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These uniforms have been made from the most sturdy of materials and embroidered to allow multiple washes with bars of soap against rocks.

The Kiriwina VBA’s provide a high standard of pregnancy care and conduct successful baby deliveries. Most baby deliveries, about 80% are conducted in the respective villages and 20% of deliveries, mostly critical and complicated deliveries are conducted at the Losuia Health Centre or referrals to Alotau General Hospital. However, the deliveries conducted at the health centre were mostly attended by the VBA’s under the supervision of the health centre mid-wives.  The mortality ratio per month is 1:50. Out of 50 deliveries per month, 1 baby dies due to complications and non- existence of life saving medical equipment at the Health Centre. We send over CFK Birth Record books and the CFK VBA’s keep records of their work.

The pregnancy rate on Kiriwina is very high. It has almost doubled from the prior years. There is no method of pregnancy control provided by the local health centre. A great assistance is required in this area to control pregnancy and we appeal to donors for assistance in providing birth control measures.

The Kiriwina VBA’s do not receive any form of allowance or salary. They provide their time and service to the community on a voluntary basis with a generous heart to save lives and promote a high standard of pregnancy care and baby delivery. CFK provides the Kiriwina VBA’s with unforms and other necessary items to encourage them to provide generous service out of a kind and loving heart and personality. 

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Caring for Kiriwina Village Birth attendant delivered baby of the week wearing the Belrose knitters jumper :).

Thank you again to all our donors and the belrose knitters. See article at this link Belrose knitters care for Kiriwina – RetireAustralia

Thank you to all our sponsors and donors for helping keep our Kiriwinan mothers and babies safe!

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Beautiful photo taken by our In-country manager Toks.

Thank you to all our sponsors and donors for helping keep our Kiriwinan mothers and babies safe!

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As women thrive, so will we all,”

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

“The world will never realise 100 per cent of its goals if 50 per cent of its people cannot realize their full potential,” General Ban Ki-moon told the UN Commission.  While women bore the burden of conflict, war, discrimination and domestic violence, they were not just victims, but agents of progress.  Empowered women and girls were the best drivers of growth, the best hope for reconciliation and the best buffer against radicalisation of youth and the repetition of the cycle of violence, he stressed.

Today is a day for celebrating women. Supporting women and what they can achieve is more important than ever. Please support our Caring for Kiriwina Village Birth Attendants Program to create Strong women = Strong babies.

“Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.”

–  Unknown

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Thank you to all our sponsors and donors for helping keep our Kiriwinan mothers and babies safe.

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Flights have been unavailable since July 2021, however, we are still managing to deliver donated items by extremely expensive and hazardous boat journeys to Kiriwina, thanks to the ingenuity of our fabulous in-country manager Toks and the Kiriwinan people.

We have just mailed 4 huge boxes full of Birthing and Dignity Kits, head torches, Panadol, pencils and pens and all the way from Ireland, our wonderful knitter Carmel’s baby beanies.

With the help of our fabulous sponsors and donors and our wonderful postie Andy. Wishing our donations a safe and speedy journey.

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Our CFK VBA delivered baby of the week, I think he is trying to say ‘Really? You are trying to wake me up for this?’:) What do you think this caption should be? Any ideas?

Thank you to all our sponsors and donors for helping keep our Kiriwinan mothers and babies safe.

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Never ending gratitude to our beautiful packers Magic Mary and Lovely Lila. Thank you for packing over 100 birthing and dignity kits, ready for dispatch with school education materials and health and hygiene supplies in the next shipment.

Thank you to all our sponsors and donors for making this all possible.

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Village Birth Attendants

• Supply of Birthing Kits & Safe delivery supplies
• Village Birth Attendant Training Program
• Local Kiriwinan Midwife nursing Training

Health and Hygiene

• Clean Drinking Water Project
• COVID-19 Safety Initiatives
• Food Security Initiative
• Health and Hygiene Committee

Education

• School Education materials
• School Fee Scholarship Program
• Translation of School readers into Kiriwinan
• Printing of Kiriwinan/English dictionary for all School Students across the Island

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