My colleagues who work in Afghanistan have an up-close perspective on one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth. In a country where maternal mortality is at an estimated 1800 women per 100,000 live births, Micah and…
Join Women of Vision and our partner Women and Girls Lead for an online social screening of Welcome To The World, which shares some of the conditions that women around the world are forced to give birth in and looks at the…
We’re continuing our Strong Women, Strong World country series, focusing on one country a month. We’ll share stories and World Vision projects from that country throughout the month. For March, our focus is Ethiopia. World Vision has been working in…
My name is Kate Celauro, and I am an obstetrician based in Nashville, Tennessee. My passion for maternal health, however, extends far beyond the hospital where I work. I have been an advocate for women’s health for many years, beginning…
We were excited to read the recent New York Times editorial “The Women of Afghanistan” which highlights the plight of women in that area. Though some advances in gender equality have been made, Afghan women remain highly vulnerable. World Vision began…
Our Strong Women, Strong World initiative includes a special project in the Democratic Republic of Congo – the Minova Women’s Association which provides assistance to women in this very tough country in which to be a woman. From The Guardian:…
Worldwide, more than 350,00 women die each year – one every 90 seconds – from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. Ninety-nine percent of these deaths are in developing countries. Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by…
We at Women of Vision are passionate about maternal health in Afghanistan, so we were excited to see this issue highlighted by AlertNet. World Vision’s midwifery program and Herat Maternity Hospital are both mentioned. From Reuters AlertNet: “…Politicians, economists and activists from around…
We’ve been following Angela Mason, Women of Vision’s Senior Advisor, who is currently in Sierra Leone with ABC 7 News finding stories on World Vision sponsorship, maternal health and water. Read Angela’s reports from Day 1 and Day 2. Today Angela…
From The Independent: “Abdul Manan stood expectantly outside the maternity unit awaiting the birth of his first child, his calm facade only betrayed by the way his head snapped around each time the delivery room door opened. On the other…
