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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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World Voice: Moms+SocialGood Summit Address the Importance of Vaccines

Tes Silverman — Wed, 17 May 2017 15:02:50 +0000

When you’ve gone to a few Summits like I have, you start to wonder if you’ll be as inspired as you were previously. This past Moms+SocialGood Summit on May 4th definitely proved that out. Going on their 5th year, Moms+SocialGood Summit continues to raise awareness about issues that affect so many, from poverty to maternal […]

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WORLD VOICE: No Woman Should Die of Cervical Cancer

Eva Fannon (USA) — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 06:00:54 +0000

Many of us might hear the word “cancer” and automatically think that such a diagnosis would be a death sentence. This could be based on things we’ve heard, images we have seen portrayed in the media, or perhaps a personal experience – a friend or relative who has been affected by this “c” word. The […]

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ONTARIO, CANADA: Autism, Vaccines And Seven Misconceptions

Kirsten Doyle (Canada) — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:00:13 +0000

My older son was born in 2003 and diagnosed with autism in 2007, when proponents of the vaccine/autism link were at their loudest. Since my son had displayed autism-like tendencies from birth, I never bought into this theory, and both he and his younger brother are up-to-date with their vaccines. I find myself constantly having […]

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WORLD VOICE: Landmark Day for Global Health – Over $7 Billion Pledged to @GAVI #VaccinesWork

Jennifer Burden — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:58:14 +0000

Today was a landmark day for funding for the GAVI Alliance, which provides life-saving vaccinations for children around the globe. Over $7 billion US Dollars was pledged to GAVI, with the UK and the US leading the way. A group of our contributors have been working with Shot@Life, the ONE Campaign and RESULTS to put […]

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SOCIALGOOD: Reflecting on the #AYASummit

Jennifer Iacovelli — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:00:26 +0000

It has been almost two weeks since I attended the AYA Summit in Washington DC at Google’s offices with ONE, and I still feel a flood of emotion each time I think about the experience. As I wrote on my blog last week, the words to explain such a powerful and inspiring event are hard […]

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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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SOCIAL GOOD: Save The Children’s 2014 State Of The World’s Mothers Report #SOWM

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 13 May 2014 05:00:27 +0000

The 15th annual State of the World’s Mothers Report was released last week by Save The Children, just in time for Mother’s Day, and World Moms Blog was there at the launch. The focus of the 2014 report is on saving mothers in humanitarian crisis, and the launch of the report in New York City […]

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SOCIAL GOOD: World Immunization Week 2014 #VaccinesWork #RUuptodate ?

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 05:00:26 +0000

This week of April 24th through April 30th as we recognize World Immunization Week, the world is entering an exciting new phase. The upcoming expansion of vaccine programs will build on the momentum gained to this point against the most lethal killers of children in the world. Vaccine preventable diseases. According to GAVI Alliance 440 […]

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#Moms4MDGs: MDG # 6 With The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 06:00:45 +0000

In 2000, 189 nations made a promise to free people from extreme poverty and multiple deprivations. This pledge turned into the eight Millennium Development Goals, and was written as the Millennium Goal Declaration .- United Nations Development Programme The goals of MDG #6 are to combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases. This month we are […]

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