Maternal/child mortality

Submitted by Kathleen Harrison on Mon, 2008-09-22 10:35

The UNICEF report below, issued yesterday (9/19/08), corroborates my experience in Kenya.  In May of this year in the village of Kaluoki a midwife told me of the deaths of several women from hemorrhage during childbirth or miscarriage.  No one in the village or anywhere nearby owns a car, and so a woman in distress is taken to the n

chickens

Submitted by Kathleen Harrison on Mon, 2007-11-19 06:44

During the holiday season last year, TEACHERS received 67,483 candles,   82,792 bottles of hand lotion and 98,327 Starbuck’s gift cards from their students**.  It will take approximately 17 years to burn all the candles and 19 years to use all of the hand lotion. 

2007 progress

Submitted by Kathleen Harrison on Wed, 2007-11-14 17:30
      The 2006 medical volunteer program continues to reap rewards. There have been publications & media interviews to draw attention to sub-Saharan Africa & the need for medical education addressing global health and social justice. Several students returned to Kenya in 02/07 to continue work with community development. Donations for crafts made by the groups in Kenya help us all by supporting the Kenyan families affected by HIV & enabling us to raise funds for future projects.

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