Most people see the birth of a child as something to celebrate. But during a meeting with village leaders in Mali, Canadian Steve Mason learned that the arrival of a newborn in this poor African country can also be a time to mourn.
The community had always accepted that some women would die in childbirth, recalls Mr. Mason, regional CEO for West Africa at the Aga Khan Foundation, a non-profit international agency supporting social development programs in Asia and Africa. He says it was part of the culture that expectant mothers would make plans for their families in case they didn’t survive.
via Initiative saves lives of vulnerable women and children in the developing world – The Globe and Mail.
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