A mother for life

1. A mother for life A Christian Aid secondary assembly

2. A mother wipes her child’s tears when they cry… A mother picks up her child when they fall over… A mother is there to give advice even if it is ignored… A mother picks up the pieces when it all falls apart… A mother gives up her life for her child…

3. A woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute… http://www.sxc.hu/photo/894905

4. Without a mother, a child… • is more likely to die before the age of two • is more likely to leave school early to support the family • is less likely to be immunised • is more likely to suffer from malnutrition and stunted growth

5. Afghanistan http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LocationAfghanistan.svg

6. Nazoko, 22 (in the pink shawl)

7. Khohargol Sultani, 10

8. ‘I would like to go to university and become a doctor.’