KIWANIS CHARITIES OF SAINT JOHN
Registered Name: KIWANIS CHARITIES OF SAINT JOHN
Business No: 118983915RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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We are part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time.
The Kiwanis Club of Saint John is assisting Kiwanis International and Unicef to raise US$110 million to eliminate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) in developing countries around the world. The government of Canada will match all gifts dollar for dollar that are given through the Kiwanis Charities of Saint John.
Some facts about MNT and the solution that Kiwanis and Unicef provides:
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1 baby dies every 11 minutes from tetanus
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134 newborns die every day from tetanus
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MNT has been eliminated from more than 35 countries since 2000.
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A series of 3 doses of the tetanus vacine = immunity from tetanus
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Women + vaccine = protect baby
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US$1.80 protects one woman and her future babies
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$25.00 donation will protect 28 women and their future chldren (with the matching grant from the government of Canada)
