We are Looking for Midwives for Our Mission 1000 Project Team!

Norway grants

Do you live in the Spišská Nová Ves, Kežmarok or Poprad area and want to contribute to the health of new-borns? Do you speak Slovak and Romani? Are you looking for work? We might just be looking for you!

The backbone of our project Mission 1000 is health mediation during the crucial first 1000 days from the conception in the environment of socially marginalised communities. Within the project we build community capacities in the area of care for pregnant women throughout their stay at the maternity ward as well as after their release home, while we also strengthen mutual relations between communities.

Our midwives work in a home setting as well as at a hospital, they educate pregnant women and mothers, offer support, mediate between women and healthcare providers, and help with prenatal care and early care for new-borns and toddlers.

You can find more information about this job position: HERE

More about the Mission 1000 project and the work of our midwives can be found: HERE

The “Mission 1000” benefits from a 199 000€ grant from Norway through the Norway Grants. The project has been co-financed from the State Budget of the Slovak Republic in the amount of 29 900€. The aim of the project is to mobilize social capital and build capacity in home and community care for pregnant women and children from marginalized backgrounds.

We are looking for midwives to join the Mission 1000 project team!

MV SR

Do you live in the vicinity of Spišská Nova Ves, Kežmark or Poprad and want to contribute to the health of newborn babies? Do you understand Slovak and Romani? Are you looking for a job? Maybe we are looking for you!

The Mission 1000 project is built on the implementation of health mediation in the environment of socially disadvantaged communities, and is focused on the crucial first 1000 days from the conception of a child. In the project, we are building community capacities in the area of caring for pregnant women during the stay in the maternity hospital and after discharge, and we are strengthening mutual relations between communities.

Midwives work in the home and in the hospital, spread awareness among pregnant women and mothers, provide support, connect women and health care providers, help with prenatal care and care for newborns and toddlers.

More information about the position: HERE
More about the Mission 1000 project and the work of midwives: HERE

Invitation to a Mission 1000 Event

Norway grants

On the occasion of the launch of our Mission 1000 project activities, we have prepared an event in Spišská Nová Ves for all who are interested in early care and effective approach to care in early childhood in the living conditions of the marginalised communities in Slovakia.

The event will inform the professional public about the Mission 1000 project and the work of our midwives. Together with our partners we will bring attention to the importance of early care, specifically in the environment of marginalised communities.

If you plan on attending the event, which will be held on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at 3PM at the Hotel Metropol in Spišská Nová Ves, please register beforehand no later than Sunday, 12 June via our online registration form.

Our Mission 1000 programme focuses on the crucial first 1000 days from conception and builds community capacities in the area of care for pregnant women during their stay at a maternity ward as well as after their release home. It creates communication bridges between individuals and develops mutual relations between communities. The backbone of this project are our midwives – specialised health mediators.

The event will include a panel discussion on early care and a presentation on an upcoming worldwide campaign First Years First Priority.

The programme of the event is available HERE.

www.misia1000.acec.sk

The “Mission 1000” benefits from a 199 000€ grant from Norway through the Norway Grants. The project has been co-financed from the State Budget of the Slovak Republic in the amount of 29 900€. The aim of the project is to mobilize social capital and build capacity in home and community care for pregnant women and children from marginalized backgrounds.