Date: Tues, 5 May 2020 at 06:37
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 5th, is #GivingTuesdayNOW
A Day of Global Unity
We’re excited to participate in this day of global unity during the unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19. On this day, we are raising $11,900 to airlift supplies to some of the most remote and underserved communities being affected by COVID-19 in Kenya, South Sudan, and Zambia.
Dear Alexandra,
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Africa, where many healthcare systems are already overwhelmed and exceedingly fragile. We cannot afford to wait until COVID-19 has widely spread to start responding—it will be too late.
We need to deliver protective equipment, medicine, thermometers, and other supplies to South Sudan, Zambia, and Kenya as soon as possible to help prepare our teams and protect families from the devastating effects of COVID-19.
As of May 1st, each of these African countries has known cases of COVID-19. CMMB has already sprung into action:
- Throughout the rural town of Mutomo, Kenya, we have installed multiple handwashing stations.
- In Yambio, South Sudan, we have set up a screening and triage center center at Yambio State Hospital.
- In Mwandi, Zambia, DREAMS Youth Centers have reduced number of employees in order to adhere to social distancing rules. These sites are also used as pick-up stations for essential medical supplies and places to sew masks for the community.
By airlifting supplies, CMMB is able to deliver critically needed emergency equipment and medicine to healthcare workers on the frontlines within a few days. Our Medical Donations Program already has systems in place to ensure delivery down to the last mile. With your generous donation, we can put the airlift into action.
Now more than ever we are called to make a difference. Only by working together can we get through this crisis. Please participate in this global day of unity by making your donation today.
Gratefully yours,
President and CEO
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 at 06:32
Subject: Can You Save My Baby’s Life?
Dear Laura,
Just a week ago, there was a sudden commotion at our partner mission hospital in Sudan. After a difficult journey, Joyce, a young pregnant woman in labor, arrived needing immediate attention.
Like most women in this region, Joyce didn’t have access to healthcare during her pregnancy. She had no idea she was expecting twins and that all of their lives were in danger.
The first baby delivered quickly, but being born premature, she struggled to breathe. While the nurses worked hard to keep her alive, the doctor’s attention turned back to Joyce who was struggling to deliver her second baby. Trying desperately to save their lives, the doctor performed an emergency C-section. Tragically, her second baby was too weak to survive.
“It’s painful to watch babies like this die. Usually a couple doses of steroids, given to the mother a few days before delivery will mature their lungs and save their lives.”- Dr. Tom Catena
While two lives were saved that day, one life was lost. A life that could have been saved if Joyce had access to basic prenatal care and medicine.
We believe that every life is valuable. With your support, we can keep women and children alive. Today, your donation of $100, $200, $500, or any amount, will be MATCHED, dollar-for-dollar, by a generous friend of CMMB.
Your gift can save the lives of pregnant women and babies living in poverty by providing access to critical healthcare services and medicine. These mothers and newborn babies need you.
MATCH MY GIFT
Gratefully yours,
President and CEO
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 18:05
Subject: Too weak to cry
“Can you imagine a baby so malnourished and dehydrated that she’s too weak to cry? Sadly, I don’t have to imagine it. I have seen her with my own eyes. I have carried her in my own arms.”
These are the words of Laura, a member of our staff who recently traveled to Mwandi, a very remote and impoverished region of Zambia. It was here that she met baby Ing’utu.
Ing’utu was five months old at the time, but she was barely five pounds. To put that into perspective, an average five-month-old baby weighs 15 pounds.
“Though her big brown eyes were open and aware, her tiny body was emaciated. Her skin was wrinkled with dehydration and her breathing labored. She was starving.” – Laura, CMMB staff