Kybele is excited to announce that we have been selected as one of the finalists for the Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development Competition.   On behalf of the Saving Lives at Birth Partners – U.S. Agency for  International Development (USAID), The Government of Norway, The Bill  & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenge Canada, and the U.K.’s  Department for International Development (DFID), Kybele is invited to  participate in the final stage of the competition in Seattle, WA on July  12 – 14, 2012.

This is a REALLY big deal  for Kybele!  Out of more than 500 applications submitted, only 65 were  selected as finalists.  Here’s where you can help us win the People’s  Choice Award!

Vote now for Kybele! Between now and July 11th 5:00  EST, the 65 finalists from Round 2 will be competing for the People’s Choice Award.  Visit the Saving Lives at Birth website to place your vote for Kybele.  It only take a few minutes of your time and any award money we might win is incredibly needed. Kybele’s application for the Gates Grand Challenge Grant is titled:  Reducing  Maternal and Perinatal Mortality in Ghana by Improving  Service Delivery  Capacity: Introducing Systematic Quality Improvement  Methodologies into  the Greater Accra Health Region.