Closing the women's-health primary-care gap in Sub-Saharan Africa

A concept note for the 2026 Cartier Women's Initiative · Africa-MENA cohort.

1. Summary

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Across Sub-Saharan Africa, primary-care access for women remains uneven — 64M women live more than 5km from any clinic offering reproductive or maternal services. We operate a last-mile women's-health network across three countries; our 2024 cohort served 412,000 women, 91% of them first-time users of any health service. With $100K in non-dilutive capital from Cartier, we will harden the data-and-outcomes layer of the network and expand to two additional districts in 2026.

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2. Problem

Locate the system failure. Use specific, sourced numbers.

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3. Approach

What you actually do. Mechanism, not aspiration.

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4. Evidence of traction

Cartier weights third-party verified KPIs heavily. Pull from your evidence locker.

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5. Budget & use of funds

Cap founder salary at ≤ 40%. Cartier prefers measurement-infrastructure line items.

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6. Team

Women-led ownership ≥ 50% required. Include cap table footnote.

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7. Theory of change

Connect activities to measurable outcomes.

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8. Logframe

Outputs, outcomes, indicators, assumptions.

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9. Risks & mitigation

Operational, compliance, delivery, and measurement risks.

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10. Reporting plan

What you will report, when, and with what evidence.

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11. Sustainability

How the work continues after the grant period.

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12. Funder Q&A

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13. Reviewer pass

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14. Submit & track

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