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Aarti Kumar

Title Co-Founder
Organization Community Empowerment Lab

Aarti Kumar is a co-founder of Community Empowerment Lab and leads its design and analysis group. With a research background in machine learning and bioinformatics, Aarti is currently applying herself to the science of behavior change management towards the survival of mothers and newborns.

Posts By Aarti Kumar

Ruchi’s Story: Breaking Social Norms to Save Newborn Lives

The decision wasn’t easy; she would be breaking social norms – she was unmarried, this was a foreign practice in the community, and she could face the wrath of her parents and ridicule from her relatives if they came to know about it.

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The (Non) Miracle of Skin-to-Skin Newborn Care

Kangaroo or “skin-to-skin” care, the act of holding your baby skin-to-skin is one of the most beautiful, natural, and healing experiences that a mother (or father) can cherish with her newborn baby.

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Sakshi’s Story: How A Baby Born Too Early Survived Against the Odds

Do you remember the last time you bought a pound of sugar at the store? Imagine that being the same weight as your newborn child who was born too early.

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Harnessing the Power of Men to Empower Women

To continue our celebration of International Women's Day, we are tempted to share a seemingly paradoxical yet integrative approach of “harnessing the power of men to empower women” that we experimented with in rural communities in Shivgarh, India.

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Global Conversations on Newborn Health in India: Listening to Communities for a Change

Some of our most valuable insights for saving newborn lives have come from listening to rural communities in South Asia and Africa.

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