“Save A Mother’s goals of improving health for women and mothers through promoting health literacy really speaks to me. As an educated woman, I realize the importance of empowering yourself with the knowledge to provide for yourself. Save A Mother has been successful in empowering women through education and I am excited to help continue this progress.”
Charisma Hooda is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Public Health with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. She hopes to work in the nonprofit sector with issues concerning maternal health, nutrition and infrastructure development.
7
minutes until a pregnant woman dies due to complications during pregnancy or childbirth in India
93
percent of maternal deaths prevented
66
percent of infant deaths prevented
900
villages helped
1400
field volunteers trained
100
percent of funds go towards field work
100
dollars to educate a village per yr
* Data as of March 2011, updated quarterly, average village size is 2000 residents
