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ABC Conversations Interview- Surviving kidnap in Sierra Leone

Our CEO & Founder Aminata Conteh-Biger shares her personal story with ABC Conversation's Richard Fidler. She talks about survival and resilience from being kidnapped during the civil war in Sierra Leone.

Aminata shares about her experience of being captured and abused by rebel soldiers, her release, and journey to Australia as a refugee.

After the birth of her first daughter, Aminata also shares her journey in founding the Aminata Maternal Foundation and it's mission to help improve maternal health for women in Sierra Leone.

"Today was one of those days that I got to remind myself to never forget how far I have come and, most importantly, to never forget my strength and what I am capable of. I am so grateful for my life every single day." - Aminata Conteh-Biger

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Better That Partnership with AMF

May 5, 2021

AMF PARTNERS WITH BETTER THAT We are proud to be a good cause partner with new online shopping platform Betterthat.com. Better That are on a mission to make shopping better by giving back to good causes with every purchase – hint hint, us! Get into the habit of purchasing through their site and they’ll donate […]

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AGENDA SETTER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021

May 5, 2021

AGENDA SETTER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021 Aminata Conteh-Biger with Pip Marlow, CEO of Salesforce Australia and New Zealand We at Aminata Maternal Foundation are incredibly proud of our CEO and Founder, Aminata Conteh-Biger for winning the prestigious “Agenda Setter of the Year Award” at “The 8th Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards 2021” held last night, […]

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Chrismas Appeal

December 13, 2020

Mabinty’s story is one of despair and hope. Mabinty was 16 years old and in Junior Secondary School when she was living with her sister and husband. She was brought to Freetown by her elder sister at the age of seven so that she could access education in the hope of a brighter future. One […]

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We’ve done it!

November 26, 2020

And just like that, we’re finished! Over two weeks, hundreds of us have walked thousands of kilometres as we came together a community to walk side by side with mums and babies living in poverty in Sierra Leone. My heart is full thinking of Jakia who inspired this event. It is amazing to think that […]

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You’ve set the pace

November 2, 2020

We can’t believe how much support we’ve already received for our #AMFWalkingChallenge2020. So many people have been willing to help us fundraise for the much needed maternal health support during the COVID-19 crisis in Sierra Leone. I am so touched by everyone’s words of kindness and open hearts to a cause that is so close […]

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Aminata on BBC World Service

October 13, 2020

“A mother and a child dying, that never made sense to me. How can women still continue  to struggle for something that is preventable? No mother or their baby should die in childbirth just because of poverty” – Aminata Conteh-Biger In an in-depth interview with BBC Outlook, Aminata talks about her childhood in Sierra Leone, […]

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The former sex slave saving lives in Sierra Leone She survived months as a sex slave and escaped to Australia as a refugee. Aminata Conteh-Biger can't change the past but now she's ready to help the future of her homeland, which has become the world's most dangerous place to give birth. (An SBS Production) CC #DaughterofSierraLeone #DatelineSBS #Documentary *** SBS Dateline’s Daughter of Sierra Leone has won a New York Festivals International TV and film silver award in the Health/Medical Information category. *** A must-see documentary. To watch the full-length episode, copy this link into your computer’s internet browser: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/881784387906/dateline-s2017-ep4-daughter-of-sierra-leone

The former sex slave saving lives in Sierra Leone

She survived months as a sex slave and escaped to Australia as a refugee. Aminata Conteh-Biger can't change the past but now she's ready to help the future of her homeland, which has become the world's most dangerous place to give birth. (An SBS Production) CC #DaughterofSierraLeone #DatelineSBS #Documentary

*** SBS Dateline’s Daughter of Sierra Leone has won a New York Festivals International TV and film silver award in the Health/Medical Information category. ***

A must-see documentary. To watch the full-length episode, copy this link into your computer’s internet browser: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/881784387906/dateline-s2017-ep4-daughter-of-sierra-leone ...

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May 12

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We are very excited to announce the five contest winners of the poignant, humanistic memoir 'Rising Heart' & we wish you all a great read: @littlebisous @kirsty_brooke @uglyflatlaysx @lifewlinda @karthika.menon 💖💖💐 Congrats to everyone who participated! Let us express our gratitude, heartfelt thanks and appreciation to every one of you for the part you played and continue to play in fulfilling Aminata's vision and our organisation’s mission. Each day we are getting closer to our goals and by purchasing a copy of the book, you contribute to improving maternal and newborn healthcare in Sierra Leone. We invite our winners to write to us by private and direct message on Instagram to provide us with their full name and delivery details x

We are very excited to announce the five contest winners of the poignant, humanistic memoir 'Rising Heart' & we wish you all a great read: @littlebisous @kirsty_brooke @uglyflatlaysx @lifewlinda @karthika.menon 💖💖💐

Congrats to everyone who participated! Let us express our gratitude, heartfelt thanks and appreciation to every one of you for the part you played and continue to play in fulfilling Aminata's vision and our organisation’s mission. Each day we are getting closer to our goals and by purchasing a copy of the book, you contribute to improving maternal and newborn healthcare in Sierra Leone.

We invite our winners to write to us by private and direct message on Instagram to provide us with their full name and delivery details x ...

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May 8

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This is Alice’s hospital bag. Alice is a 30 year-old single mother living in poverty in Freetown. She came to the Aberdeen Women’s Centre to give birth. When she arrived she found out that she was expecting twins which made her labour more far more dangerous and complicated. Thankfully, Alice was able to safely deliver her two beautiful twins. However, we want to draw your attention to Alice’s hospital bag. She simply arrived with a plastic bag. Inside the bag was a single blanket, a plate and a shirt. In Sierra Leone, 1 in 8 mother’s die from child birth. In Australia, this figure is 1 in 8700. This devastating statistic highlights the reality for so many mother’s and babies in Sierra Leone. With your help, we can start to put an end to infant mortality in Sierra Leone. Motherhood should mark a beginning, not an end. #amfmumsofmay #aminatamaternalfoundation #mothersday #hospitalbag #sierraleone

This is Alice’s hospital bag. Alice is a 30 year-old single mother living in poverty in Freetown. She came to the Aberdeen Women’s Centre to give birth. When she arrived she found out that she was expecting twins which made her labour more far more dangerous and complicated. Thankfully, Alice was able to safely deliver her two beautiful twins. However, we want to draw your attention to Alice’s hospital bag. She simply arrived with a plastic bag. Inside the bag was a single blanket, a plate and a shirt.
In Sierra Leone, 1 in 8 mother’s die from child birth. In Australia, this figure is 1 in 8700. This devastating statistic highlights the reality for so many mother’s and babies in Sierra Leone. With your help, we can start to put an end to infant mortality in Sierra Leone. Motherhood should mark a beginning, not an end.
#amfmumsofmay #aminatamaternalfoundation #mothersday #hospitalbag #sierraleone ...

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𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄! For the month of May, we celebrate all mums 🤍 no matter what form they take, in all their care and nurturing of others or any form of terrestrial life. We are giving away up to 5 copies of Rising Heart as a prize for both the winners and the winning tagged account(s). To enter, tag anyone who is a supportive light in your life, like, share and follow our account @aminatafoundation. Enter as many times as you like on each account’s posts this month. 1 tag per comment, 1 comment per entry. Winners will be drawn and notified after Mother’s Day. This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram. If you get contacted that you are the winner of this competition, please check to make sure the account contacting you is legitimate before giving out any personal details. 𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐱 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 @aminata_conteh_biger #AMFMumsofMay #mothersday #mumsofaustralia #motherhood #abcmyphoto ( Australian Book Designer: Debra Billson )

𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄!

For the month of May, we celebrate all mums 🤍 no matter what form they take, in all their care and nurturing of others or any form of terrestrial life.

We are giving away up to 5 copies of Rising Heart as a prize for both the winners and the winning tagged account(s).

To enter, tag anyone who is a supportive light in your life, like, share and follow our account @aminatafoundation.

Enter as many times as you like on each account’s posts this month. 1 tag per comment, 1 comment per entry.

Winners will be drawn and notified after Mother’s Day. This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram. If you get contacted that you are the winner of this competition, please check to make sure the account contacting you is legitimate before giving out any personal details.

𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐱 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 @aminata_conteh_biger #AMFMumsofMay #mothersday #mumsofaustralia #motherhood #abcmyphoto

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What would you pack in your hospital bag checklist?💐 As Mother's Day sneaks up on us this year, here at the Aminata Maternal Foundation we continue to spread awareness for mothers and babies, whilst simultaneously working to improve access to healthcare in Sierra Leone.🧡 Stay tuned to see our Mother's Day Campaign #AMFMumsofMay #aminatamaternalfoundation @aminata_conteh_biger #mothersday #hospitalbag #pregnancy #sierraleone #pregnancychecklist #newmums #humanrights #healthcare

What would you pack in your hospital bag checklist?💐

As Mother's Day sneaks up on us this year, here at the Aminata Maternal Foundation we continue to spread awareness for mothers and babies, whilst simultaneously working to improve access to healthcare in Sierra Leone.🧡

Stay tuned to see our Mother's Day Campaign #AMFMumsofMay #aminatamaternalfoundation @aminata_conteh_biger #mothersday #hospitalbag #pregnancy #sierraleone #pregnancychecklist #newmums #humanrights #healthcare ...

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From Refugee to CEO: How to Disrupt with Humility In 1999 whilst I was completing my final year of high-school in South Africa, she was being Kidnapped by rebel forces in West Africa. Two African women. Same continent. Two very different realities. If you missed Fridays LIVE Radio Show: Business, Sex & Being Human on @bondiradio. And you’re seeking to access UNLIMITED JOY, get present to what it TRULY takes to build and grow a purpose-driven enterprise that literally SAVES LIVES.... Watch the #replay here. 40 minutes of pure gold. Join me, your host, Leigh Jane Woodgate, Business Growth Advisor, Leadership Mentor & Inategy Business School, as I interview one of literally THE most extraordinary women that I have ever met in my life! @Aminata_conteh_biger of the @aminatafoundation Aminata is an author, activist, speaker, performer, and former refugee turned Founder & CEO of the Aminata Maternal Foundation. And on 29 April 2021, at the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, she was awarded Agenda Setter of the Year Award, for her work establishing the Aminata Maternal Foundation, saving the lives of hundreds of mothers and babies in her home country, Sierra Leone. The judges noted her “ethos and integrity, and how she personifies joy.” They spoke about her going out by herself from Australia, harnessing a deeply traumatic past for the “benefit of wider society and to make the lives of women in her home country safer.” I hope that this episode of the show moves you as deeply as it moved me, and ignites you to do whatever is required for you to stand more deeply in your power so that you can impact humanity and the planet on a greater scale. And if you haven’t read her book “Rising Heart” GET IT NOW! [link in the comments below] ONE WOMAN'S ASTONISHING JOURNEY FROM UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA TO BECOMING A POWER FOR GOOD! The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO writes ‘'The best and the worst of our shared humanity...breathtaking and heartbreaking.' With love and excitement for your imminent next level of growth. Listen to your inner whispers and take courageous action beautiful human. The world needs you! Leigh (#Replay: https://www.instagram.com/tv/COUptw2AhR4/)

From Refugee to CEO: How to Disrupt with Humility

In 1999 whilst I was completing my final year of high-school in South Africa, she was being Kidnapped by rebel forces in West Africa.

Two African women.

Same continent.

Two very different realities.

If you missed Fridays LIVE Radio Show: Business, Sex & Being Human on @bondiradio.

And you’re seeking to access UNLIMITED JOY, get present to what it TRULY takes to build and grow a purpose-driven enterprise that literally SAVES LIVES....

Watch the #replay here. 40 minutes of pure gold.

Join me, your host, Leigh Jane Woodgate, Business Growth Advisor, Leadership Mentor & Inategy Business School, as I interview one of literally THE most extraordinary women that I have ever met in my life!

@Aminata_conteh_biger of the @aminatafoundation

Aminata is an author, activist, speaker, performer, and former refugee turned Founder & CEO of the Aminata Maternal Foundation.

And on 29 April 2021, at the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, she was awarded Agenda Setter of the Year Award, for her work establishing the Aminata Maternal Foundation, saving the lives of hundreds of mothers and babies in her home country, Sierra Leone. The judges noted her “ethos and integrity, and how she personifies joy.” They spoke about her going out by herself from Australia, harnessing a deeply traumatic past for the “benefit of wider society and to make the lives of women in her home country safer.”

I hope that this episode of the show moves you as deeply as it moved me, and ignites you to do whatever is required for you to stand more deeply in your power so that you can impact humanity and the planet on a greater scale.

And if you haven’t read her book “Rising Heart” GET IT NOW! [link in the comments below]

ONE WOMAN'S ASTONISHING JOURNEY FROM UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA TO BECOMING A POWER FOR GOOD!

The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO writes ‘'The best and the worst of our shared humanity...breathtaking and heartbreaking.'

With love and excitement for your imminent next level of growth.

Listen to your inner whispers and take courageous action beautiful human.

The world needs you!

Leigh

(#Replay: https://www.instagram.com/tv/COUptw2AhR4/) ...