EVERY MOTHER COUNTS
333 HUDSON STREET NO 1006, NEW YORK, NY 10013 www.everymothercounts.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: EVERY MOTHER COUNTS (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAKING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SAFE FOR EVERY MOTHER, EVERYWHERE. THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT MATERNAL HEALTH AND INVESTS IN COMMUNITY-LED PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MATERNITY CARE. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES COMMUNITIES, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND PARTNERS IN EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE QUALITY, RESPECTFUL, AND EQUITABLE MATERNITY CARE FOR ALL.

EVERY MOTHER COUNTS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MAKING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH SAFE FOR EVERY MOTHER. THE ORGANIZATION INFORMS, ENGAGES, AND MOBILIZES NEW AUDIENCES TO TAKE ACTIONS AND RAISE FUNDS THAT SUPPORT MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD.

GRANTS - IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED 22 GRANTS TO 19 GRANTEES ACROSS 8 COUNTRIES (BANGLADESH, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, INDONESIA, MEXICO, TANZANIA, AND THE UNITED STATES). EACH GRANT AWARDED BY THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING EMERGENCY GRANTS MADE TO AREAS AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMANITARIAN CRISES, SUPPORTS WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY, RESPECTFUL AND EQUITABLE MATERNITY CARE. THE ORGANIZATION INVESTS IN PARTNERS THAT ARE EXPANDING AND STRENGTHENING THE MATERNITY CARE PROVIDER WORKFORCE, ADVANCING EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS, AND PUTTING WOMEN AT THE CENTER OF CARE AND SERVICES.

DRIVING ACTION PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT RESULT IN POSITIVE CHANGE FOR CHILDBEARING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2019, 4,518 RUNNERS RAN RACES IN DOZENS OF CITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MATERNAL HEALTH ISSUES AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE ORGANIZATION CREATED A NEW "TAKE ACTION" MECHANISM ON ITS WEBSITE THAT ENABLES INDIVIDUALS TO CONTACT LOCAL AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WELLBEING OF PREGNANT, CHILDBEARING AND POSTPARTUM PEOPLE.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IN 2019, WE COLLABORATED WITH THE BROADCAST NETWORK, MTV, AND BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE ON SAVE OUR MOMS, A PUBLIC SERVICE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT THE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE PARTNERED AGAIN WITH CNN.COM TO LAUNCH GIVING BIRTH IN AMERICA: NEW MEXICO, THE SIXTH INSTALLMENT IN OUR GIVING BIRTH IN AMERICA DOCUSERIES. IN ADDITION, WE PREMIERED ENDOMONONI, A NEW SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT TRADITIONAL MAASAI MIDWIVES IN RURAL TANZANIA, AT THE GLOBAL WOMEN DELIVER CONFERENCE. WE GAVE MORE THAN 30 TALKS ABOUT MATERNAL HEALTH ISSUES AND DISPARITIES, AND FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS FEATURING OUR PARTNERS AT CONFERENCES ACROSS THE U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN. FURTHER, THE ORGANIZATION JOINED FORCES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO CO-AUTHOR AND DISSEMINATE TWO LANDMARK PUBLICATIONS, THE GIVING VOICE TO MOTHERS STUDY EXAMINING MISTREATMENT DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, AND ADVANCING BIRTH JUSTICE, A REPORT MAKING THE CASE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA SUPPORT.

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