On 18 September 2008, campaigners and volunteers from Oxfam handed in a giant, knitted petition to the UK government. This photo shows the blanket being assembled before the hand in. More than 15,000 individual squares were made by Oxfam supporters from throughout the UK.
For mums in the world’s poorest countries, having a baby is a gamble with life – 1,400 mums die needlessly in childbirth each day,
To join the call for decent health care for all, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/forall
Credit: Chris Worrall / Oxfam
