Today is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the U.S. Did you know around 5,500 young women are diagnosed with #HIV globally each week, the majority of whom are in sub-Saharan #Africa? #NYHAAD@CDC_DASHpic.twitter.com/EQ4orpli0S
Happy birthday to m2m Ambassador, @SophieEB 😀 We are incredibly grateful to have her as part of the m2m family - & she is too! "I’m proud to support m2m Mentor Mothers as they continue their work, ensuring healthy families thrive, not just survive." #happybirthdaypic.twitter.com/ddNtO94wP0
RT @ggequilibrium Since @gucci & #CHIMEFORCHANGE launched its partnership with @m2mtweets in 2020, m2m has reached 1,920 pregnant women, parents and caregivers in Ghana with education on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, as well as 900 children with early learning opportunities. pic.twitter.com/Y9Z4Uv5Ud6
The @WHO estimates 1.1M full-time-equivalent health workers are needed to vaccinate just 20% of the global population. Support #WHWWeek by supporting your local frontline health workers with tangible actions because #VaccineEquity. pic.twitter.com/keODEIdVGF
You can support #WHWWeek by engaging with us and telling us why frontline health workers are important in your life by replying to this tweet! Let’s show every health worker how important they are to our community’s health. #WorldHealthDay#healthworkerscount
To mark #WorldHealthDay 2021, we are highlighting the work done by our own health heroes – Mentor Mothers. Because you can’t spell heroes without HER. Learn more about their stories on our blog >> bit.ly/3dEPCtrpic.twitter.com/CtV5MEEYpE
1 out of 11 children
born in sub-Saharan Africa dies before age 5—almost 15 times the average in high income countries.1
Nearly 350 children a day
contract HIV in sub-Saharan Africa during pregnancy, childbirth, or the breastfeeding period.2
1. Ezekiel Kalipeni, Juliet Iwelunmor & Diana Grigsby-Toussaint (2017). “Maternal and child health in Africa for sustainable development goals
beyond 2015,” Global Public Health, 12:6, 643-647, accessed via: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2017.1304622
2. aidsinfo.unaids.org
Adolescents
5 out of 6 HIV infections among adolescents, ages 15–19, in sub-Saharan Africa are among girls. Young women, ages 15–24, are twice as likely to be living with HIV than men.1
Make a lasting gift to plan a brighter future for m2m Mentor Mothers and the communities they serve by naming m2m in your long-term estate plans. To join the m2m Legacy Society and ensure the continued success of our programmes for many years to come, contact us to learn how to designate m2m in your will.
If you are an individual who would like to make a gift of over £10,000 or $10,000, we would love to hear from you. By making a major gift to m2m you are joining us in our mission to eliminate paediatric AIDS and bring health and hope to future generations.
Many companies match gifts made by their employees to m2m. If you’d like to double, or even triple, the impact of your gift, ask your company if they have a matching gift program and if they’d consider including m2m.
This is the challenge of a lifetime—a four day cycling journey along banks of the River Nile and Lake Victoria in Uganda and the opportunity to see how m2m’s inspiring Mentor Mothers are transforming lives every day.
A remarkable opportunity for our closest supporters to see m2m’s work on the ground in sub-Saharan Africa. Email us to find out more about the Global Giving Circle and this unique experience.
After-work drinks that make a difference. For the members of our corporate committee and their guests, this reception brings people together over cocktails, canapés and live music to learn more about the work that we do and how to get involved.
Email us to if you are interested in attending this event.
m2m’s President & CEO will share our latest impact data with supporters and experts from related fields. Be part of the conversation about how m2m is advancing the United Nations Global Goals.
Email us if you are interested in attending our next event.
Experience Christmas carols with an African twist with our very special annual carol concert in Knightsbridge. Add mulled wine and mince pies to the evening and the stage is set for a truly magical evening.
This exclusive fundraising event is generously hosted at the home of one of m2m’s closest supporters. Email us to find out more about buying a table or individual tickets.