Women’s economic empowerment is essential in creating gender equality, according to the United Nations. The problem is, many women don’t have the means to support themselves and their family, especially when a medical emergency arises.

Pictured above: The road from Sylvia’s village is inaccessible to vehicles except motorcycles. The searing pangs came in the middle of the night. Sylvia knew what they meant. All of her deliveries had been at home, but she was bleeding this time and knew she needed help. The closest health facility was more than 2 […]

Edwige Namwanga was a midwife when she was accepted into Save the Mothers’ MPHL program. Like many of her fellow midwives, she knew mothers were dying unnecessarily, and she wanted to do something about it.