"For me, having a #Maternity Mate meant not doubting myself. It meant having someone on my side who never gave up on me & kept cheering me on. I just wish I’d had a Maternity Mate from my first #pregnancy!"
Shefkat, a #mum of 3 we supported.
I’ll be in conversation with @DrZoeWilliams about the COVID-19 vaccination.
The black community needs a safe space to ask questions.
Our relationship with healthcare is complex so @BlackBalladUK has to make space for this discussion.
The event is FREE!
https://t.co/usGBmJzx44
We've recently launched a conversation café for #FGM survivors.
After years of suffering in silence, women can open up & talk of health issues, giving #birth & #miscarriage in small groups so that they can begin to heal from their #Trauma.
#EndFGM#FGMZeroToleranceDay2021
How do we engage men and boys to #EndFGM?
We promote positive masculinities to challenge stereotypical gender norms which perpetuate unequal power relations.
This #ZeroToleranceDay, we unite towards one direction: to #EndFGM in this #DecadeOfAction.
How do you #Act2EndFGM?
#FemaleGenitalMutilation violates the fundamental #HumanRights of women and girls and is shrouded by cultural and religious underpinnings.
To accelerate its abandonment, religious scholars and cultural leaders must be involved in grassroots action to #EndFGM.
#EndFGM220
Every girl and woman has the right to be protected from female genital mutilation. To #endFGM in #Ethiopia, progress must be 8️⃣X faster in order to reach the #SDG target 5.3 of ending #FGM by 2030.
Learn more
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https://t.co/lZj7Vb5NwV
When Covid-19 hit, this Melbourne dressmaker started making free masks for her local community.
But seeing her husband struggle to fit a mask over his turban, she came up with a solution that's become a huge help to many
If the government were serious about home learning during lockdown, they would have hired strings of experts in our fields - writers, scientists, historians, geographers etc and got us to talk directly on zoom to different ages of students for 20-30 minute chunks.
Here we go again! ❄ Harvington is under a thick white blanket once more. Thank you to our volunteer/tenant James for taking these photos this morning 😊
Today we launch #WorkingforBabies on how local 0-2 services responded to #Lockdown1. In #Lockdown3 its findings are as relevant as ever. Download the report: https://t.co/TiVZebkbDV but here is an overview of the key findings: 1/9
"These monkeys... have learned to preferentially select objects that are more likely to be exchanged for food like wallets, electronics, glasses."
So watch out what you take near them! https://t.co/QMTGnVLvLB
"I don’t know how anyone can go through something as major as #pregnancy without a #Maternity Mate. It has meant so much to me. If the Maternity Mates programme didn’t exist, it would be a huge loss for #mums," says Sam, pictured here with her super cute baby, Kira 🥰
#pregnant