Agency Funded: United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA)
Amount Funded: $600,000 over 24 months
Approved: November 2001
The 1994 International Conference
on Population and Development acknowledged the
fundamental right of women to have a healthy pregnancy
and access to quality health care, yet world wide,
over half a million women die in pregnancy and
childbirth each year. Maternal mortality is unacceptably
high in Nepal, where it is the leading cause of
death among women of reproductive age. This project,
implemented by UNFPA and the US Agency for International
Development (USAID), in partnership with the Nepalese
Ministry of Health, seeks to reduce maternal mortality
by increasing access to and improving the quality
of maternal health services at the community level.
The project will serve as a catalyst for all the
agencies working for maternal health in Nepal.
To Learn More: US
Agency for International Development (USAID)
In the last 40 years, USAID has been a leader
in helping the developing world improve education,
health, agriculture and economic development.
How you can help: This grant is only one example of the
UN Foundation's commitment to improving the lives
and quality of reproductive services for women
and girls around the world. Significant and costly
challenges lie ahead in the next decade and the
UN Foundation can use your help to guarantee that
women and population issues will receive necessary
funding. Please help make a difference by making
a contribution to help fund the women and population
causes supported by the UN Foundation.
