September, 2012

We’re gearing up for the first International Day of the Girl with plans to spotlight issues girls face around the world, throughout October. And to get the ball rolling, we’re excited to announce Let Girls Be Girls – a photo contest. Send in your pictures (with parental permission, of course) of girls doing what girls do best – everything from biking, playing, singing, acting, talking, dancing, reading, cooking, shooting hoops, drawing, studying, skating, drumming, playing video games, playing guitar…whatever.

We knew we wanted to highlight Women Deliver's World Contraception Day post because Tanzania holds such a special place in our hearts. The country made such an impression on Christy when she first visited in 1990 that she has visited many times and filmed a portion of NWNC there in 2009. Christy has returned twice since then. In fact she was there just last month with her family. Each visit leaves a greater impression that leads to a deeper commitment to make motherhood safe. Read this post, then log on to our Family Planning educational toolkit to learn more about how contraception can change and empower the lives of women around the world.

You asked, we delivered. After an outpouring of requests from Every Mother Counts’ supporters and music fans around the world, wondering how they can get their hands on Every Mother Counts two sold-out compilation CDs, we’re finally able to announce: Get your music and lend your support right here.

Today is the first day of "UNGA" week in NYC. While none of the Every Mother Counts team is actually attending any of the “official” United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings (only Heads of State get to do that), there are so many other related events, meetings and educational sessions going on for regular folks like us, that people flock to NYC. Thousands of participants and attendees from all over the world run from meeting to meeting in the UN Secretariat Building as well as across town to CGI, the Clinton Global Initiative, where Heads of State, advocates, corporations and non-profits come together to discuss some of the world's more challenging international development problems.