About Us

It was the suffering of children without medical care and essential medicines and a belief in the power of partnerships that prompted the founding of INMED 24 years ago. It is a determination to prevent the loss of children at any point along their path to adulthood—whether through disease, neglect or lack of education or opportunity—that guides our work today and inspires the way forward.

INMED’s programs, linked with those of our partners, are designed to address the frustration we all feel when children are helped in one period of their life, only to fall through the cracks somewhere else along the development path. This can happen anywhere from the prenatal period through infancy and childhood to adolescence and parenting.

Piecemeal efforts do not prevent a generation of children from being left behind in impoverished, violent and disease-plagued communities. Charting the course for the future to bring about real change and opportunities for children at risk requires commitments from us all. Public-private partnerships play a vital part in enabling the present and future generations of children to develop into responsible, healthy young teens and adults. Nonprofit organizations like ours have a particular responsibility and play an important role in these partnerships, both domestically and internationally—identifying gaps in services, providing the missing services, ensuring their sustainability and helping to effect policy change.

The concern and support of the public is the foundation upon which we build our partnerships and programs, and it is to the public that we hold ourselves accountable. We invite your questions, comments and participation as we continue our work to rescue children from imminent and irreversible harm and prepare them to shape a brighter future for themselves and the next generation.