Did anyone else hear Renee Montagne's report on midwives in Afghanistan on Morning Edition?
It's a moving story about a US organization training Afghan women to be midwives in order to reduce the infant and mother mortality rate in rural provinces in their country. 1 in 5 babies and 1 in 3 mothers die in childbirth in these rural provinces. These are women who typically wouldn't be allowed to work outside of the home but are being supported and chosen by their elders and villages to get the training needed to serve mothers in their communities.
"These women are like guardian angels for infants and mothers," says Zafaran Natiqi, head of women's affairs in Badakhshan.
We don't hear a lot of good news coming out of Afghanistan these days, especially for women and that alone makes this story worth taking time out for. Listen to it here.
It's a moving story about a US organization training Afghan women to be midwives in order to reduce the infant and mother mortality rate in rural provinces in their country. 1 in 5 babies and 1 in 3 mothers die in childbirth in these rural provinces. These are women who typically wouldn't be allowed to work outside of the home but are being supported and chosen by their elders and villages to get the training needed to serve mothers in their communities.
"These women are like guardian angels for infants and mothers," says Zafaran Natiqi, head of women's affairs in Badakhshan.
We don't hear a lot of good news coming out of Afghanistan these days, especially for women and that alone makes this story worth taking time out for. Listen to it here.
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