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Grassroots organization devoted to helping high risk post-partum mothers and babies in Malawi through supporting home based care and nutrition assistance.
In many countries the experience of pregnancy and childbirth still carries a mortal risk for a woman, and infancy remains a test of survival. We know why women and children die; there is no great science or myste… See more →
  • April 26, 2011

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    Julia Betts
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    Julia Betts

    Honoring mothers and motherhood is why we celebrate Mother's Day. African Mother's Health Initiative (AMHI) works year-round to raise funds for programs that improve the chances of survival for mothers and babies in Malawi, Africa. Malawi is a desperately poor country, where one out of ever seven women d... See More

  • November 4, 2010

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    Read about what your money is doing in Malawi, here are a few more recent stories. Hawa is 30 years old and has been married for 10 years. When she and her husband were married, they agreed to have many children. Hawa was very happy when she had her first child in 2001- a healthy baby girl. Sinc... See More

  • September 19, 2010

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    At the beginning of this year we expanded our program to support the provision of home based care to critically ill postpartum moms. Our Malawian sister nonprofit, Chimwemwe mu'bereki (Joyful Motherhood) hired 10 part time nurses to provide 6 visits to 60 women. At this point 60 women have been enrolle... See More

  • May 11, 2010

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    We've been quiet but busy. I traveled to Malawi and am back with stories and updates for all our loyal supporters . . . A STORY FOR APRIL: Mr and Mrs Makobola live in a village on the outskirts of Lilongwe. Mr Makobola is a carpenter and supports the family by taking small construction jobs, whic... See More

  • March 2, 2010

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    Leanne Dougherty
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    Leanne Dougherty

    Dear AMHI Supporters- Last July, we reviewed our account balance and found we were in danger of not being able to send additional funds to Malawi to care for the infants and mothers relying on us. We asked for your support and set an ambitious goal of $50,000 by the end of the year. At the time, we di... See More

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