Clean Birthing Kits Fundraiser at SU
There will be a fundraiser & clothing drive at SU on Wednesday, Nov 12 & Thursday, Nov. 13- please donate!
CLEAN BIRTHING KITS EVENT:
Every woman has the right to safe motherhood. This event is designed to raise awareness about internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) and refugees’ reproductive rights and the difficulties they encounter in accessing reproductive healthcare due to their unstable living environments. The project’s goal is to raise money for clean delivery kits that can be used by untrained birthing assistants or by pregnant women giving birth unassisted. These kits greatly reduce the risk of potentially deadly infections to both women and newborns. Each kit contains: (1) square meter of plastic sheet for the birthing table; (2) cotton cloth (2 meters by 1 meter); (3) razor blade (single edge); (4) string to tie umbilical cord (3 cm by 15 cm); (5) examination gloves; and (6) sealed bag for packaging. Each kit costs about $2.00, so that is the donation we ask of students. In return we give students stickers that read “I helped safely deliver a baby.” We will send the money raised to an organization that sends birthing kits to IDPs and refugees (Marie Stopes International).
