Pulitzer Center Update June 9, 2010
Youth Deliver Leadership on Maternal Health Issue
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<strong>Summer Marion, Pulitzer Center
Video by Kate Steger, Pulitzer Center</strong><br>
One hundred youth from nearly as many countries gathered in Washington, D.C. as part of this week's Women Deliver <a href="https://www.womendeliver.org/" target="_blank">conference on maternal health</a>. The young leaders convened in a pre-conference gathering to share their experiences and participate in a series of workshops. The Pulitzer Center's Summer Marion and Kate Steger co-hosted sessions on blogging and new media with UNFPA's Ida Christensen of the <a href="https://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/" target="_blank">Conversations for a Better World</a> blog as part of the June 6 session.<br>
The youth teamed up with professional allies present at the conference to share ideas on improving public awareness of maternal health issues. Stay tuned for post-conference updates from the Pulitzer Center's five youth partners from Nigeria, India, South Africa, Kenya and Azerbaijan.<br>
Check out the Deliver for Youth blog for the <a href="https://d4y.womendeliver.org/" target="_blank">buzz on maternal health issues</a> leading up to the conference. For more, see the Pulitzer Center's newest gateway website, Dying for Life, and engage in the conversation by entering the Pulitzer Center/Helium essay contest on maternal health before June 24.<br>
Watch below for remarks on the youth pre-conference from Jill Sheffield, president of Women Deliver.<br>
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