Fighting Childhood Deaths With Water
In the developing world, a child’s most critical years are from 0-5. This is the age where children are most vulnerable to sickness and disease. In fact, the majority of deaths in children under 5 are a result of preventable diseases. Today, sub-Saharan Africa leads...Warnings of Genocide in Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the most underdeveloped nations in the world. More than 60 percent of the population lives well below the national poverty line—the majority earning less than $2 a day. In the past 30 years, the nation has experienced...Why We Need More Girls Who Read
It has been six weeks since the northern Nigerian extremist group, Boko Haram, kidnapped nearly 300 school girls in broad daylight. (Boko Haram literally translates to “Western-imposed thinking is forbidden by Islam”). The sheer audacity of the abductions is perhaps...A Child’s View of the Syrian Crisis
Crouching behind a crumbling stone structure, 11-year-old Yusef peered out into the dusty debris-ridden street. He tiptoed wearily around piles of rubble and broken glass, and around the stiff bodies of men, women, and children sprawled in the streets. It was nearing...A Love That Changes Fates
Rosemary and Josephine were only 8 and 11 years old when their fates crossed. They were from different communities and had never met, but they shared a common bond—extreme poverty had taken their futures captive. That was 12 years ago. Today they are young women who...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.