Dominika Turkcan, from Mothers’ Day Movement (MDM)
joins Yo in this episode. The Mothers' Day Movement is an organization that grew out
of a column in The New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, where he made the case
for moving the apostrophe in Mother’s Day so it honors not just one mother, but
underserved mothers everywhere. It advocates to shift a portion of Mother’s Day
gift giving to a carefully selected charity each year in honor of the women or
person they love.
Since 2011, the group has raised over $900,000, in women's health, education, infant and maternal
mortality, clean water, and human trafficking, and has been featured in The New
York Times, Ms. Magazine, and NPR.
During the episode we explored what happened in 2022 with Kenya Connect and their
plans for 2023 with their beneficiary, Saving Mothers, a global non-profit dedicated to eradicating preventable
maternal deaths and birth-related complications among marginalized women.
Here are the 3 Takeaways from the Episode:
1. For the price of a bouquet of flowers, we can save a life by donating to MDM.
2. Currently in the United States, Black women are 3 to 4 times more
likely to suffer a pregnancy-related death than white women. Specifically in
NYC, Black mothers are 9X more likely to die giving birth. Yet, 80% of these
deaths are preventable.
3. Our donation to MDM can help achieve Saving
Mothers’ vision of a world where every woman – regardless of her ethnicity or socioeconomic status – has
access to quality reproductive healthcare services, and receives proper medical
attention for complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
We hope you’ll enjoy this episode!
As mentioned in the episode:
Ep. 14 Mothers’ Day Movement 2022
Aftershock on Hulu Film
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k63RC0rJEd8
PBS Film: https://www.birthingjustice.com/watch/
SerenaWilliams Saved Her Own Life
Mother’s Day 2023 Saving Mothers campaign:
http://www.mothersdaymovement.org/2023-beneficiary-coming-soon
Donation Link to Mothers’ Day Movement
Events Coming Up:
Mother's Day Campaign
(Mother's Day is May 14th this year)
Womb bus visit on May 6th, 2023
More about Dominika:
She currently works as the Director of Research at an organization focused on the economic equity of
Americans across the lifespan through retirement. With over a decade of experience spanning the private and
public sectors, her work focuses on how various socioeconomic factors affect
diverse segments of the US population. Since 2016, she has been active pro-bono consultant and team
leader for PennPAC, working with University of Pennsylvania alumni who donate their expertise and
time to nonprofit consulting. She is a Partner at the Mothers’ Day Movement and a member of Soroptimist International.
Ways you can contact Mothers’ Day Movement:
Website
IG:
https://www.instagram.com/mothersdaymovementmdm/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/mothersdaymovementMDM
Ways to reach Yo:
Public FB group: Girl, Take the Lead!
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https://www.instagram.com/yocanny
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