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 …

 Main Content 16 November 2010

Family members with HIV/AIDS carry a stigma and health complications that inhibits their ability to work. As a result they cannot provide an education for their children who are destined to perpetuate a life of poverty.
Micro-enterprise has emerged as one of the most powerful ways to empower those suffering from …

 Malaria,Medical & Health Programs 11 November 2010

If you want the world to listen (and watch) put a video on YouTube and watch it go viral, right?  Well there is a very special and poignant movie trailer that has more than 43,000 views and it is not even about a movie.  It is an amazing way to …

 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 …

 Featured!,Main Content,Volunteer Spotlight 26 October 2010

Tessa Davis with Nalumbombwe Josephine, Namata Josephine, Nyangoma Racheal, Nankubuge Veronica

Recently I had the opportunity to gather together the team that has made Just Like My Child such a wonderful endeavor over the past four years. I often share what is happening in Uganda and so much of our …