We believe that every woman and girl—no matter where or under what circumstances she lives—has a right to good health and nutrition.
Yet today, millions of women and girls do not have the support they need.
Through the power of sport and philanthropy, women’s tennis is mobilizing fans in support of UNICEF’s life-saving nutritional resources for women and children worldwide.
IN SUPPORT OF
Sitina sits with her daughter, Semira, in Ethiopia.
© Gates Foundation/ Mulugeta Ayene
It’s time to rally for every mom, everywhere.
The WTA Foundation’s Global Women’s Health Fund has partnered with UNICEF to mobilize lifesaving resources and shift how we think, talk and act on women’s health.
Every dollar raised through the campaign will support UNICEF’s Child Nutrition Fund and help to bring prenatal vitamins and other health and nutrition products and services directly into the hands of women in need around the world, giving children a healthy start in life. So far, we’ve helped reach over 1.5 million moms with the ambition to reach millions more.
Championships aren’t won overnight, but we’re committed to making the incremental progress needed to end this disparity within our lifetimes. By providing millions of moms in need with lifesaving prenatal vitamins, we are one step closer to closing the broader women’s health gap and giving millions of children a healthier start in life. We won’t accept defeat because in health, in sport, and in life — because women deserve equal opportunity, period.
Maheshwori Devi with her family in Nepal.
© Gates Foundation/ Toni Greaves
Why prenatal vitamins?
The power of prenatal vitamins for women and children in low- and middle-income settings is astounding. When women take prenatal vitamins, it dramatically reduces the risk of stillbirth, newborn deaths, and babies being born small and vulnerable, and improves women’s health.
While most expectant moms in wealthy countries take prenatal vitamins throughout their pregnancies, fewer than one-in-ten women in low- and middle-income countries take a complete prenatal vitamin.
Together, we can change this. Donate today and your impact will be matched by a generous donor.
We can provide women in low- and middle-income countries with the prenatal vitamins they need for the entire course of their pregnancy for as little as $2.50.
Prenatal Vitamins Save Lives
In malnourished women, prenatal vitamins reduce*:
Preterm birth up to
16%
Low birthweight up to
19%
Infant death up to
29%
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Every woman and girl deserves an equal opportunity to be her best—whether in school, at work or on the tennis court.
We are stepping up for women in need, because when we champion each other, we all win.
— Naomi Osaka
Former WTA World No.1, four-time Grand Slam singles champion, and new mom