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Clean Birth Kits Update: Texts from Nurses Coming In

IMG_0105Happy to report the texts from the nurses in their remote clinics keep rolling in.

We have now heard from 7 of 15 clinics about the # of kits distributed in July: 82 all together.

1 Naborn clinic: gave 21
2 Kokbok clinic: gave 7
3 Kaza clinic: gave 15
4 Beungxai clinic: gave 6
5 Phatang clinic: gave 15
6 Toumlee-thong clinic: gave 6
7 Pachoudorn clinic: gave 5

If we double this number, assuming the other 1/2 of clinics are using as many, we will have distributed 160 or so kits in July.  Therefore, over six months, the clinics should use nearly all of the 1,000 kits currently available to them in Laos.  The half-year Clean Birth Kits re-stock is scheduled for December 20 in Salavan, Laos — perfect timing.

Half Year in Review: The Stats

janpingbookHere’s a rundown of CleanBirth.org’s numbers:

We’ve raised $17,537 to date in 2013

Spent 87% ($15,300) directly on women in Laos

The remaining 13% ($2,237) was spent on legal filings and fundraising, namely:

  1. holding a Silent Auction in New Haven  (raised $4,400)

  2. purchase and mailing of cards which we sell for donations ($2,400 to date)

We have no paid employees and have been the grateful beneficiaries of in-kind donations of: videography, photography, graphic design of cards, website design, fundraiser event venue, donations of auction items, etc…

With the $15,300 we have raised:

We have enough to purchase 2,000 Clean Birth Kits for mother in Laos.

We have funded the 2-day CleanBirth Nurses Training in June for 16 nurses

We have funded 2 upcoming Clean Birth Volunteer Trainings

We have funded part of the salaries of three employees of our local partner: they track the kits and ensure distribution

Feeling good that 87% of the money spent goes right to the women we are serving.

Nutrition in Laos

“We know that about a billion people around the world are food-insecure, and that’s about one-sixth of the global population…,” Dr Rodel Lasco of the World AgroforestryCentre (ICRAF). groupkids

Laos has some pretty dire nutrition stats.  According to Save the Children, the percentages of underweight children have been almost unchanged between 1990 and 2006 (40% and 37.1%) and the prevalence of stunting in under-fives is up to 40.4%.

According to Save the Children’s Carol Perks, education about nutrition can significantly improves these stats

While initial the training of CleanBirth Volunteers in each village will be focused on safe pregnancy and birth, nutrition will be top of the list of future training topics.

CleanBirth.org using Pinterest to Save Lives

  mom2kidslargemomslinglargeWe are having such a great response to our Baby Shower Hostess Cards.

Most people have found us on Pinterest: click here and follow us.

CleanBirth.org Board Member Shannon Lawton O’Boyle has done a great job of pinning lots of fun shower ideas, in addition to many other boards about Laos, motherhood, etc…  Thanks Shannon!

If you know anyone who is expecting please send her our way for favors or Baby Shower Hostess Cards.

 

 

Meet Noi

IMG_0084Meet Noi. Her name means “Small” but she is doing BIG things for CleanBirth.org.

Noi is an OVA employee tasked with monitoring kits’ usage and organizing our upcoming CleanBirth Volunteer training.

Her presence and continual contact with CleanBirth.org in the US, is invaluable.  We now know what is happening and will have data to back up our good intentions.

Your donations enable CleanBirth.org to pay part of her monthly salary.

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