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Jhpiego Salutes Women Who Save Mothers’ Lives
Jhpiego, a nonprofit organization that works in developing countries to train health professionals in modern reproductive health care, especially family planning, is celebrating women who save mothers’...
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The Crucial Need for Sanitation in the Emerging World
I have written before that one of the things I advocate most is access to clean water and sanitation around the globe. When I was in Kenya last year – especially in the rural areas – I came face to...
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Why Jhpiego is Honoring Moms Every Monday
Now that Mother’s Day has passed it doesn’t mean you have to wait an entire year to celebrate and honor your mom. Our friends at Jhpiego are honoring moms every Monday during their new “Thank You...
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Why Family Planning Is Uncontroversial
Women everywhere deserve the right to make choices about their own bodies. If a woman here in the United States wants to space her children two years apart, a woman in Ghana or India or anywhere in the...
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New Study Says Maternal Deaths Have Been Halved, Progress Still Necessary
A new study released this week from the UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the World Bank reported that maternal deaths have been halved since 1990, but...
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12 Gorgeous Fair Trade Bracelets
12 Gorgeous Fair Trade Bracelets by socialgoodmoms on Polyvore Beads for Learning leakeycollection.com Cultured pearl and peridot beaded bracelet – Cloud Forest – NOVICA jewelry.novica.com Island Magic...
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The Company 200 NGOs Rely on in Afghanistan
One of the standout geographical features about Afghanistan is its extremely remote areas. Because of its mountains, harsh climates, and ruined infrastructure Afghanistan poses great difficulty for...
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Day 2 Social Media Highlights from India’s Child Survival Summit #C2AIndia
If you missed our piece about Day 1 of India’s Child Survival Summit on the Gates Foundation blog, Impatient Optimists, you can read it at The Most Important Conversation This Week: India on the...
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Save the Children Releases Important New Breastfeeding Report
Save the Children released a brand-new breastfeeding report, Superfood for Babies, that says 830,000 babies’ lives can be saved worldwide if they are breastfed within the critical first hour after...
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New Media Journalists Travel to India, Report on Child Survival
Caption: Women and Children’s Hospital in Mumbai, India: A child is pictured at Cama Hospital, a major hospital for women and children, in Mumbai, India. Photo: United Nations The International...
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Continuing the Newborn Health and Survival Conversation #Newborn2013
A premature baby is shown in the postnatal ward at Cama Hospital, a major hospital for women and children, in Mumbai, India. UN Photo/Mark Garten April 15 will kick off the first Global Conference on...
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The Importance of Education for Girls
Much of yesterday’s Women Deliver 2013 conversation centered around education for girls. Without at least a primary education girls in poor and middle income countries cannot properly contribute to...
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Update on Our First Insight Trip to India
Last week I was in India with Social Good Mom and Global Team of 200 member Nicole Melancon of Third Eye Mom. We kept up with all of our photos, videos, and posts on a frequently-updated Tumblr,...
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One Million Children are Now Syrian Refugees
Amid news of a poison chemical attack right outside of Damascus last week and the sniper attack on a UN convoy today, UNICEF also had harrowing news of its own to announce last Friday. They have...
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Our Newest Partnerships: Oxfam America and Kangu
We are always thrilled to work with some of the best NGOs and nonprofits in the world. Today, we are announcing our newest partnerships with Oxfam America and Kangu. We look forward to working with...
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The Face of Neglected Tropical Disease
When we think about diseases in Africa we think about the biggest of them – malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and pneumonia. We forget about the neglected tropical diseases that debilitate so many in...
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Photographer Launches New Site for Maternal Health + Monday Reads
Last week I wrote a piece for Impatient Optimists, Documentary Captures the Lives of Midwives in Southern Ethiopia, in which I shared the work of Italian photographer Paolo Patruno. Patruno works with...
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10 Facts About Female Genital Mutilation You May Not Have Known #EndFGM
Today marks the UN’s International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. It is vitally important that we raise our collective voices today and frequently throughout the year to help stop...
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WHO Releases New Maternal Health and Mortality Data
Maternal health is one of the world’s biggest global health priorities especially as the deadline for the Millineum Development Goals near. As a global priority MDG 5 (improve maternal health) cannot...
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Human Rights Watch Explores the Lives of Indian Women Who Clean Human Waste
Lalibai stands by the entrance to the village cremation grounds. Before she took action, villagers had forbidden members of her community to cremate their dead here. © 2014 Digvijay Singh Can you...
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