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Women and Children First (UK)

Juliet Stevenson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women and Children First (UK).

Juliet Stevenson makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Women and Children First (UK).

Registered Charity Number 1085096
To Give:
- Freephone 0800 404 8144
- Freepost 大象传媒 Radio 4 Appeal. (That's the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope 'Women and Children First (UK)'.
- Cheques should be made payable to 'Women and Children First (UK)'.

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Thu 23 Mar 2017 15:27

Women and Children First

Every year, around the world, over three million new-born babies and about a quarter of a million women die during pregnancy or childbirth. Women and Children First works in 12 countries across Africa, Asia and Central America to reduce these unacceptable numbers of largely avoidable deaths.聽

Fifteen Years of Sharing Knowledge, Saving Lives

Fifteen Years of Sharing Knowledge, Saving Lives

We are proudly celebrating 15 years of sharing knowledge and saving lives as, since we started work in 2002, we have established over 6,000 women鈥檚 groups across Africa and Asia and saved over 5,000 mothers鈥 and babies鈥 lives.聽聽

Women鈥檚 Groups

Women鈥檚 Groups

Joyce Aikido is the facilitator of the Ripelonyo women鈥檚 group in Uganda: 鈥淚n the women鈥檚 group we learn about many things: from family planning to malaria and nutrition. Most of us did not know about family planning before and would have too many children yet not enough food or money to take care of them. Now we have knowledge and choice.鈥澛

Benefits of Education

Benefits of Education

We can reduce the rate of maternal deaths by a half, just by women sharing knowledge.

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  • Sun 19 Mar 2017 07:54
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