As we continue our goal of helping communities lift themselves out of poverty and begin to provide for their own basic needs, partnering up with relevant and passionate people who help us extend our vision to areas we wouldn’t be able to reach is essential. One Heart World-Wide has been that partner for us in Nepal since the first earthquake hit in April.

One Heart World-Wide is a non-profit with a mission to decrease maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in remote rural areas; their journey started in the late 1990’s in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Since their work began, the maternal and newborn deaths have dropped from 10% to below 3%.

With a shared goal of helping the soon-to-be moms of Nepal birth and deliver their babies in a clean and safe environment, we began sending emergency birthing centers in the form of tents from our partner Barebones Living in addition to power and lights from Goal Zero. As OHWW has allowed us to watch our vision unfold we can see what a difference these have made for the workers and communities alike.  Arlene, the founder of OHWW said this about the tents we are sending, “These tents are saving lives under extreme conditions, they are a game changer”. We are excited to provide safe shelters to the One Heart team, an essential tool in the building block of health and maternal wellness.

To learn more about One Heart World-Wide and the incredible work they do stop by their site and take a look.