Last month, the teenage mothers in the Dream Girls program graduated after 6 months of education and skill training, which will allow them to move towards internships that will help them take responsibility to forge a new life for themselves and their babies. This will empower them for a life that is full of possibilities.
Together with our partners, The Aberdeen Women's Center and @freedomfromfistula, the Aminata Maternal Foundation would like to thank you for making this possible!
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Sierra Leone has a critical shortage of obstetricians. Populated by more than 7.8 million people, the country only has 8 obstetricians. This shortage is a significant cause of high maternal mortality. The Aminata Maternal Foundation is determined to work with the national government and our partners to build midwife capacity.
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How has the "Rising Heart" book changed you?
As our powerful CEO and Founder Aminata Conteh-Biger shared in her National Press Club address in May, this book contains the her unbelievable life story that inspired her life's ultimate purpose and the making of the Aminata Maternal Foundation itself.
If you have not gotten your hands on this life-changing book, please do so. If you already have, please SPREAD the word to your family and friends.
Let us be inspired. Let us spread the word, Click the link in bio to get your own copy.
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A small help can go a long way. For every $250 that you donate, you help make birth safe for a mum and her baby. We are truly grateful for continued support.
Love, the Aminata Maternal Foundation
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The next generation of children in Sierra Leone may not arrive. Help us strengthen the infrastructure of maternal healthcare in Sierra Leone.
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1 in 10 children in Sierra Leone won't see their fifth birthday. Be part of the change. Be part of our cause. End maternal and infant deaths in Sierra Leone.
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Our CEO and Founder, Aminata Conteh-Biger, addressed the nation at the National Press Club on 25th May.
Her talk was full of emotion and raw vulnerability as she inspired the audience with her tragic story, and made her brave plea in asking for help to support the Foundation in saving mothers' and babies' lives in Sierra Leone.
To continue to save lives, we now need:
1. Sustainable giving in the form of corporate sponsorship, regular donations and workplace giving
2. Connections and contacts: access to people in networks who believe in our work
3. Diversity budgets and workplace giving in governments, mining companies, pharmaceuticals, doctors, obstetricians, and midwives.
4. Professional pro-bono service offerings
5. Support the Foundation by buying Aminata's book Rising Heart and, engaging Aminata as a keynote speaker
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THIS EOFY, MAKE A LIFE-CHANGING DONATION.
We are at the end of this financial year. We urge you to consider using donations to our foundation as a tax incentive. There are a number of ways you can support.
The mothers and their babies of Sierra Leone need your help more than ever. That's a simple and honest fact. They need your support as they navigate the health and livelihood impacts of the pandemic, and move FROM SURVIVAL TO REBUILDING.
Your donation can do so much!
• Workplace giving: a monthly donation
• $1000 - can pay FOUR midwives salaries for a month
• $500 - can ensure five women receive care for the duration of their pregnancy and birth
• $250 - can pay a whole salary for one midwife per month
• $100 - can provide wraparound care and education for a teenage girl
• Corporate philanthropic partnership - sustainable giving and corporate social responsibility initiatives
• Sponsorship of a specific project
• Safe transport for mothers
• Resources and equipment for midwives to provide ante-natal care and diagnostic support.
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DID YOU KNOW? The lifetime risk of dying while having a baby in Sierra Leone is 1 in 17. That is about 500 times more dangerous than having a baby in Australia where the same figure is 1 in 8,700. The country has been ranked third lowest in terms of the Mothers’ Index, which assesses the well-being of mothers and children.
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Here at the Aminata Maternal Foundation, our vision is clear and simple: Motherhood should mark a beginning, not an end. 💛
Learn more about what we do at the link in our bio.
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