Team Mum assembles in Meru
15th November 2019
In Meru, we've hired the teams who will be running pregnancy support groups, and we're training social mobilisers to run the sessions. Meet some of the team involved, working for... Read moreLatest News
Call for Team Mum partners 2020
16th October 2019
Next year we're coming back - bigger and better than ever. In 2020, Team Mum hope to raise enough to bring pregnant women's groups to a new area of Kenya, this time... Read moreSecuring local authority support for our pregnancy support groups
4th October 2019
It's vitally important that the Team Mum Pregnancy Support Groups form part of a joined-up healthcare journey for new mums. We always want to work in partnership with existing health services to support... Read moreAnnouncing the total raised by Child.org’s Team Mum appeal…
10th July 2019
Over three months, you attended quizzes, organised walks, ate kale and sent mother's day cards. You generously shared our messages on your channels. You performed at Vault Festival and drank Team... Read moreNothing could have prepared me for Sierra Leone.
19th June 2019
As Technical Advisor in the Child.org programming team based in Kenya, my work is to help design and implement programmes. It is to shape programmes in a way that gives... Read moreMeet the brilliant: Tyson
11th June 2019
Tyson grew up with his grandmother in Obunga Slums in Kisumu County, after both his parents died. He performed exceptionally well in his Primary School exams, but couldn't afford the fees... Read moreChild.org are now working with Ruby Cup
15th May 2019
Ruby Cup is a social enterprise selling menstrual cups. For every cup sold, Ruby Cup provides a cup to a woman or girl for free. Child.org is now an official... Read moreAnnouncing Laura Winter as our Ride Africa ambassador!
10th May 2019
Laura said, "I am so incredibly excited and grateful to be a Ride Africa ambassador, taking on November’s ride. As soon as the team got in touch, I jumped at... Read moreMeet Donata
18th April 2019
Donata lives in rural Kenya with her two children, Maxwell and Victor. She was married at 19 and had her first baby, Maxwell when she was 20. The pregnancy was unexpected... Read moreWhy I’m taking on Ride Africa
2nd April 2019
...in fact I have only two memories of me cycling. One was as a twelve year old trying to ride a black mamba bicycle. This is a bike obviously meant for... Read moreBaby Box Pilot – a report
11th March 2019
Baby Boxes have been making news in the UK for a few years, with research and debates ongoing into how they help families in Scotland and Finland (or shoppers at Lidl).... Read moreChild.org’s commitment to better communications
8th March 2019
I'm so proud to work with these families to give people in the UK a clear picture of what motherhood is like in rural Kenya. With so much discussion in... Read moreMeet Winfred
5th March 2019
New mums in Winfred's community lack status. This makes it difficult for them to make decisions about their own health or the health of their babies, and means that many... Read moreTeam Mum month one – my highlights
1st March 2019
Our Team Mum appeal launched on 1 Februrary at The Shindig, one month ago. So far we've raised £88,802 towards our target of £150,000. It's been a whirlwind, but I... Read moreMeet Conzolata
28th February 2019
When her son, Victor was born she walked a long way over uneven roads to the hospital to give birth: Before she gave birth, Conzolata was unaware that she could... Read moreTen surprising facts about breastfeeding
18th February 2019
In this 2016 TED talk, lactation researcher Katie Hinde talks about how breastfeeding has not been a research priority (more studies are done on coffee, wine or tomatoes than on... Read moreThis Galentines Day, meet Lilian
11th February 2019
It's become popular for people to shower their most vital friends in love and appreciation on 13 February, acknowledging that friendships are as important as romantic relationships, and not to... Read moreWhy pregnancy support groups?
6th February 2019
Child.org's strapline is "We Do What Works." That means we're always assessing what we do to improve our impact. It means we're not married to one specific type of intervention... Read more