A World Gift for Mother's Day
This Mother's Day we are encouraging everyone to think about mothers around the world in countries where basic infant care is inaccessible and inadequate.
More than half a million women worldwide die every year because of complications related to pregnancy, and it's this statistic that inspired four Bradford schoolgirls to get involved.
Isabella Ricordo, Katie Dearden, Kimi Omolokun and Megan Crowley were just 14 years old when they won a national business competition run by Partners in Innovation to find a 'Solution For The Planet'.
The girls chose to focus on the problem of maternal mortality - every minute, a woman dies through childbirth or pregnancy-related problems, the vast majority in the developing world.
That was in 2008. Last year we told you how they had raised £50,000 to tackle infant mortality with their "Pack for mums and babies". We adopted the idea to become part of our World Gifts range, where people can purchase a World Gift and in doing so, make a donation towards a specific fund to support people living poverty in the developing world
The gift of Mother and baby care costs just £30 and helps with training birth attendants in pre- and post-natal care, as well as safer delivery techniques, which can give a new mum and her baby a much better chance of survival. It can also pay for new equipment and vaccines to give babies a much safer, healthier start in life.
Media: To arrange an interview with the girls, please contact Sophie Bradley on sbradley@cafod.org.uk
Read blogs from the girls on their amazing trip
Listen to the girls on Woman's Hour - BBC Radio 4
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Cost £30: Money raised from this gift will be used to fund health and care projects in Africa and other developing countries |
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