GIFT for MOTHERS

CONSIDER GIVING A GIFT THAT WILL CHANGE A LIFE

Each year, about 60 million women in developing countries give birth with only the help of an untrained attendant or family member or with no help at all. The infection rate is high with some 1600 women per day dying from complications associated with pregnancy or childbirth, and infection is the leading cause.
According to the World Health Organization, around 950,000 newborns per year die from infection.
Many of these infections can be avoided when Clean Delivery Kits are used.
With many women expecting to give birth to their little babies in mud huts on the dirt floors, the Zambia Medical Mission Team assembled and delivered over 350 clean birth kits (CBK). Using information from UNICEF and Save the Children, we added to their basic list of supplies.

Each CBK distributed included: a candle and matches, half a bar of soap, 2 pair of gloves, a razor blade and string for the umbilical cord, a baby blanket, wash cloth, pain relievers, prenatal vitamins, and a sheet of plastic to go between the mother and the earth. It seems so simple, but a woman who uses this kit is 13 times more likely to survive her labor. The Zambian women receiving these CBKs were extremely appreciative. You can imagine the blessings this bring to their families and their villages as their precious little one is born.

A gift of $10 will purchase two Clean Delivery Kits (CDKs) for Zambia. These are given to expectant mothers during our Zambia Medical Mission and throughout the year at the Namwianga Rural Health Center. We will be targeting mothers who will not have access to a hospital or rural clinic for delivery.

If you are interested in participating, please make checks to Zambia Mission Fund and send it to Zambia Mission, 658 EN. 21st St., Abilene, TX 79601. You can also make your donation online. Please Click here "donate now"

If you have further questions, please contact Ellie Hamby, 325-677-0115.