Our International Work
Mildmay is a charity that also works overseas.
Since the 1990s, we've played a vital role, with numerous HIV and healthcare-related projects, across Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, and Eastern Europe.
These initiatives have successfully transitioned to local leadership by strong NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations).
Today, our focus is on optimising Mildmay's services to best serve our beneficiaries and supporters, exploring new ways to share our expertise internationally.
As we move forward, Mildmay is actively exploring new partnerships and projects, starting with initiatives in Uganda.
Our commitment to making a positive impact remains strong, and we are constantly seeking new opportunities to extend our expertise and collaborate internationally, such as through our Education Exchange Programme, sending UK clinicians to Uganda, fostering collaboration and strengthening healthcare systems worldwide.
We look forward to continuing to make a difference, with your support, wherever it is needed most.
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Past Work
With the successful winding up of Mildmay International in the latter part of 2024, Mildmay Kenya is now a fully independent NGO, operating under the capable leadership of its Board of Trustees.
This transition marks a significant achievement, and we’re proud of Mildmay Kenya’s ability to secure independent funding and build a dedicated network of volunteers who continue to provide essential healthcare services. Their work inspires young people to achieve their full potential and live a life of dignity.
While we see this as a successful transition, Mildmay remains committed to supporting existing projects with your backing for as long as we can.
We have partnered with Kumi Hospital in Uganda to facilitate 14-day placements for trainee GPs during their electives at Mildmay.
The Education Exchange (Ed Ex) Programme gives our doctors experience of providing healthcare in a resource-limited setting and helps them to develop a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities of healthcare in low and middle-income countries, increasing their skills and knowledge to enhance their GP practice.
In return, they help to improve access for patients who might not otherwise be able benefit from high-quality, up-to-date knowledge and care. The trainee GPs help to improve the quality of care over the longer term by transferring skills and knowledge to aid capacity building and strengthening of health systems in Uganda.
Mildmay Uganda was Mildmay’s first international programme.
Opening in Kampala in 1998 to provide comprehensive HIV care to the public, with over 3,000 children waiting for life-saving drugs through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Today, Mildmay Uganda supports over 100,000 clients (13% of all people on antiretroviral therapy – ART – in Uganda. 8,000 of whom are children).
In the 1990s, Mildmay was called to extend its expertise to some of the areas where HIV and AIDS were hitting hardest.
As many of our funded projects concluded, Mildmay handed over a legacy of work to governments or local NGOs, marking the successful conclusion of many of our international programmes.
*Mildmay in the UK supports our 'daughter' NGOs
Mildmay KENYA and Mildmay UGANDA both now operate independently - being locally registered with their own Trustee Boards and constitutions.
Although they undertake fundraising and partnership work locally, given the numerous challenges faced by countries in the Global South, they also rely on Mildmay's supporters in the UK to help fund their work.