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Your donation will help thousands of pregnant women realize safe and healthy pregnancies by training ten OB/GYNs on how to better serve patients who are pregnant and their newborns. more The Feminist Majority Foundation’s Campaign for Afghan Women and Girls is working for women’s equality and freedom in Afghanistan. The campaign, chaired by Mavis Leno, was the first of its kind to build a U.S. more Your gift will provide two days of intensive classroom and practical training for a doctor or nurse in a developing country to gain the skills they desperately need to save babies experiencing breathing or other cardio-pulmonary difficulties at birth. more Equal Access' 30-minute radio programs, broadcast via satellite and FM/AM radio, contribute to empowerment of communities in the developing countries by providing critical information on people's rights, education, health, livelihood and social services available in an engaging format. more Our comprehensive, faith-based sexuality education for African American and Latino teens encourages improved youth decision-making about sexuality and preventing pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. more This gift will pay for a community organizer to work with a remote West African village for 3 months — building relationships with community leaders and providing information about women’s right to lifesaving maternity care. more Gift provides an alternative rite of passage for one Maasai girl who refuses to submit to FGM. $100 allows a girl to spend a month at V-Day Safe House for Girls in Narok, Kenya. In 2002, V-Day helped found Safe House to provide a safe haven for Maasai girls. more Your gift of $60 buys 10 midwife supply kits for graduates of Women for Women International’s Health Training Workshops. more $36 ensures that women like Helene learn the importance of breastfeeding. more Your donation will help the Guttmacher Institute generate the new ideas needed to influence program development across the spectrum of reproductive health challenges. more The Feminist Majority Foundation runs the only Mifepristone Compassionate Use Program in the country. Our program serves as the only hope for many critically ill patients, mostly women, who have exhausted all standard therapies, including chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. more Your gift will focus on providing a clean and safe delivery for mother and child. A clean delivery kit, with sterile gloves, gauze, scissors and antibiotic ointment, will greatly reduce the chances of infection. And continuing care after delivery will ensure that mother and child stay healthy. more |