Empowering women is just one facet of Just Like My Child’s mission of improving the quality of life for the women and children in rural villages in Uganda. It gives me great pride and pleasure to share some astounding results I have received from our empowerment expert, Monica Nyiraguhabwa. She …
Daily Life,Empowerment,Health & Mortality,HIV/AIDS
28 April 2011
When was the last time you met someone with AIDS? Do you know anyone with AIDS? How is he or she coping with the antiretroviral therapy that most Americans can access through health coverage? Did you know that there is an estimated 1.2 million Ugandans living with AIDS and nearly …
Children,Education Programs & Schools,Empowerment,HIV/AIDS,Main Content,Microenterprise Programs,Program Updates,Project Justice,The Mandela Project
26 April 2011
I recently returned from a whirlwind trip to Uganda where the Just Like My Child team and our partners powered through a rigorous agenda. We negotiated a deal with Heifer International to put over 500 Ugandan families in business, we sealed a contract with women attorneys who will carry …
Children,Education,Education Programs & Schools,Health & Mortality,HIV/AIDS,Medical & Health Programs,Project Universal Education
1 April 2011
Recently I attended the Clinton Foundation’s Millennium Network event in Los Angeles, California. I was literally at the foot of the stage in awe of the many people who share the same vision as President Clinton: the vision to encourage sustainable development, promote economic development as well as educate and …
Children,Daily Life,Empowerment
1 March 2011
Last night, I got home from a quick but extraordinary little vacation with my 8-year-old son. As soon as I got him off to bed, my husband and I sat down to watch a few minutes of the Academy Awards which we had recorded.
When Christian Bale accepted his Oscar for …