Mission Statement:

Partnering to improve the quality of life for mothers in the developing world.

Vision Statement:

Our vision is to bring mothers in the developing world safely through childbirth, and to improve their quality of life by addressing the particular health problems arising out of the childbirth experience. We desire to work in partnership with other like-minded groups and individuals to establish self-sustaining indigenous movements in developing countries that will work toward this end.

Mandate:

Save the Mothers is an international organization committed to partnerships that promote the health and dignity of mothers in developing countries. As a Christian organization, it has a whole person approach to improve the lives of women and their families.

What We Believe:

	in the dignity of all persons, regardless of race or creed
	that adequate maternal care (safe childbirth and post-childbirth health) is a basic human right
	it is our responsibility to promote this right for all women and to carry this out in an attitude of humility before God and our fellow human beings
	in the role of governments to help ensure universal access to safe maternal care

Strategy:

Save the Mothers, a public health leadership training program, designed to save mothers' lives by mobilizing professionals within their sphere of influence, and creating an infrastructure that will address the problem. For example, a lawyer could approach the problem from the perspective of international law; a journalist could approach it through public awareness; a member of parliament would try to bring change through political action; and other disciplines, both in the health care field and outside it, could also contribute their influence.

Save the Mothers program offers such professionals training, at the university masters degree level, to bring this seamless, multi-disciplinary approach.

Save the Mothers has chosen to partner with Uganda as its first location for impact. The program will then be replicated in other countries in the near future.

Governance:

Save the Mothers is a program of Interserve Canada, a registered Canadian charity (#10679-9349-RR0001). The Canadian Board of Save the Mothers reports to the Interserve Canada Board. The local Ugandan Board of Save the Mothers reports to the Canadian Board of Save the Mothers.
The boards are composed of volunteer individuals committed to the health of mothers worldwide.