The Young Champions of Maternal Health have continued to contribute blogs on their progress implementing projects with Ashoka Fellows around the world. This month, the Young Champions share their insights into topics as diverse as celebrating the holidays in a new country with new friends, creating a comic book to use as a learning tool with young mothers in Brazil, the challenges (and excitement!) of striving toward sustainability, the question of accurately measuring impact, and one Young Champion’s process of breaking down lofty goals (revolutionizing family planning in Oman, for example) into a series of smaller, more immediately realizable chunks. You can click through to their individual blog posts below. They will continue to blog about their experiences every month, and you can learn more about Ashoka, the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth, the individual Young Champions, and the program here. Enjoy!

 

“Building Bridges” by Anna Dion

 

“Why do Women Die in Mali?” by Carolina Damásio

 

“Building Partnerships” by Egwaoje Ifeyinwa Madu

 

“Challenges in Bridging the Idea and Practice” by Faatimaa Ahmadi

 

“Progress in Pakistan with Nigeria on the Horizon” by Faisal Siraj

 

“No Santa in India” by Hellen Mammeja Kotlolo

 

“Comic Books for Safe Motherhood” by Julianne Parker

 

“Doing Research and Developing My Own Project” by María Laura Casalegno

 

“Mall of Mom” by Martha Fikre Adenew

 

“Eating Your Cake and Having It!” by Onikepe Oluwadamilola Owolabi

 

“Young Champions Come of Age!” by Peris Wakesho

 

“Positive Fragmentation” by Sara Al-Lamki

 

“A December Full of Gifts” by Seth Cochran

 

“A Starfish Saved” by Yeabsira Mehari

 

“YES but How…” by Zubaida Bai