The hills of Rwanda tell a story all their own. It was here, 20 years ago, that a nation’s darkest chapter unfolded in a 100-day massacre that wiped out more than a million innocent victims. Memories of the hate-infused slaughter cast long shadows on Rwanda’s rising...
Elydia had just given birth to a beautiful little girl . . . but she could hardly bring herself to look at her. Losing her son only a few days prior had brought on a sudden, unbearable heaviness she feared would suffocate her completely. Elydia had done everything she...
Between Zimbabwe’s vast valleys and dense rain forests, is a country severely impacted by poverty and disease. More than half of the population lives below the national poverty line, struggling with unemployment and limited access to clean water. But one of the...
Today, I’m spending time in Zimbabwe, a place where AIDS has devastated the lives of countless people. It’s a country with one of the lowest life expectancies on earth and little opportunity for the future. But through the investment of child sponsorship, along with...
Right now, I’m on my way to Africa—a continent that is no stranger to tragedy and one of the most difficult places in the world to live. The AIDS epidemic has devastated millions, leaving behind generations of orphans and child-led households. Poverty, economic...