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From Poverty to Public Health: "Sambaza Wema"

It’s my third week as a summer intern here at the foundation. I’m embedded within the communications department, and I’m having a hard time processing the incredible programs, the multiplicity of efforts, and the outstanding people.

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Judith’s Story: Common Tragedy, Uncommon Resolve

Growing up the sixth child in a family of ten in a small village in Siaya County was not the positive experience that it should have been.

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South Sudanese Refugees Find Hope Amidst Chaos

The spot where we had stopped in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya wasn’t supposed to be anyone’s home. But nearly 8,000 people have flooded Kakuma since the beginning of the year ...

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What Does it Take to Save a Life? How About a Game?

The woman in the green sari leans over the game of Snakes and Ladders and throws the dice. The women around her groan as she reads the words on the square where she lands.

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Are We Doing Enough to Save Mothers' Lives?

Despite these grim reminders that over 350,000 women die every year during childbirth there are successes and there is movement toward measurable progress to reduce the rate of maternal deaths globally.

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