According to the World Health Organisation, women in Bangladesh are 21 times more likely to die from maternal causes compared to the UK.

MAA (Maternal Aid Association) is a grassroots charity striving to improve the dire situation in resource-poor settings to bring about safe, effective, high quality maternal healthcare.

I am Waheeda, an Ambassador for JourneyMaa 2023. This will involve a 2 week trip InshaAllah, volunteering and providing medical aid in several deprived areas of Sylhet, Bangladesh. 

To facilitate JourneyMaa, Maa has established links with local universities, medical professionals and healthcare students to provide long-term sustainable maternal care in rural areas of Bangladesh. JourneyMaa is an opportunity for UK students and young professionals to travel to Bangladesh to:

- Provide educational workshops for mothers and local communities on safe delivery and maternal healthcare.

- Oversee the essential life-saving work done at Maas Maternal Health Clinics.

- Gain first-hand clinical experience of maternal care in urban and rural resource-poor settings.

Please donate generously and support our ground-breaking work. Your generous donations will go towards facilitating Maa health camps that are run as part of JourneyMaa 2023. I will be paying for all my travelling expenses.

You can help change the lives of countless mothers.