Project brief – Gaza Lifeline: Integrated food, WASH and protection project
The Gaza Strip faces a severe humanitarian crisis due to ongoing conflict, which escalated significantly in October 2023. The region’s health infrastructure is devastated, with 58% of hospitals non-functional and 78% of primary care clinics closed. This has led to outbreaks of diseases such as hepatitis A, respiratory infections, and skin conditions. Essential infrastructure has […]
Project Brief: Integrated project to improve nutrition and provide an emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) response for the population of Batangafo, Central African Republic
The MENTOR Initiative is implementing a six-month intervention focused emergency multisectoral assistance for internally displaced persons, returnees, and host communities in underfunded and underserved areas. The project, in collaboration with Médecins du Monde (MDM), includes community-based nutrition and WASH activities to address risk of diseases in vulnerable populations, especially children under 5, pregnant and lactating […]
Project brief: Ensuring the delivery of life-saving disease prevention services for refugees and returnees in Upper Nile and Unity State, South Sudan
The MENTOR Initiative is committed to addressing the critical health needs of populations living in vulnerable settings in South Sudan, particularly in the context of the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by conflict in neighboring Sudan. With more than 649,000 refugees and returnees having entered South Sudan as of April 2024, the situation is dire, especially […]
Annual Report 2023
Highlights from programmes in 2023.
Global acute malnutrition is associated with geography, season and malaria incidence in the conflict-affected regions of Ouham and Ouham Pendé prefectures, Central African Republic
Ongoing conflict between multiple armed groups, including pastoralist herders in the Central African Republic (CAR) causes frequent population displacements, food insecurity and scarcity of healthcare services. The inaccessibility and insecurity of many areas of CAR limit data collection and assessments from national nutritional surveys. Community health workers (CHWs) trained by an international non-governmental organisation, The […]
Water and sanitation interventions to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases: focus on emergencies
WHO and UNICEF Technical note
Statement on Humanitarian Principles
As a humanitarian organisation, The MENTOR Initiative (‘MENTOR’) fully subscribes and is oriented by the core humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence, humanity and impartiality. MENTOR takes a neutral stance in conflict scenarios providing disease control interventions to anyone affected by the conflict regardless of their position in the conflict. MENTOR is also independent from any […]
Molecular and entomological surveillance of malaria vectors in urban and rural communities of Benguela Province, Angola
MENTOR Capacity Statement
A document that outlines how we work and what we do to save lives in health emergencies and humanitarian crises.
2022/23 Annual Report
Reporting on a year of programmes delivered across nine countries by our dedicated and committed team. Please click here for the print version: Annual Report Print