It's Podcasthon Week! In this special Women's History Month and Podcasthon episode of Math! Science! History!, I Gabrielle Birchak interviews Angie Maldonado, founder of Espwa Means Hope, a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit working in rural, mountainous Haiti. Angie shares the story that sparked Espwa's mission, the stark realities behind maternal and infant mortality, and what "progress" looks like when the goal is as fundamental as keeping mothers and babies alive.

You will hear how Espwa built programs around what the community needed, from mobile prenatal education and nutrition support to job creation through a women-led sewing program, and why their "First 1,000 Days" model focuses on nutrition and learning from pregnancy through age two. Angie also explains the current barriers to sustaining healthcare and education in Haiti, especially the impact of gang violence and instability, and how people outside Haiti can make tangible differences through monthly giving.

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