Safe Passage to Motherhood is a Portland Oregon based non-profit with a mission to save the lives of mothers and babies in the developing world. I find their passion inspiring, so I support their work in a variety of volunteer activities. These are the posts I have written about them so far.
Safe Passage to Motherhood 2010 trip
Sharing knowledge
Part 1: Sending Visual Tools to Africa
Safe Passage to Motherhood was heading back to Bware Kenya for the third time. On the first trip, they conducted an assessment of the community in relationship to maternal mortality. The second time, one midwife conducted a training in Home Based Life Saving Skills, a program designed by the American College of Nurse-Midwives for use in the developing world. The third trip focused on assessing the effectiveness of the work. The group was interested in using VisualsSpeak tools to help with the process.
Part 2: Adjusting Images for Africa
This post explores thinking about how the US developed visual tools needed to be adjusted to work in Africa.
Here is where we start to find out what the Safe Passage to Motherhood team discovered in Kenya.
Part 4: More stories (and results) from Africa
Some of the things I like about the organization:
- It’s a grassroots effort.
- They use images and role play in the training.
- The Home Based Life Saving Skills program is tested and effective.
- The group is incredibly resourceful. They get a lot done for very little.
- The group is very culturally aware and seeks to continually learn more.
Like so many small non-profits, the group needs funds to go back to the developing world and do more great work. If you would like to help, you can make a tax deductible donation.