One by One

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Jul 31, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$497,598

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Health and development international - niger, (hdi) we are very proud to have continued our partnership with hdi throughout 2011 in support of a highly successful fistula prevention project in the bankilare region of niger. This is an extremely remote area (there is one unpaved road) inhabited mostly by nomads and subsistence farmers. Prior to the initiation of this innovative project, the bankilare region produced more cases of obstetric fistula than almost any other region of the country, and obstructed labor was one of the leading causes of maternal death. Three years ago, a dedicated team put in place the simple education, communication and transport systems needed to support safe childbirth in the region. The project has trained hundreds of volunteers (men and women) to do outreach and education about pre-natal care, the importance of delivering with a trained birth attendant, and when and how to evacuate a woman to a clinic or hospital when labor becomes obstructed. The impact of this grassroots program has been nothing short of phenomenal. There have been no maternal deaths due to obstructed labor since the program began, and obstetric fistula has been virtually eliminated in the project area. These results are a powerful demonstration that improving maternal health and preventing fistula is possible, even under very challenging circumstances. The program is now being expanded to cover other regions in niger. Moreover, one by one will continue to work with hdi to ensure that it serves as a model for prevention work in other countries as well. - 263,000 people in an area the size of rhode island - 100% reduction of obstructed labor mortality and fistula incidence to zero

Activity 3

Apda - preventionethiopiaafar pastoralist development association (apda) we continued to support the tremendous efforts of apda to bring vital maternity services to the afar region of ethiopia. Home to approximately 1.3 million mostly pastoralist people, the afar region has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world and a very high incidence of obstetric fistula. With support from one by one in 2011, apda added much needed equipment to their new hosptial facility so they could begin offering emergency c-sections to rural women. We are very gratified to have contributed to building the capacity of this tremendously important new facility that will save the lives of mothers and babies and prevent fistula.

Filer

EIN

20-4434900