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EMC’s blog was retired in 2018. Stay updated at https://everymothercounts.org/on-the-front-lines/ where we share information, perspectives and stories that help make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere.

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Feb 28, 2013

Returning to Ol Donyo Sambu — Part 2 Clancy Climbs Kilimanjaro

I arrived in Tanzania very early in the morning on February 16th. That same day, my traveling companion Sara and I drove to Uto Farm in Ol Donyo Sambu, which is where we stayed during the filming of “No Woman, No Cry.” Our…

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Feb 12, 2013

Clancy climbs Kilimanjaro for EMC

The last time I traveled to Tanzania back in 2009 was with Christy and our film crew as co-producer of “No Woman, No Cry.”

We spent two weeks with local pregnant women, including Janet and Lightness, and their caregivers at Ol Doinyo Sambu, Rahel and Hertha. My many…

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Jun 3, 2012

Every Partner Counts: 1Love.org

The Marley family generously granted me use of “No Woman, No Cry” for the title of the documentary film I directed and produced in 2010 as well as permission for Martha Wainwright to cover the legendary Bob Marley tune for the end credits of the film. This version was also…

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Nov 21, 2011

Watch Christy on CNN’s Morning America with Alina Cho

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Christy Turlington sheds light on at-risk pregnancy

She’s a supermodel, wife, mother, philanthropist, and she runs her own charity devoted to maternal health. But…

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May 11, 2011

Christy Turlington Burns Takes on Maternal Health in “No Woman, No Cry”

Could you imagine having to walk 5 miles to the closest clinic with a midwife that could deliver your baby, only to be told that they cannot help you and you would either need $30 to catch a ride to the…

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May 1, 2011

‘We can be very powerful’: Christy Turlington Burns on her film ‘No Woman, No Cry’ for the Vancouver Sun

A career shift from supermodel to super-advocate is a unique transition, and for Christy Turlington Burns, it is also a deeply personal one. In 2005…