Mercy in Action + ODW
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| Organization Profile: | Mercy in Action is a non-profit organization working for maternal and neonatal health in the Philippines. Their vision is to ensure that all women have access to high quality maternal health services, this is done by removing the pay-barriers that stand in the way of quality care. To date more than 12,000 babies have been delivered free of charge for those living in extreme poverty in their birth centers. Furthermore, their centers have a neonatal survival rate that is 4 times higher than the surrounding region. Of the tribal households in the region, 82% of the women deliver without a skilled birth attendant present at the time of birth. Maternity Waiting Homes provide women a place to stay pre- and postpartum and have been proven to be an effective approach to maternal care for women in remote communities. |
ODW Partnership: | Mercy In Action Grant Full Grant: $10,000
Our grant to Mercy In Action funded the construction of 5 maternity waiting homes outside one of their birthing centers in the Philippines. These Cubos, as they're called, house expectant women and their families in the weeks before and after birth. By building housing next to their birth center, Mercy in Action can provide care for women that would otherwise stay home and dangerously deliver without help due to the difficulty of travel. Mercy In Action’s birthing centers are open to all women in the community, but it provides an especially invaluable service to the women of the Aeta tribe who travel up to three hours in order to be near a skilled birth attendant. These Cubos will also be a place for them to recuperate and learn more about proper nutrition and breast feeding. It's not an overstatement to say that these Cubos will save the lives of both mothers and babies. |
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Resources/ Links: | One Day's Wages is committed to complete transparency with our donors and community. Below is additional information about this partner organization. Mercy in Action: Website
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