Fighting Maternal Deaths with Faith
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This project follows one imam and his wife in Afghanistan as they train and dispense contraception to their community. How do they operate in a society plagued by poverty, cultural restrictions and limited access to healthcare?
- €15,000 Budget in Euros
- 2015 Final release date
- 3 Round winner
- 1 Location
- 16 Durations in months

This project follows one imam and his wife near Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, as they train and dispense contraception to their community. How do they operate in a society plagued by poverty, cultural restrictions and limited access to healthcare? This package includes a story and a short video on the Guardian on how imams think about birth control.