Monday, March 3, 2008

Videocast Answers

Thank you everyone for participating. Here are your video responses below each question.

Jenny, New York asked...
"I can’t make it to Washington, DC, and I don’t have a lot of money to contribute, so what can I do from home to help change this situation?"


Mary Kate, New York asked...
“I understand the importance of maternal death, but why focus just on that? What about a problem like fistula, in which woman is physically and socially hurt and which may last years?”

Abby asked...
"Do you have examples of countries where UNFPA's Safe Motherhood work has been particularly successful? "

Emily asked...
"Angeline, I am also curious about how UNFPA decides which projects it will fund and which countries it will work in."

Vicki asked......
"I'm pretty sure the U.S. does support some efforts to improve the status of women and their health (USAID does some of this work, I'm pretty sure the U.S. does support some efforts to improve the status of women and their health (USAID does some of this work, for example); is there something essential about UNFPA's methods which aren't practiced by US gov't efforts, or is the issue simply one of quantity and not quality?"