Clancy McCarty travels to Malawi and Uganda with photographer and filmmaker, Venetia Dearden to document Every Mother Counts’ programs to improve maternal health.
Jessica Bowers, Every Mother Counts’ Portfolio Director, recently visited Uganda. While she was there, she spent time with some of the mothers and drivers involved in the transportation voucher program EMC is helping to fund. Here she tells what it’s like to transport women in…
Jessica Bowers, EMC’s Portfolio Director, recently visited Uganda. While she was there, she spent time with some of the mothers and drivers involved in the transportation voucher program EMC is helping to fund. We’ve often wondered what it’s like to transport women in labor on…
Every Mother Counts celebrates International Women’s Day by Inspiring Change and sharing our #SheMadeMe twitter campaign.
International Women’s Day is near the top of our must-celebrate list. It’s more than just a shout-out to womanhood…
At times I stop and think, what else I could be doing if I were not a midwife.
In many places where women are considered less than equal to men and where the health systems and workers face formidable challenges, respect and…
In Uganda, a country where passports are not a common sight especially in the rural areas, Apophia is proud that she owned one during her pregnancy. “I had a passport for the first time during my pregnancy. This meant…
Every Mother Counts is excited to announce that we have awarded a second grant in Uganda to provide a new batch of transport vouchers that will help get more women to the…
The adage “experience is the best teacher” no longer resonates with Immaculate. Had she depended on her past experience and those of many women in her community, she may have not only lost her baby but also put her life at risk.
Every Mother Counts teamed up with Mozilla Firefox to fundraise for safe birth kits. Find out how many Mama Kits we generated.
The initiation of our grant program marks a huge step forward for our community as we look for ways to help reverse the…