Tumaini

Anita, a midwife and Tina told us about the charity, Tumanini which is Swahili for hope.  Anita and Tina went to Africa, to the Kilifi district for 3 weeks to train a couple of midwives and support workers.  They told us the shocking facts of what it means to get pregnant in Africa.  1 in 17 women die in the district giving birth or from still births caused by inadequate maternal care, antenatal or intrapartum care.  Women are often left with severe obstetrical, urinary or bowel problems causing them to be thrown out of their family of community.  Many of these complications are preventable.