Package baby delivery kits for pregnant mothers

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About Me

My name is Muzalema Mwanza, I am the last born in a family of four and I am married with one baby boy. I am a civil engineer by profession and my late father always encouraged me to chase my dreams.

As a new mother, I learned of the difficult requirements that rural Zambian clinics impose on expectant mothers to provide their own tools for giving birth such as a scalpel blade, sterile gloves, and birthing mat for delivery of their babies. I managed to buy the things they require and gave birth to a beautiful boy in 2016, after which i realized that for many months I had a hard time finding these products all in one place so I established Safe Motherhood Alliance, a social enterprise to package and distribute sterile materials for childbirth for pregnant women in low-income communitiesand rural areas.

My Business

We provide Baby Delivery Kits to pregnant women in low-income communities and rural areas to ensure and improve safe births by developing a simple, low-cost, disposable delivery kit for pregnant women that will be used during childbirth because everyday in Zambia, hundreds of mothers and babies die at childbirth because mothers have to provide their own birthing materials. But with the baby delivery kits, mothers can rest easy knowing their newborns will be free from using unsterilized,-materials.

Loan Proposal

The basic delivery kit is an inexpensive, simple kit designed to help create a clean birthing environment, particularly for home births. We will need the loan to purchase contents of the delivery kit that we will purchase include a clean razor blade, cord clips, a small bar of soap, a plastic delivery sheet, a baby receiver blanket and pictorial instructions.

The delivery kit is costs US$15 to package and it is designed for use by skilled birth attendants, family members, and women who give birth unassisted in the home. Community health workers and traditional birth attendants are oriented to the kits so they can either provide it as part of their birth delivery services or encourage families to purchase the kit for home deliveries.

With this loan we expect to reach more women and have an increase of 25% sales to our business, the kits are also designed to be sold through retail distribution outlets. By getting the right tools and approaches to communities everywhere, we’re giving more mothers and babies the chance to thrive regardless of where they are born or where they live.

My Videos

Jan 22, 2021: Safe motherhood alliance

May 25, 2024: Contributing to safe motherhood journey

May 25, 2024: Safe motherhood

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