Her work setting up two free birth centres in Indonesia saw her nominated for the international awards, which praise ‘everyday people changing the world’.
The top ten heroes, voted for by the public, will each receive a $50,000 grant and the winner will receive an additional $250,000.
Robin, 54, has eight children and dedicated her life to preventing neonatal and maternal deaths in Indonesia, after a year in which three people very close to her died, including her pregnant sister and the baby.
She set-up two centres in Indonesia at which anyone can give birth in for free or a small voluntary donation.
Average families in Indonesia earn only $8 a day while giving birth in a hospital can cost $70 to $700 and it is common for women to be forced to leave their babies in the hospital until they are able to pay the bill.
Robin said: ‘Does the world have a responsibility to all pregnant women, to each new baby? Yes, each baby, each adult deserves a clean, healthy, loving environment. Those things are basic. Those are a human right.’
As well as providing free prenatal and birthing care to women in need, the centres offer 24-hour care and general medical aid.
Voting closes on 7 December and the winner will be announced at a ceremony on Los Angeles on December 11.
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