What we do
We provide free, community-driven healthcare to people affected by cost, distance and lack of health awareness, reaching those who are too often left behind by the traditional health system. Through our Proactive Doorstep Care (PDC) model, we deliver lifesaving maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services directly to families in Malawi’s most remote and underserved communities. Care is brought to the doorstep through a coordinated network of trained Community Health Workers, Nurses on Bikes, Mobile Clinics, and Health Facility Support.
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Proactive Doorstep Care (PDC) is Wandikweza’s signature, community-based health model that brings essential care directly into homes and villages. Built on four interconnected pillars, PDC combines the reach and trust of trained, salaried Community Health Workers (CHWs) who conduct home visits and health education; the midwifery expertise of Nurses on Bikes (NoBs) who deliver maternal care and emergency support to remote areas; the accessibility of Mobile Clinics that provide screenings, and treatment in hard-to-reach locations; and Health Facility Support that strengthens local clinics through supervision, referrals, and alignment with district health systems, ensuring a seamless continuum of care for underserved communities.​​​
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Community Engagement, Learning and Impact
Our work is rooted in community ownership, where local people are not just beneficiaries, they are partners in driving health solutions. Through community health committees, scorecards, and open dialogues, we create space for listening, learning, and shared accountability. We engage youth and adolescents, include caregivers and fathers, and work closely with local leaders to ensure that every voice matters. Our commitment to advocacy for health equity strengthens both community trust and public systems.
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We are a data-driven organization that continuously learns from the field. Using real-time digital tools, we track client feedback, monitor service quality, and adapt programs based on community insights. This has enabled us to innovate in areas such as mobile diagnostics and digital referrals while staying grounded in the realities our clients face. Since launching Proactive Doorstep Care, we have served over 1 million people, reaching remote villages in Dowa, Mangochi and Salima, improving antenatal care, increasing immunizations, and reducing home births.
We exist to serve pregnant women, mothers, newborns, adolescents from ultra-poor households and disaster-affected communities, because we do not wait for people to come to care, we take care to them. What we do is simple but powerful: we bring healthcare to where it is needed most, walk alongside communities and invest in people, because health is not a privilege, it is a right.
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