Join young professionals in the city to network, inspire, and fundraise together. In honor of Mother's day month, UNICEF UNITE, Atlanta will host a networking social hour to educate young philanthropists on the issue of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus which affects mothers and their babies around the World. This deiseas is completely preventable and we need your help to raise the funds to eliminate it and save the lives of babies gloablly. 

The Eliminate Project

In 2010, Kiwanis International and UNICEF joined forces to help eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) worldwide. This historic initiative, called The Eliminate Project, will protect the lives of babies and mothers all over the globe and aims to help put an end to this cruel, centuries-old disease. It will also help pave the way for the delivery of other lifesaving services, such as clean water, nutrition and other vaccines.

UNICEF USA is actively raising urgently needed funds for global MNT elimination program alongside our partners at Kiwanis International. In total, The Eliminate Project will raise $110 million.

Today, MNT remains a public health threat in 14 countries:

• Afghanistan
• Angola
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Guinea
• Mali
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Yemen