GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. In the same way that retailers take part in Black Friday, the giving community comes together for Giving Tuesday.​

NEW POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR MATERCARE:This GivingTuesday, MaterCare is raising $5,000 for travel costs and needs assessment of potential maternal health projects in Uganda and Rwanda. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births per year. According to World Health Organization 2017 reports, the MMR in Rwanda is 184 to 387 deaths per 100,000 live births, Uganda’s ratio has consistently been high at 278 to 523 deaths per 100,000 live births. These rates increase in rural areas without access to obstetrical care.To put this in perspective, the Canadian ratio is 10 deaths per 100,000. ​TOGETHER, we CAN save the lives of mothers and their children.

 Photo: 2019 meeting in Rome to discuss potential projects