RRR - Girls & Women Guyana

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Imagine a Guyana where no Girl is Hungry and Education is a given, or no woman dies from giving birth, where no baby is robbed of their opportunity at life, where every girl is able to attend school and receive a healthy meal and quality education, and where every girls and women— has the opportunity to fulfill their passions and true potential.

That Guyana is within reach—if we can stop and take a closer look!

The past two decades have shown that it pays to invest in girls and women, and we have seen tremendous improvements in other developing countries.
However, challenges remain, and progress has been uneven across regions within Guyana.  

Every month, 50 women die's needlessly during pregnancy or childbirth, with thousands more experiencing long-lasting injury or illness; thousands of women still have an unmet need for modern contraceptives; many Girls never finish secondary school.
The time is now to learn from our shared experiences, replicate and scale-up successful interventions, apply new technologies, and develop innovative processes and partnerships.

Restore Renew Rebuild When you invest in Guyana’s girls and women, Everybody wins!
Healthy meals and educated for girls and women are at the heart of sustainable development of Guyana.

In recent years, substantial progress has been made in maternal and newborn health. Globally, the number of maternal deaths has dropped nearly half, from 543,000 in 1990 to 289,000 in 2013, and the number of newborn deaths has also substantially decreased, from 4.4 million per year in 1990 to 3 million per year in 2012. Yet each of these deaths are still one too many. For every maternal death, approximately
2,000 women will experience severe injury or disability. Young women in Guyana are especially at risk for maternal death complications.
Pregnancy and childbirth are leading causes of death for young women aged 15–19 in Guyana; while girls under the age of 15 are up to five times more likely to die of other complications.

Poor, rural, and marginalized women are most prone to maternal deaths because of inadequate access to maternal health care. Globally, 40 million women give birth at home each year without a skilled birth attendant.  
Indirect causes, such as HIV, diabetes, malaria and obesity account for more than a quarter of maternal deaths.

Another significant factor is nutrition: half of all Girls and women in Guyana are iron deficient, which places them at risk. 
The good news is that the vast majority of these deaths are preventable, as proven lifesaving solutions exist. Quality care before, during, and after childbirth; access to family planning; and investing in preventive care and treatment options for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are crucial in turning maternal and neonatal death rates around the regions of Guyana, and in making sure that Girls, Women and newborns can live healthy, long lives. 

We urge you to give generously towards the Restore, Renew, Rebuild - Be Good to People project - supporting a better life for Girls & Women of Guyana, today.
THE TIME IS NOW!!!

We wish to Thank You very kindly for your support.