Train Mothers. Save Lives: First Aid, CPR & AED Access in Ghana

Emergencies don’t wait!! And too often, in Ghana, help arrives too late. Children choke. Mothers face complications. People die from preventable emergencies.

SisterCare, our NGO focused on empowering women, is leading a life-saving project to provide First Aid and CPR training for mothers and to place AEDs in key community locations. This project is supported by Linder’s Helping Hands, our family’s recognized non-profit, ensuring transparency, accountability, and sustainable impact.

The Problem

Why this matters:

Every year, thousands of preventable deaths occur in Ghana due to lack of immediate care.
Mothers and caregivers are often the first responders, but most have never received training.
Critical life-saving minutes are lost before help arrives.

Our Solution

SisterCare is taking action:

👩‍⚕️ Hands-on CPR Training – adult, child, and infant manikins for mothers and caregivers.
🫀 AED Placement in Communities – permanent units installed in schools, women’s centers, and community halls.
📝 Training Materials & Supplies – masks, gloves, manuals, and visual aids.
🚗 Program Support – venues, transportation, coordination, and follow-up.

AED Placement & Maintenance

How we ensure long-term impact:

AEDs placed in accessible community locations.
Monthly visual checks by local stewards (trained women or community leaders).
Quarterly check-ins by SisterCare coordinators.
Battery replacement every 4 years, pads replaced as needed.
Training refreshers included for community volunteers.

Funding Goal

Total Goal: $25,000

CPR manikins & training supplies
AEDs for communities
Logistics & program support
Misc. materials & visual aids

Every dollar builds skills, places equipment, and ensures sustainable life-saving capacity.

How Donors Can Help

Your donation will directly fund:

Hands-on CPR training for mothers and caregivers
Life-saving AED units in communities
Training materials and program support

Optional:

Major donors can dedicate an AED in honor of a loved one or community.

ABOUT THE FOUNDER:

Bequita Linder Mahama is a diaspora-led public health advocate and Founder of SisterCare, operating under Linder’s Helping Hands. With 11 years of experience working in a Level 1 Trauma Center and Children’s Emergency Department, she brings frontline emergency medical insight to her work building decentralized response systems in underserved Ghanaian communities.

What began as a maternal support program following her own childbirth emergency has evolved into a scalable community resilience model centered on women as protectors and life-savers. By integrating training, equipment, and local stewardship, she is developing sustainable emergency infrastructure designed to ensure lifesaving intervention can occur within the critical first minutes that determine survival.

Lives don’t wait and neither should help. Join us in training mothers and placing AEDs in Ghanaian communities. Your donation today saves lives tomorrow.