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Women Deliver

Global Actions: Advocacy and Outreach

– WOMEN DELIVER is a global advocacy organization bringing

together voices from around the world to call for action

against maternal death.

– MDG 5 has made the least progress and is the most

underfunded of the health-related MDGs.

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Our Work

– Global Conferences Mobilize a community of advocates and

policy makers

– Regional Consultations Highlight regional perspectives and

solutions

– 2015+ Start the dialogue on a post MDG and ICPD agenda

– Deliver for Youth Help to build a new generation of leaders

– C-Exchange Create a private sector forum on MDG 5

– Incubator Innovate new projects

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Advocacy Principles

− Advocacy is a process, not a moment

− Actively involve target audiences

− Base advocacy on evidence

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2007: Maternal Health takes the stage

– First conference to open the dialogue between

maternal health and SRHR communities

– MDG 5 put on the map; reinvigorated the field

– Brought together advocates from gender

equality, HIV/AIDS, education, violence against

women

– 1,700 Attendees from 115 Countries

– 70 Ministers of Health and Parliamentarians

from more than 30 countries

– 126 Global Media outlets

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2010: Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women

– Largest conference on women’s health and empowerment in more than a decade

– 5 UN Agency heads, UN Secretary General

– 100 'Young Leaders’ and 250 youth scholarships

– 3,400 advocates, policymakers, health professionals, youth, and development leaders

– 75 Ministers & Parliamentarians from 50+ countries

– Featured Countdown to 2015

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• Highlight regional voices and perspectives on maternal health

• Share lessons-learned and best-practices amongst countries and organizations

• Inform the agenda of Women Deliver 2013

• Gather ideas and inputs for moving beyond the MDG framework and deadline in 2015

• Spring 2012

– Latin America/Caribbean: Mexico (co-chair Regional Task Force on Maternal Mortality Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean)

– Africa: Uganda (co-chair Partners in Population and Development)

– Asia: TBD

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Moving Into 2012: Regional Consultations

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Women Deliver 2013

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– Significant progress and lessons to learn

– Population to hit 7 billion at end of this

month

– Economic growth requires that the health

of women and girls remains a priority

– Government of Malaysia actively

supporting Women Deliver

– Home to prominent advocates for girls

and women’s health

Flickr photo by: United Nations Photo

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Thank you!