CleanBirth - Saving Mothers and Babies in Laos
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Last night at the Yale School of Management I presented to the Outreach Non-profit Club (ONC). The pictures aren’t the greatest but I had fun introducing my project and hearing about the other client projects.
We thrilled to be an ONC client for 2015-16. Our goal: To get the fine business brains at Yale University to help us increase the sale of CleanBirth cards!
Today I was inspired by actress Mindy Kaling post yesterday showing a elementary school picture of herself with this caption:
I was all smiles because I got to go to school and be myself. #62MillionGirls don’t have that chance. Let’s end that.
The night before I post this picture of young girls in Laos, many of whom will be pregnant before they turn 18 with this caption:
Girls who give birth before age 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their twenties. – UNICEF
@CleanBirth ensures that mothers, no matter what age, get clean birth counselling and birth kits before birth.
The reality is girls out there are still being neglected, pushed to the side, refused education, compelled to marry before adulthood. We must keep out voices raised in their support. We must empower them to find their own voices. They are the future. They matter. #62MillionGirls
This week has been a great one for CleanBirth.org. Hopefully more supporters will find us as a result of these developments:
First we were featured in Girls Globe in post I wrote about Millennium Development Goal #5. Here’s how the post begins:
As we approach the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, it is clear that many countries will not achieve the 75% reduction in maternal mortality prescribed by MGD Goal 5. According to the World Bank, “…of all the MDGs, the least progress has been made toward the maternal health goal.”
Here’s the full post http://girlsglobe.org/2015/09/23/mdg-5-moms-still-need-our-help-especially-in-rural-areas/
Then, just today, we learned that CleanBirth.org was just selected as a client for Yale School of Management’s Outreach Nonprofit Consulting Club. http://groups.som.yale.edu/outreach/home/
Our proposal is for the students to develop a marketing plan for CleanBirth cards (Baby Shower, Birth Provider, etc..). So thrilled to have their help on this. By expanding our card sales, we will make the organization more sustainable!
I will be making presentation to potential team-mates in 2 weeks!
We are so grateful to our donors who have purchased more than $1200 in cards this Mother’s Day season. Every penny we raise goes directly to making birth safe for moms and babies in Laos. Thank you!
Give mom a gift that shows how much you appreciate what she has done for you: she gave you LIFE. Help other moms give their babies a safe birth and the best chance at LIFE. Choose one of 6 e-cards (example in blue at top) or 3 printable cards (pink, bottom). When you do, moms in Laos get birthing education and safe birthing supplies that prevent infection for them and their babies.
http://cleanbirth.org/mothers-day-card-shop/
