Spring has sprung in the Nation’s Capital. The famed cherry blossoms dotted the Tidal Basin and have since fallen. Pollen levels have started to sky rocket. On the West Coast, not a cloud scars the sky as perfect spring temperatures bring out people of all ages to soak in the beauty. What a great moment to celebrate Earth Day (or Mother Earth Day as the UN refers to it). It’s a time to reflect on […]
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Just two drops. That’s all the vaccine it takes to save a child from polio – and lifelong debilitation. Now, more than ever, I feel so lucky to have been able to vaccinate my own two boys against polio, and yesterday, I did the same for a 5-month old baby girl in the Gaschiga district of Garoua, Cameroon. I had the honor of representing the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign during the launch ceremony of Cameroon’s
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The kids were lined up three rows deep in 115-degree heat when I arrived yesterday in Bandouki, an isolated village in northern Cameroon. But their mothers, and older sisters in some cases, knew that vaccination day was worth the wait. Among the crowd was a young boy named Suleiman, only a toddler, who waited patiently with his brothers and sisters. There was no way he knew that the two drops of polio vaccine I put
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Every year on this day, May 3, the international community comes together for World Press Freedom Day. For those of us here in the United States, it’s a day to not only celebrate our constitutionally-protected freedom of speech, but more importantly, to stand up and demand it for all. Because even though we may take it for granted at times, freedom of expression still isn’t a right in far too many places. Just look at
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On May 8, a unique one-day event is taking place: the Mom+Social conference. Mom+Social is the crowning event of the Global Mom Relay, a 60-day online conversation that has connected moms and experts around the world. Relay participants have shared personal experiences, stories about motherhood, and global causes they care about. The relay is in support of the United Nations’ Every Woman Every Child movement. To date, the relay has proven to be truly “global”
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We are excited to announce our winner of the Mom+Social Sweepstakes as part of the Global Mom Relay. Congratulations to Chelsea Kidd winner of two tickets to Mom+Social in New York City. We had a chance to talk to Chelsea about what inspired her to join the Global Mom Relay. How did you learn about the Global Mom Relay?Someone in a Facebook parenting group shared Amanda Peet’s post, and from there I started reading the
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Yesterday, more than 4,400 people from around the world gathered in person and online to discuss motherhood as part of Mom+Social, the first-ever event focused on motherhood and the role of social media, technology, and philanthropy to improve the health of moms and children everywhere. Some of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health including Carolyn Miles, Christy Turlington Burns, Jennifer Lopez, Lynda Lopez, and Mrs. Ban Soon-taek
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The United Nations Rio+20 Conference last year called for urgent action to put the world on a more equitable and sustainable development path. Countries agreed that systems and behaviors that worsen poverty and inequalities, exclude women and marginalize others, are pushing our planet to its limits and must change. Sustainable energy yields benefits beyond the environment. It enables children to study at night, allows health clinics to store needed vaccines, and frees women from backbreaking
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For more than 60 days, from International Women’s Day to Mother’s Day, we have been celebrating and sharing messages inspired by motherhood. The Global Mom Relay has brought together the famous and the unknown. It’s brought together men and women and girls. It’s brought together experts and advocates. And in the process it’s sparked almost 100,000 social media actions and unlocked nearly $500,000 in donations for health and education solutions for children and women around
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