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Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely

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Help Afghan Women Deliver Healthy Babies Safely

Summary

Reduce maternal and infant mortality rates with reproductive health care and education. Help 12,000 women access pre- and post-natal care, protecting their health during pregnancy and delivery. read updates from the field

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$25 - 20 women will have improved quality of life through reproductive healthcare and education
$50 - 40 women will have healthier babies because of reproductive healthcare and education
$85 - One woman will be trained as a community health worker and will assist 9,000 women annually

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

An alarming percentage of Afghan women and babies die during pregnancy and delivery. Most women deliver babies at home without the assistance of trained medical staff. CHI/AIL offer lifesaving health services and medical interventions to pregnant women and babies through three rural clinics in Afghanistan, including on-site baby delivery for high-risk cases. CHI/AIL also educate women about their reproductive health so that they can make healthy choices during pregnancy and delivery.

Activities

12,000 Afghan women will receive pre- and post-natal care, midwifery, family planning services, education on women’s reproductive health, delivery kits for home delivery, and assessment and intervention for high-risk pregnancies.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $4,761
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $55,530
Total Funding Goal: $60,292

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Thousands of women who would have lost their lives or the lives of their babies during pregnancy and delivery will be saved. Women will learn how to prevent complications during pregnancy and delivery and protect their long-term reproductive health.

Project Message

Many women in our area died because of problems during delivery. We were not able to help them since we never knew the right method of delivery. But now we know our mistakes and can save them.
- Saliha, CHI/AIL Reproductive Health Workshop Graduate

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Toc Dunlap
President
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
Email:

Project Sponsor

Creating Hope International

Organization

Creating Hope International (CHI)
Creating Hope International
PO Box 1058
Dearborn, Michigan 48121
United States
(313) 278-5806
http://www.creatinghope.org

Learn more about Creating Hope International (CHI) and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Afghanistan and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Afghanistan, read the Human Development Report on Afghanistan or the Wikipedia entry for Afghanistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on June 15, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 1, 2005

Latest Update from the Field

May 2009 Update

By Alison Hendry - Administrative Assistant, May 15, 2009 02:00 PM

Recently, a very nervous man came to one of AIL’s clinics saying that his wife was dying. He said she was in her last month of her pregnancy. Her labor pains had started hours earlier, but she had not yet delivered the baby. The head of the clinic quickly sent an ambulance to bring her to the clinic.
After she arrived she was taken to the midwives. They did a physical exam, and everything was normal, the baby was still alive. The woman told the midwives that her husband’s first wife had died during delivery. The midwives calmed the woman, telling her that she would deliver the baby safely. Soon, the woman delivered a healthy baby girl. The woman and man were very thankful for the well trained staff at AIL’s clinic.

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