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Hope
For Grace Kodindo (HFGK)
Making
Birth Safer In Sub-Saharan
Africa
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"Every
minute of every
hour of every day
at least one women
dies of pregnancy
related complications
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Chad they have a saying
- "A pregnant
women has one foot
in the grave!" |
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£5.00
Can
save the life of
a mother and her
baby! |
The
statements above are FACT!
It's also true that as
little as £5 saves
lives - You can
make a real difference!!
"Hope for Grace Kodindo"
(HFGK) is one of a very
small number of charities,
we're possibly even unique,
whose single aim is to
have a positive impact
by the most direct means
possible.
The death of a mother
impacts on every aspect
of a family’s life.
Children of a woman who
has died are more likely
to die before they reach
the age of 5yrs, girls
are more likely to have
to leave school in order
to look after the family...
the list goes on. The
cost to the world of maternal
mortality is $15billion.
To save these women would
cost $5billion. If the
motive for the world to
address this human tragedy
is anything other than
humanitarian, then the
economic cost should drive
this most worthy of causes.

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HFGK
is possibly unique.
It runs entirely
with the help of
volunteers, we don't
pay salaries, advertising
or even internet
costs. As a result,
in the form of specific
drugs and equipment,
every single penny
raised goes directly
to targeted hospitals
in Sub Saharan Africa
- Chad,
Liberia,
Somaliland
& Sierra
Leone.
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This baby represents
the tragic state
of affairs in some
Sub - Saharan Countries.
This Liberian child
lost his mother
in child-birth due
to Pre-eclampsia.
What hope has he
got for the future?!
You can help make
a difference - It's
true, £5.00
can prevent another
mother falling victim
to this very curable
condition (Pre-eclampsia)
and in doing so
prevent another
baby from suffering
the uncertain future
that awaits the
baby in the picture
above. Donate
Now! |
To
find out more about the
work of HFGK please browse
through our web site.
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| The
picture above represents the
goals that HFGK hold close
to their hearts - A happy,
healthy mother after the delivery
of her new born child. |
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| United
Nations Millennium Development
Goal (5) |
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(HFGK's adopted goal) |
In 2000, the United Nations
set ambitious Millennium
Development Goals to be
achieved by 2015. These
include Goal number 5, that
of reducing maternal mortality
by 75%. In 2008, at the
half way point towards 2015,
this goal is the one on
which there has been the
least progress. In 1987,
the Safe Motherhood Initiative
was launched worldwide in
order to make pregnancy
and childbirth for women
and babies in the developing
world as safe as in the
developed. To date, there
has been no overall reduction
in maternal mortality. 99%
of deaths occur in the poorest
women on earth, some 526,000
a year. A significant number
of these deaths are caused
by Eclampsia and Post Partum
Haemorrhage, avoidable and
treatable conditions using
medications which are readily
available in the West and
cost less than the cost
of a bar of chocolate.
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What
we've done around Africa So Far. |
Latest
News |
| July
2009
G8 Summit...Maternal Mortality brought
to attention of World Leaders by White
Ribbon Alliance.
05 May 2009
On
5th May, Dr Grace Kodindo was presented
with the prestigious Millennium Development
Goal Torch in Helsinki by the Ulla Tornaes,
the Danish Minister for Development
Cooperation. The ceremony was attended
by H.R.H. The Crown Prince of Denmark....
Full Details Here
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Why
Donate? |
Remember
- £5 will save the life of a pregnant
women in Sub - Saharan Africa.
Every penny donated goes directly to
the women of Sub Saharan Africa. HFGK
is run by volunteers and as a result
we don't have any overheads. Your donation
WILL save lives! Donate
here |
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