Project Report
| May 26, 2015
Sharing reproductive health knowledge
By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
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AIL’s reproductive health workshops continue to be popular and so far in 2015 there have been 3 workshops for 100 women. These women learn about their bodies and the process of pregnancy and birth and how to care for infants and much more.
Suhaila says: Studying at this AIL Learning Center I saw that AIL is a big supporter of young girls’ education. I was able to participate in a Reproductive Health workshop put on by AIL last year. I learned lots of things about health not only reproductive matters but also environmental health and prevention of disease. I shared all those things which I learned from this workshop with my friends. I am really thankful for the AIL office. I was an illiterate girl and I didn’t know anything regarding health but now I know lots of things.
Having information changes lives and empowers women to care for themselves and reduce their risk level.
Thank you for your interest in Afghan women’s health issues.
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May 13, 2015
A Special Day - Today! Matching Funds Available!
By Alison Hendry | Program Officer
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Afghan mothers at a clinic
Dear Friend,
A Special Day – Today! Matching Funds Available!
Today we have a great opportunity which we would like your help with. There are matching funds available for ALL donations made to this project today. This is a guaranteed bonus!
Starting at 9am EDT on May 13th, GlobalGiving is matching donations on our project! Any online donation up to $1,000 made today will go even further to help our work. You can donate any time between 9am EDT and midnight to have your donation partially matched by GlobalGiving –guaranteed! Just click here and support our program on May 13th.
The percentage of the match will be determined at midnight; the more given today the greater our bonus!
Your donation will help us to continue providing quality health care to expectant mothers and babies!
Please help by donating to our project today, May 13th. Thank you.
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Feb 20, 2015
Knowledge makes the difference!
By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
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AIL runs a comprehensive Health Program that encompasses health treatment, health education and health training. The workshop program is very popular and in 2014 AIL provided 11 Reproductive Health Workshops for 390 women. These women learned about their bodies, pregnancy and birth, and newborn care. They are now much better equipped to care for themselves as they go through life.
AIL’s 3 hour Expectant Mother Workshop (EM) is another quick and easy way for these women to learn what they need to know. In 2014, AIL gave 15 EM Workshops for 380 women (190 pregnant) and remarkably all of the 137 births recorded so far were at clinics rather than a risky home birth situation. In the four years this program has been running only one recorded birth occurred at home out of 439 births. In addition to its focused workshops, AIL has provided thousands of women with reproductive health education through the AIL clinics and Community Health Workers posts.
One woman who gave birth at an AIL clinic and said, “I lost my two other babies while giving birth at home because my husband’s s family never trusted in clinics. Then last week an AIL Community Health Worker came to my house. She spoke with my husband and his family about the dangers of delivery at home. Moreover, she explained the reason why my other two babies died. Fortunately, she was able to convince them to let me go to the clinic for the birth. Now I am in the clinic with my baby daughter who is alive and the doctor says she is fine. My husband is so happy and he is so sorry for not letting me come to clinic for last two births. He is now believing in AIL health services. I also thank AIL for saving my baby girl’s life. And I am going to tell this story to all my relatives and family in order to change their negative minds.”
Thank you for your interest in Afghan women’s health issues.
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