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Lil Links: Moms Unite to Fight Tetanus

LilSugar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:00:15 -0700

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Win a Year's Supply of Pampers!

LilSugar — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:41:25 -0700

Parents everywhere are seeking ways to save on everyday costs and cutting back on excess spending, but there are some necessities we can't raise families without. That's why we are thrilled our friends at Pampers are offering one very lucky lilsugar reader a year's supply of Pampers (that's coupons for 50 packages)! As an added humanitarian bonus, Pampers will donate the cost of 50 tetanus vaccines to the US Fund for UNICEF through the One Pack = One Vaccine campaign. The effort is part of a global initiative with UNICEF to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a preventable disease that claims the lives of approximately 128,000 infants and 30,000 mothers in less industrialized nations each year - that’s approximately one death every four minutes. What's better than caring for your child and other children in need of your support?

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Lil Links: UNICEF Makes Moms Believers

LilSugar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:34:33 -0800

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Five Facts About Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus

LilSugar — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:14 -0800

It is rare for a child to die of tetanus in the United States, but around the world one child dies every three minutes from the completely preventable illness. The painful death can be prevented with a vaccine that costs between just five and seven cents. Caryl M. Stern, the president and CEO of US Fund for UNICEF and mother of three has made it her mission to make the number of fatalities zero. As a mom, I also believe in zero. Do you? Check out this slideshow to learn five reasons why you should. Source

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Lil Links: Salma Hayek Is Helping Save Babies and Raising One

LilSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:00:44 -0800

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Would You Breastfeed a Sick Baby Like Salma Hayek Did?

LilSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:00:08 -0800

While on a UNICEF mission in Africa to raise awareness for tetanus in partnership with Pampers, actress and producer Salma Hayek showed a mother's compassion to an ailing one-week-old baby. The humanitarian nursed the hungry baby. Would you do the same?

Salma Hayek Breastfeeds Sick Baby on UNICEF Trip

LilSugar — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:00:33 -0800

One child around the world dies every three minutes from a completely preventable illness - tetanus. A recent ABC news report followed actress and producer Salma Hayek to Africa on a UNICEF mission to raise awareness for tetanus in partnership with Pampers. Salma stood bedside with a young mother as her seven-day-old daughter, Fatima, took her last breath. Had the woman be given a vaccine that costs just seven cents while pregnant, the newborn's life would have been spared.

At another clinic, Salma was so moved by a sick one-week-old born on the same date as her own daughter, Valentina, 1, that she picked up the hungry child and nursed him.

Wee Are the World: I Believe in Zero, Do You?

LilSugar — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0800

As a mom, I take tucking my two safe and healthy kids into bed for granted. In the time it takes for us to go to work, to school, to the playground and run errands, laugh, eat, and make memories, 25,000 children around the world die of preventable causes. It's unfathomable - the pain their mothers endure and that this is happening in 2009. That's why I believe in zero. Join Caryl M. Stern, president and CEO of US Fund for UNICEF and mother of three in the movement to make that number zero. To find out how you can get involved, read more.

Getting involved is easy. Advocate on behalf of the children by signing a Presidential Initiative to make child survival policy a priority, donate whatever you can, or recruit your family members and friends to get involved. Teach your children that they can make a difference.

Lil Links: I Believe in Zero, Do You?

LilSugar — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:00:31 -0800

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Wee Are the World: Trick-or-Treat For UNICEF

LilSugar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:10:45 -0700

Dress your lil monsters up and take them out to make a difference this Halloween by trick-or-treating for UNICEF. It's a great alternative to soliciting sweets for 13 percent of lilsugar readers that don't let their kids eat treats. And, for mamas who aren't concerned about candy consumption, let your children go door to door double fisted on the night of fright by adding one of these festive orange boxes to their costumes.

If you are interested in finding out more about helping fellow mothers and their children through this program, click here. Or if you're a mama who wants to make a contribution to those in need now, take part in UNICEF's mobile giving program (“Text-or-Treat for UNICEF”) by texting the word “TOT” to 864233 (“UNICEF”) to donate $5 on your mobile phone.