First published 2015
This companion guide supports faith communities exploring global maternal and child health through The Mother and Child Project. Melinda Gates structures the resource around four sessions that align with the main book's sections. Each session provides at home reading assignments from selected essays and small group discussion materials with relevant quotes and personal involvement activities. The guide addresses the crisis of 287,000 women dying annually from pregnancy and birth complications, leaving orphans who often die without maternal care. Gates argues that people of faith possess the resources to prevent these deaths but must act on this knowledge. Hope Through Healing Hands, the nonprofit organization behind the awareness campaign, demonstrates how communities can save lives, reduce abortions, lower death rates, and build stronger families. The discussion format helps readers move from understanding the global health crisis to taking concrete action in their own communities.
Genres: christian, non-fiction, health, activism, academic, christian-living
Vibes: inspirational, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: call-to-action, social-change
48 pages · Paperback · Zondervan