During my trip to Indonesia, I was able to meet with Bandung District’s First Lady, the Head of the District Health Office, and the District Health Office Deputy. Save The Children’s SELARAS program is very complimentary to their mission to improve community health through improved environment sanitation at home, improve access to clean water, latrines… Continue reading SELARAS is a Health, Hygiene and Hand Washing Program For Newborn Survival in Indonesia
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Documenting the Importance of Frontline Health Workers
My trip to Indonesia with Save The Children is being spotlighted on MomBloggersForSocialGood.com. Being a Social Good Mom is by far one of the most rewarding aspects of being a blogger. “If you have been following us on Twitter you might have seen our posts about one of our members who is currently in Indonesia… Continue reading Documenting the Importance of Frontline Health Workers
Best Week of My Life
As of today, this week in Indonesia may possibly be the best week of my life. I am truly in awe of the frontline health workers I’m meeting in Indonesia.
Visiting With Mothers and Frontline Health Workers in Indonesia
Visiting With Mothers and Frontline Health Workers in Indonesia I was in a small village in Indonesia today spending time with pregnant mothers and health workers – including midwives and the ONLY doctor for six villages. Yes, six villages share one doctor. The pregnant mothers were there for a mother's support group. They were learning… Continue reading Visiting With Mothers and Frontline Health Workers in Indonesia
Traveling to Indonesia
Fortunately, the 13 hour flight from Chicago to Tokyo was uneventful. It was hot (like hot yoga hot) on the plane…but other than that it was smooth sailing. Arriving in Japan Arriving in Japan was magical…and a little surreal. The airport was so clean and white and efficient. During our 10 hour layover, I waited… Continue reading Traveling to Indonesia
Why I’m Heading to Indonesia Tomorrow #IDNkids #SocialGoodMoms
I’m Heading to Indonesia Tomorrow, as a proud member of Mom Bloggers for Social Good and the Global Team of 200, I will be traveling to Indonesia to cover how Save the Children’s programs are reducing mother + newborn deaths and how they are supporting critical health services provided by frontline health workers. Using social… Continue reading Why I’m Heading to Indonesia Tomorrow #IDNkids #SocialGoodMoms