Giving Compass' Take:

• Global Citizen reports on a recent gathering of the Global Financing Facility to help improve the health of mothers, children and adolescents around the world; many of the staunchest advocates of this program are in their 20s.

• How can we be a larger part of the effort to address preventable causes of death from pregnancy and childbirth? Which partnerships with youth leaders present the most promising opportunities?

• Here's how mothers and community leaders tackled malnutrition in Mali.

In Oslo City Hall, magnificent murals that depict Norway’s beginnings span entire walls. The country’s vibrant history is felt in every room, and yet — as it holds the annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony — the space also plays host to the most uplifting visions of the future every year.

It’s therefore fitting that world leaders gathered here to pledge historical funding to the Global Financing Facility (GFF).

Launched in 2015, the GFF aims to save up to 35 million lives a year with an innovative fund that focuses on the health and nutrition of mothers, children, and adolescents. They do this by working with governments and various on-the-ground initiatives to identify and prioritize health issues specific to GFF-supported countries. They then help allocate resources to new and existing efforts that will result in cost-effective and sustainable solutions in health.

Under the beautiful paintings of the past, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg was eager to talk to Global Citizen about what’s coming next — and why protecting the next generation is so important.

“We have too many totally unnecessary deaths,” Solberg said. “There are 5 million women and children who are dying every year from preventable causes in connection to pregnancy — and it’s possible to do something about it.”

Read the full article about how young people helped raise $1 billion for mothers and children by James Hitchings-Hales at Global Citizen.