WHAT THEY DO: mothers2mothers (m2m) is an Africa-based, global nonprofit organisation that unlocks the potential of mothers to break the cycle of paediatric AIDS and create healthy families and communities. m2m trains, employs, and empowers local mothers living with HIV as Mentor Mothers, frontline healthcare workers based in understaffed health clinics and within communities.
WHY WE LOVE THEM: Because mothers2mothers are a small team doing something truly amazing. We fully support the idea that mothers helping mothers is enough to stop the spread of
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a deadly paediatric AIDS – it is the most simple of ideas, implemented in a brilliant way. There is no reason why more world problems can’t be tackled at the core: mothers are a super power!
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SM #GOODTEES: Every time you buy one of our #GoodTees we donate £15 per sweatshirt and £10 per T-shirt to charity. Our MAMA and WONDER WOMEN designs support mothers2mothers.
SM DONATIONS: As of Feb 2017, we’ve now donated over £515K to our chosen charities, £61,718 of which has gone directly to mothers2mothers so far.
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SUPPORTS: ”Thanks to Selfish Mother, mothers2mothers Mentor Mothers, or as we like to call them, our very own Wonder Women, are able to reach more women every day who are at risk of infecting their babies with HIV or, in case the HIV-negative women, becoming infected with the virus. The Mentor Mothers are trained members of healthcare teams, who increase the capacity of critically understaffed health centres in sub-Saharan Africa, providing vital services that doctors and nurses do not have time to deliver. Together, these Mentor Mothers are enabling
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98% of the women they see to have babies free from HIV. When you employ a Mentor Mother, you unlock the potential of mothers to achieve an HIV-free generation. Since mothers2mothers’ founding in 2001, m2m has reached almost 1.5 million women with lifesaving education and support. With support from partnerships like this, you can help us reach 1.5 million more.”
WHAT THEY DO: mothers2mothers (m2m) is an Africa-based, global nonprofit organisation that unlocks the potential of mothers to break the cycle of paediatric AIDS and create healthy families and communities. m2m trains, employs, and empowers local mothers living with HIV as Mentor Mothers, frontline healthcare workers based in understaffed health clinics and within communities.
WHY WE LOVE THEM: Because mothers2mothers are a small team doing something truly amazing. We fully support the idea that mothers helping mothers is enough to stop the spread of a deadly paediatric AIDS – it is the most simple of ideas, implemented in a brilliant way. There is no reason why more world problems can’t be tackled at the core: mothers are a super power!
WATCH:
SM #GOODTEES: Every time you buy one of our #GoodTees we donate £15 per sweatshirt and £10 per T-shirt to charity. Our MAMA and WONDER WOMEN designs support mothers2mothers.
SM DONATIONS:As of Feb 2017, we’ve now donated over £515K to our chosen charities, £61,718 of which has gone directly to mothers2mothers so far.
SM SUPPORTS: “Thanks to Selfish Mother, mothers2mothers Mentor Mothers, or as we like to call them, our very own Wonder Women, are able to reach more women every day who are at risk of infecting their babies with HIV or, in case the HIV-negative women, becoming infected with the virus. The Mentor Mothers are trained members of healthcare teams, who increase the capacity of critically understaffed health centres in sub-Saharan Africa, providing vital services that doctors and nurses do not have time to deliver. Together, these Mentor Mothers are enabling 98% of the women they see to have babies free from HIV. When you employ a Mentor Mother, you unlock the potential of mothers to achieve an HIV-free generation. Since mothers2mothers’ founding in 2001, m2m has reached almost 1.5 million women with lifesaving education and support. With support from partnerships like this, you can help us reach 1.5 million more.”
Molly Gunn is the founder and editor of Selfish Mother, a site she created for like-minded women in 2013. Molly has been a journalist for over 15 years, starting out working on fashion desks at The Guardian, The Telegraph & ES Magazine before going freelance in 2006 to write for quality publications. She now edits Selfish Mother, sells #GoodTees to raise funds for charity, & writes freelance for Red Magazine and The Sunday Telegraph's Stella. Molly is mother to Rafferty, 6, Fox, 4, and baby Liberty. She is married to Tom aka music producer Tee Mango and founder of Millionhands. They live in Bruton, Somerset.
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