Million Moms Fund
Million Moms Fund
Afghanistan  Women and Girls
The Million Moms Challenge is a call to action to engage a million Americans with millions of moms in the developing world around issues that impact pregnancy, childbirth and children's health. The goal is to create a global community, building on the common dream that every mother shares for her child: a healthy pregnancy, a safe birth and a baby who will survive and thrive. project reportread updates from the field
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Shot@Life
Shot@Life
Ethiopia  Health
Every 20 seconds, a child dies of a disease that could have easily be prevented with a vaccine. The UN Foundation's Shot@Life Campaign educates, connects and empowers Americans to champion vaccines as one of the most cost-effective ways to save the lives of children in developing countries. Together, we can decrease vaccine-preventable childhood deaths and give every child a shot at a healthy life. project reportread updates from the field
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Better Maternal Health for 500,000 Women in Africa
Better Maternal Health for 500,000 Women in Africa
Kenya  Women and Girls
More than 250,000 women die each year in sub-Saharan Africa during pregnancy and childbirth due to a lack of basic medical care. Health workers, in particular, are desperately needed. AMREF is expanding its maternal health programs to help stop these needless deaths. Over the next 5 years, we will train 18,000 health workers that can save mothers lives, including 3,000 new midwives. We need your support to help ensure safer pregnancies and deliveries for women-at-risk in Africa! project reportread updates from the field
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The Eliminate Project
The Eliminate Project
Kenya  Health
Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to combat maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) worldwide. This historic initiative, called "The Eliminate Project," will protect the lives of babies and mothers all over the globe and aims to help put an end to this cruel, centuries-old disease. project reportread updates from the field
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mothers2mothers- Helping Mothers, Saving Babies
mothers2mothers- Helping Mothers, Saving Babies
South Africa  Health
mothers2mothers helps keep mothers with HIV, and their babies, healthy by helping prevent babies from contracting HIV through mother-to-child transmission and empowering mothers living with HIV. project reportread updates from the field
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Maternal Mortality Reduction Project with PIH
Maternal Mortality Reduction Project with PIH
Lesotho  Health
In the small southern African country of Lesotho, high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity threaten the country’s young mothers. Lesotho is one of the few countries in the world where the number of women dying of maternal causes has increased over the last decade. Many of these women, especially in the mountains of rural Lesotho where Partners In Health works, die of causes that could be prevented if they had access to skilled delivery assistance and emergency obstetric care. project reportread updates from the field
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Provide critical nutrients to women and children
Provide critical nutrients to women and children
Kenya  Health
Through its Future Fortified campaign, GAIN seeks to help women and children around the world gain acess to the essential nutrients they need to lead healthy, enriched lives. In the Horn of Africa, millions of women and children are in the midst of the critical 1,000 days from pregnancy to a child's second year - when propor nutrition is essential for a child's phsyical and mental development. This project will help fortify the future by ensuring healthy pregnancies and nourished children. project reportread updates from the field
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