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Diwali: Celebrating the Spirit of Light and Love

Purnima Ramakrishnan — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:09:54 +0000

So, whatever you do on this Diwali day, enjoy the light in your heart, the love in the air, and peace in the universe.

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A Global Day of Giving! #GivingTuesday

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:30:00 +0000

Giving Tuesday was created to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. It has become an international movement around the holidays dedicated to giving, in the same way that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now synonymous with holiday shopping. After the frenzied commercialism of Black Friday sales (that now […]

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USA: Today Is World Polio Day 2017

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:23:07 +0000

Last year I spoke at the United Nations Foundation Shot@Life Summit to a room of almost 200 advocates for global vaccines from all over the country. I had a story to tell, as many of us do, though you might not know it. The story of how Polio touched the lives of so many goes […]

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2014 Highlights…and We’re off on Blogcation!

World Moms Blog — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:00:01 +0000

Season’s Greetings Readers! As the end of December approaches, so does the end 2014. We would like to thank YOU, for joining us and coming along for the ride over this past year. You…sharing our posts, posting comments, and interacting with us on social media…THAT is what keeps us going! This past year has been […]

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SOCIAL GOOD: World Moms Social Good Fellows & #Blogust Bloggers

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:00:43 +0000

We are so proud that three World Moms have been selected this year to be United Nations Foundation Social Good Fellows and to take part in #Blogust to benefit Shot@Life. Two other World Moms also wrote posts for #Blogust as Shot@Life Champions. #Blogust is a social good relay sponsored by Walgreens to benefit the United […]

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#BLOGUST: A First School Trip to the UN

Jennifer Burden — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:03:39 +0000

World Moms Blog has a long history of advocating for global vaccinations with the UN Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign, and we are honored to host a post for their #Blogust campaign going on this month! The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness for vaccinations for the children who need them most. Every comment on […]

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NETHERLANDS: Troubles Finding the Right Charity

Olga Mecking — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:00:00 +0000

Until a friend of mine had a terrible tragic accident in the Himalaya mountains that left her in a coma, I had never donated to a charity. We collected some money at our wedding to give to her husband, and my mom also donated some money to a charity that takes care of her, but […]

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SOCIAL GOOD: India and Polio- A Global Health Success Story

Nicole Melancon (USA) — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:00:38 +0000

Three years ago, on January 13th India proudly declared the country polio-free after an unbelievable push to rid the country of this debilitating disease. In March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to officially certify India as polio-free, leaving only three countries left to rid the disease: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. Since the 1988 […]

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#Moms4MDGs MDG #4 With Shot@Life:Reduce Child Mortality

Sisters From Another Mister — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 06:00:53 +0000

The next twitter party will take place today Tuesday, November 12th from 1-2pm EST, and later in the day, another one at 9-10pm EST to accommodate time zones on MDG4! The hashtag is #Moms4MDGs, and we encourage all moms around the world to join in the discussion! This month’s topic is child survival! There are […]

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WORLD VOICE: Shot@Life Campaign & #Blogust

Sarah Hughes — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:00:37 +0000

In February of 2013 I joined over 100 Shot@Life Champions in Washington, DC, where we were given the training and tools needed to help advocate for global health. To lend our voices to global mothers everywhere, we had the opportunity to meet with members of Congress and ask them to please help fund Global Health initiatives. And, […]

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