If the ~$1000 per life figure is accurate, the GiveWell[1] guys will be all over this.
https://www.givewell.org/research/incubation-grants/charity-...
It would be interesting to read about how it compares to GiveWell's recommended charities.
For example, in this case, educating mothers about how to take care of their babies will be very effective until most of the population is educated - from that point on, there may only need to be ongoing low investment to keep that level of education.
In general, effective giving would try to keep highly-effective charities well-funded, but not have them store excess investments - if not all of the donations can be "activated", the charity becomes less effective per dollar.