Daily Life,Main Content,Program Updates 4 January 2011

When I became a mother in 2002, the value of one human life became more apparent to me than ever before. My child opened my heart in ways that I had never imagined. The suffering of one child, not to mention millions of children, simply became intolerable to me.
Then I …

 Daily Life,Health & Mortality,Malaria,Medical & Health Programs 31 December 2010

As we approach the end of 2010 I wanted to post some fabulously encouraging and amazing results.
In just two years, 578 million (yes, millions!) of people in sub-saharan Africa have been protected by Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (ITMN).  According to the World Health Organization (WHO)
“Eleven of Africa’s 43 endemic countries …

 Daily Life,Health & Mortality,Main Content,Malaria,Microenterprise Programs,Program Updates 28 December 2010

The Real Value of Holiday Gifts – and Giving in Uganda

If you have been following the news lately the economic reports are saying that this past holiday spending period has been the strongest since 2007.  This news makes people feel good as holiday spending is considered a thermostat of our …

 Daily Life,Microenterprise Programs,Program Updates 7 December 2010

Our Project GRACE participating families are making progress and learning valuable lessons along the way.  Whether impoverished families who suffer from HIV/AIDS make money from their eggs or by selling new chickens, they are becoming self-sufficient and overcoming challenges that come along with raising poultry.
Just Like My Child’s Country Director, …

 Daily Life,Featured!,Main Content,Volunteer Spotlight 30 November 2010

In the United States we think everyone around the world knows what Thanksgiving is about – if not the story of the pilgrims, at least the festival of food.  Our closest neighbors in Canada have Thanksgiving, theirs just occurs in October.
So imagine spending Thanksgiving in Uganda.  It seems …