Actually, you’re one in 7 billion. Today, the United Nations estimates that world population will hit 7 billion. Symbolically, the NGO Plan International named a baby girl born in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, as “Baby 7 Billion” to stress the importance of women in the world. Astonishingly, the world celebrated the 6 billion mark just 12 years ago, and only a little more than a decade later, we continue to search for greater investments in health and education for girls to break cycles of poverty around the world.
Thelma thinks a new mom-focused venture is on the right track. ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, in conjunction with Johnson & Johnson, BabyCenter.com and various world class partners and NGOs seek to engage a million Americans with millions of moms in the developing world facing issues impacting pregnancy, childbirth and children’s health. The campaign is called the “Million Moms Challenge” and their goal – raise awareness and funds to help women and children everywhere survive and thrive.
Doesn’t every mother want the same thing: a healthy, safe pregnancy, and a baby who will survive and thrive? But for millions in developing countries, these basic human rights are out of reach. Every 90 seconds, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth. Learn more about the “Million Moms Challenge” and read stories from around the globe at www.abcnews.go.com/millionmomschallenge. As the site says, “You don’t have to be a mom to help a mom, you just have to be one in a million.”
Thelma Says..Become One in a Million!