--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Save the Children invites the press and public to take part in a live interactive Video Conference with Global Influential Mothers to discuss the state of Motherhood and Child Survival in 2012. Save the Children CEO Carolyn Miles will introduce the signature State of the World's Mothers report, which ranks the best and worst places to be a mother today.
WHERE: www.Motherhood2012.net
WHEN: May 8th 10am EST / 3pm GMT
The Mothers on the Conference include:
- Carolyn Miles, President & CEO of Save the Children US
- Jaishree Misra, Indian Author
- Joke Silva, Nigerian Nollywood Star
- Shabana Azmi, Indian Bollywood star
- Natasha Kaplinsky, UK Newsreader and chair of the conference.
The Mothers will discuss the health, nutrition and education barriers in some of the toughest countries to be a mother in the world. Over the 30 minutes of the conference, they will take live questions from the public via Twitter using #hiddencrisis. The public will be directed to www.savethechildren.net to sign petitions to world leaders to help save children's lives.
Press Contacts for more information, photos, youtube video of the conference once it's over, and details from Save the Children's State of the World's Mother's Report:
Colleen Barton Sutton - colleen@redjacketpr.com, 703.203.7843
Wendy Christian - wchristian@savechildren.org, 203.221.3767
