Mothers Union

Mothers' Union is a Christian organisation. It has more than 3.6 million members in 78 countries worldwide. The driving force behind the Mothers' Union is its worldwide network of volunteers who give their time to generously help others, whether this is by running local projects, supporting international campaigns, or fundraising. Whatever their individual backgrounds, members are related by a commitment to marriage and family.

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In addition, Mothers' Union also employs over 300 paid workers around the world. These are women drawn from local areas, so they speak the language, understand the culture and customs and have first-hand experience of the problems their neighbours face. They enable people to gain essential skills, develop and encourage sustainable self-help projects, and run training seminars for local Mothers' Union members and the wider community.

Mothers' Union workers provide vital leadership for efforts in the community. Workers also run the Literacy and Development Programme in Malawi, Sudan and Burundi. This programme enables learners to become literate and numerate as well as gaining skills in health, hygiene, HIV/AIDS and poverty alleviation.

Mothers' Union is also involved in campaigning and raising awareness of a number of worldwide issues such as parental rights, international debt relief and child poverty. Mother's Union are happy to be working in partnership with various organisations, including the United Nations and other groups.