When Support Reaches Mothers, Change Begins
When community awareness programs brought information and support closer to home, a mother named Ranju in Madhesh Province found the confidence to seek the care she and her baby needed.
Mahottari mothers: building a safe motherhood system
"I never give up." For community health volunteer Kiran Kumari Thakur, reaching every pregnant woman in her corner of Mahottari is a daily act of persistence, and it is beginning to shift how families think about safe motherhood.
A Life-Changing Decision: Paljum’s Journey to Motherhood
After years of loss and a lifetime far from any health facility, a community awareness program helped Paljum, a mother in a remote mountain village of Dolpa, choose to seek care for herself and her baby.
Enhancing health access alone won’t help
In Bara District, One Heart Worldwide and its partners are learning that safe motherhood depends on more than nearby clinics, it depends on earning the trust of the families and elders who shape a mother's choices.
Reaching the mothers of underserved communities in remote Dolpa
High in the mountains of Dolpa District, where winter empties the health posts and language keeps many women silent, a field officer's visit helped Dawa find the care and information she couldn't reach on her own.
Birthing Change in Myagdi: Overcoming Challenges through Community & Collaboration
"We never had such a health education program in our village." For new mothers like Soneeya in Myagdi, learning about safe pregnancy has changed what care looks like close to home.
