Daily Life,International Development,Politics & Policy,Program Updates,Project Justice 5 October 2011

When 15-year-old Jillian was pressured by her father to marry too young to a much older man, she pushed back. Unlike many young girls in rural Uganda, Jillian knew that she had legal rights and couldn’t be forced to marry against her will.
Many in Jillian’s community in the Luwero district …

 Malaria,Medical & Health Programs,Politics & Policy 8 November 2010

Here is a surprising answer to the question of what costs Africa $12 billion a year in economic loss. Malaria.  Every 45 seconds a child in Africa dies from malaria.
In the U.S. we might think that malaria is similar to many other diseases – it is preventable and treatable.  So …

 Entrepreneurship,International Development,Main Content,Politics & Policy 31 August 2010

What would you do if you were told you were sitting on billions of gallons of oil? You might feel as though you had won the lottery – excited and nervous as you planned your new life of wealth. Now consider that after finding out you struck oil, …

 International Development,Politics & Policy 19 April 2009

Our four scholarship girls are ALIVE and excelling
Nick Kristof is an op-ed writer for the New York Times. I have this silent romance with him he’ll never know about. He is a relentless crusader for getting the word out about every nook and cranny of the planet where the poorest …

 Daily Life,Featured!,Politics & Policy 21 February 2009

January 20th, 2009
Today was no ordinary day. Maria came and knocked on my bedroom door to tell me that the sisters requested me over at the convent. Barack Obama’s live inauguration had begun. From a tiny little black and white television in the convent, I sat with Sister Ernestine, Sister …