Maternal and Child Health
A key area of Rotary's focus aimed at keeping mothers and children safe in all communities around the World
Saving Mothers & Children
We protect mothers and their children to live and grow stronger by expanding access to quality healthcare, protecting them from disease and building sustainable health solutions
Mothers and their children can be some of the most vulnerable in our society.
More than 800 women die every day as a result of complications during pregnancy and birth.
Even after children are born, lack of access to healthcare, nutrition and clean water and put them at risk.
In fact, 70% of deaths among children under the age of five happen within the first year of their life.
The factors which impact on maternal and child health can be vast. That’s why Rotary projects are so wide-reaching.
We provide immunisations and antibiotics to babies and improve access to essential medical services.
Our projects ensure sustainability, we help train local health professionals to empower them to take ownership of their care programme
We also tackle other problems such as malnutrition, poor sanitation and lack of access to clean water all of which can be prevented.
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Walsall Saddlers have been awarded the Fraser Dukes Trophy 2024-25 for their support for the End Polio Now Project which is Rotary's flagship humanitarian project
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Nat West Bank hold a celebration with entrepreneurs of South Asian Origin in Birmingham City Centre
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Walsall Saddlers put together a Christmas Hamper for the staff and residents of Rushall Care Home. Due the number of highly vunerable residents it was presented to a member of staff.
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Saddlers members attended a charity auction for Children in Need organised by Bloxwich Phoenix Rotary
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Rotarians Ashley Gray and Paul Daniels met with members of the Paddock Active Climate Change Group to look at partnering with them in their work with the Canal & River Trust
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Saddlers Rotary in partnership with Walsall based Paddock Active Climate Change Group and the Canal and River Trust are transforming the Rushall Canal with the construction of a linear orchard
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Saddlers in partnership with The Canal & River Trust and The Paddock Active Climate Change Group have created a linear orchard along stretches of the Rushall Canal from lock 7 to the Marina funded by The Rotary Foundation and Saddlers Rotary
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Club President Pam Sheemar completed a 24 hour sponsored silence recently and the money raised has done some good in our local community
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Help Rotary fight the war against Polio and rid the planet of this horrendous disease once and for all
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Saddlers Rotary with partners have now completed an easy access path from Walsall Arboretum to The Rushall Canal at Moat Bridge. This is the missing link connecting Walsall Town Centre to Birmingham City Centre via the Canal Network
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A proud day for Saddlers Rotarians helping to marshal to Queens Commonwealth Baton Relay in Walsall Arboretum, So pleasing to see the crowds and those inspirational people. Truly a proud moment for the club and the town.
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The Green Rivers Youth Project in North Walsall is just about to harvest its first crop of vegetables.
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Caroline Crolley of the Green Rivers Youth Project awarded Rotary's highest honour for her service in the community
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The Green Rivers Project in Walsall has prepared a very large vegetable plot to enable to young people to grow their own vegetables and learn more about organic food production
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