By Shivi Rawat | Senior Program Manager
Dear Friends,
As the year comes to an end HLFPPT would like to share with you how we have progressed together in achieving the goal of safe motherhood. We at HLFPPT would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to all of you for your generous support throughout our project journey.
We are happy to share that with help of your generous donations we have been able to provide pregnancy care and safe delivery services to more than 50 pregnant women from rural poor socio economic background in rural Uttar Pradesh, India.
In this report we would like to share the case of Pinki, wife of Raghunandan, a vegetable hawker. Her husband is alocoholic and as a result to meet her household expenses Pinki works as a domestic helper. His husband wastes most of his earnings on liquor making their living conditions appalling.
Pinki shared her story after her delivery - “This was my pregnancy. Because of economic hardships I had no choice but to continue my job as domestic helper even during my pregnancy. Due to physical hardships and almost no care I developed various complications during seventh month of my pregnancy. Local clinic told me in advance that they won’t be able to deliver me as they have capacity to handle my complications that might arrive during delivery. I didn’t have money to go to big private hospital for delivery. Seeing my condition my neighbor shared her experience with MGHN facility where she had delivered last year. She introduced me to Merrytarang didi of our community. Didi (Sister) helped me to get enrolled for free services and delivery at MGHN facility. This has saved me and my baby girl’s life. I am thankful to Merrytarang Didi for helping me and the delivery service provided at MGHN facility. Though I cannot meet the individual donors who have contributed to making this possible, through HLFPPT I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to them- they all would also be in my prayers…”
Our village level community mobilizers (Merrytarang members) do a commendable job in creating awareness generation at community level and for referring pregnant women to MGHN facilities. They do regular follow up through household visits, monthly health camps and group meetings.
Do continue to donate generously to our Safe Motherhood project. Your donation will go a long way in bringing smile to mothers and their families.
THANK YOU TO YOU- OUR SPECIAL SANTA CLAUSE FOR GIFTING SAFE DELIVERIES & SAVING LIVES...
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