Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) 5

Continuing to finalise the WrW event focusing on the MDG 5. Two speakers so far confirmed. We are really lucky to have Maria Pawlowska is a Cambridge University Gates Scholar and has worked for different organizations including Global Poverty Project and RESULTS on issues concerning maternal mortality - communicating with the wider audience as well as writing government consultations. She has also written on maternal health for the Maternal Health Task Force and has been published in different outlets including the Reproductive Health Reality Check. Maria will speak about the latest developments, the most important of which are preventing hemorrhage and providing family planning services. She will also speak on the causes of maternal deaths and what is currently being done to help and why the MDGs are so important.

http://maternalhealthtaskforce.org/discuss/wpblog/tag/melinda-gates/

To bring the subject closer to home. Victoria Morris, Young Parents Support and Advocacy Worker will talk about the work being done in Suffolk with young teenage parents. The WI has been involved with one of her support groups, sharing skills such as knitting crochet and cooking.

Wednesday 23rd February 2011, Horringer Community Centre. 7 for 7.30 start.

Please do put this event in your diary - tickets can now be purchased from the WI office just £4. Please contact them directly (01284 754520) or by email suffolkwestwi@btconnect.com.

Election Fever

With just three days of campaigning left we have wall to wall election coverage on television. Just enjoyed a wonderful hour of Rory Bremner with his take on the election campaigns. Light relief on the other channel with the final of the snooker, such a contrast!

Quite a week ahead of us, will the Lib dems finally make an impact in Westminster? We've got our posters up, and 'I agree with Nick'.

Earlier this week attended our WI group meeting - Jeremy Spake from 'Airport' must say never watched the programme so didn't really know what to expect, but he was a great speaker, really knew how to work the audience and could speak and be heard without a microphone. Really had a good meeting well done Moreton Hall WI.