SWEET MOTHER INTERNATIONAL INC
Aim: Sweet
Mother International (SMI) celebrates motherhood and aims to assist
expectant mothers living in disadvantaged communities to maintain
good health during and after childbirth.
Mission:SMI's mission is to mobilise the support of governments and stakeholders to improve maternal health and wellbeing in Africa.
'Box of Love'
"SAVE" Team in Cote d'Ivorie donates household
products to families caring for orphaned children in Abidjan.
As a part of SMI's Safe Motherhood Project to assist mothers and babies,
the organization will be donating 'Box of Love' to rural women inAfrica,
particularly, new and expectant mothers living in remote communities in
Africa.
'Box of Love' for expectant mothers and babies contains baby items,
clothing, toiletries, nappies, shoes , toys, and personal hygiene products.
These items will go to improving the well being of mothers and
child.
Individuals could make up their own 'Boxes of Love' and donate or you
may wish to donate goods for SMI volunteers to make up the box. These boxes of
love will then be transported to rural communities, health centers
and hospitals for distribution to new and expectant mothers.
Those who donate will receive a certificate of appreciation from
Sweet Mother International. Also, a picture and list of hospitals and
communities that have benefited from your 'Box of Love' donation
will be sent to you as a mark of appreciation.
To donate, click here
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"SAVE" Team in Liberia "SAVE" CAMPAIGN Africa Records Nearly Half Of World's 600,000 Pregnancy-Related Deaths

According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa based in Brazzaville, Congo , "Africa is the only region where there has been no improvement in maternal deaths for more than a decade. Indeed, the average maternal mortality ratio has increased from 870/100 000 live births in 1990, to 1000/100 000 live births in 2001", Click here to read the full reportTo address this issue, the "SAVE" teams in Africa are mobilizing community support and conducting practical community programs to achieve the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals five which seeks to improve maternal health by reducing maternal mortality by 75% in 2015.
"SAVE" Team - Oyo State, Nigeria
According to Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General, "in the 21 st century, no woman should give her life to give life" --indeed, this is a call to ACTION! and in response, the "SAVE" teams in Africa are taking effective action to eradicate avoidable maternal deaths in Africa. Click on links below to view the "SAVE" team's activities in Africa.
 "SAVE" Campaign - Nigeria |
Inspirational Quotes:
"Sweet
Mother International recognizes Mothers as the conscience and the
"Pillars of Nations". Women are the fertile ground in which
humanity is grown. Any nation seeking progress takes seriously the
development of women virtues since mothers are the primary
source of vision for a peaceful and prosperous society."
John Nze-Bertram, President, Sweet Mother International
“It
is the tasks connected with the home that are the fundamental tasks of
humanity….If the mother does not make her contribution, there will
either be no next generation, or a next generation that is worse than
none at all."
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States.
"Study
after study has shown that there is no effective development strategy
in which women do not play a central role. When women are fully
involved, the benefits can be seen immediately: families are healthier
and better fed; their income, savings and reinvestment go up. And what
is true of families is also true of communities and, in the long run,
of whole countries."
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, March 8, 2003.
Amanda Scott
International Project Officer
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