrating data collection and provision of health and safety services to women and girls in the remotest regions of the world.

Reduced Gender-Based Violence:
Applied a unique multi-pronged methodology and prevented FGM and domestic violence in the regions within which we work.

Held Authorities Accountable:
Engaged and collaborated with local authorities to intervene and prevent FGM during the critical cutting seasons.

Disrupted FGM Cutting Seasons:
We ran sanctuary day camps in different locations during the cutting/school closure season, disrupting plans to cut the girls.

Introduced Alternative Rites of Passage:
Planted groves of trees in honor of the girls that stood up to FGM and celebrated their health with their parents and authorities.

Collaborated Globally:
Partnered with diverse and local organizations, governments, and other providers to drive sustainable health solutions.

Thank You for Your Support

This milestone is a testament to the unwavering support of you, our partners, team members, and communities. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has contributed to our success over the years. Your support has been crucial in driving our mission forward.

Join Us in Celebrating

We invite you to celebrate this significant achievement with us. Stay connected through our website and social media channels to participate in our anniversary activities and learn more about our future plans.

BE A PART OF OUR SECOND DECADE OF SUCCESS!

Here’s to another decade of making a difference and continuing our journey towards a world free of FGM!
Join the LM4D team and make your generous contribution today.

With gratitude,
The Last Mile4D Team

Using an integrated solar powered computer/tablet and online platform Vpack4Development (V4D) to eliminate FGM

V4D is a bundling of innovative technology that includes an online platform and a tablet in a solar powered backpack. In Kenya, LM4D used V4D and programming to help eliminate the practice of FGM. Initially, with financial support from Grand Challenges Canada, in Kuria, Kenya – in collaboration with ChildsLife Kenya, and GOCESO Women Network – we used V4D and educational modules to create awareness, train and conduct outreach with at-risk women and girls. Our trained teams used V4D and deployed these methods to identify girls at-risk for being cut – FGM – from ten schools, recorded their findings and put intervention in place to rescue the girls deemed at-risk of FGM. Our evidence-based work is documented in this brief with the International Center for Research on Women.

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LM4D has already begun scaling up in Kenya from Kuria to West Pokot and is engaging more girls in both of these counties known as hotbeds of FGM. Your gift to LM4D will help us reach more girls and save them from the lifelong physical and emotional scars of FGM.

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Our evidence-based work is documented in this brief with the International Center for Research on Women.

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Mobikit

Supported by Grand Challenges Canada, LM4D used the Mobikit to address the rights of HIV+ women and their babies to health, nutrition, and economic opportunity. Our integrated technology solution of community engagement, population-responsive education combined with nutrition/urban gardens, and the use of Mobikit, in Kenya’s Kibera slum delivered health care to HIV+ women and their babies. LM4D worked closely and collaboratively with local community-based organizations such as ChildsLife Kenya. We plan to help hundreds more, and if you are searching for thoughtful gifts for a loved one or planning a year-end donation, please consider making a gift today to Last Mile4D.

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