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Robin Lim
Robin Lim | |
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Born | Robin Lim |
Nationality | Filipino-American |
Occupation | Midwife |
Employer | founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation) Indonesia |
Knownfor | 'Mother Robin' CNN Hero of the Year |
Spouse | William Hemmerle |
Children | 8 children |
Website | Bumi Sehat Foundation International website |
Robin Lim ("Mother Robin," or "Ibu Robin") is a midwife and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation) health clinics, which offer free prenatal care, birthing services, and medical aid to anyone who needs it.
She and her team have been working since to combat Indonesia's high maternal and infant mortality rates, and the Bumi Sehat birth centers serve many at-risk mothers.[1] She was awarded the CNN Hero of the Year award by the CNN news network[2][3][4] for helping thousands of low-income women in Indonesia with healthy pregnancy and birth services.