“I learned how to prepare nutritious foods to eat healthier, taking advantage of the food produced in my community.” Margarita carries a lot of responsibility in her home. A single mother, she also cares for a half-sister with a developmental disorder, as well as her two nephews. “There are quite a few of us in
“I learned how to prepare nutritious foods to eat healthier, taking advantage of the food produced in my community.” Margarita carries a lot of responsibility in her home. A single mother, she also cares for a half-sister with a developmental disorder, as well as her two nephews. “There are quite a few of us in
In rural Malawi, in Mwanyesha Village, 30-year-old Vincent Ng’ambi lives with his wife and five children. Until recently, the family shared a small, dilapidated house that offered little shelter from the weather. “Life had been hard, living in a poor thatched house. Sunlight could hit us, and during the rainy season the house leaked, leaving […]
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Dona Antoine was afraid when her baby daughter, Doriana, started to show alarming systems—swelling (edema), diarrhea, vomiting and trouble urinating. Doriana’s health deteriorated quickly. Dona, just 20, lives with her partner, in a modest home they share with seven other people. While the family uses treated water and has access to a latrine, their living […]
When Ama Mahamudu received a wheelchair from the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program (CBR), it was more than a lifeline. It meant she could now move freely and, eventually, help support her family. The 47-year-old from the Songo community in the Garu District in Ghana, was left physically disabled due to polio when she was young. Unable […]
What does hope sound like? For Ishrat, a teenager from India, hope sounds like the voice of her teacher, providing instruction in the school room where she has a place to belong. It sounds like the thrumming of the tires on a bike that she is no longer too weak to ride. And for Laxmi, […]
At just 16 years old, Ahmad Reza starts each day burdened with a responsibility no child should have to carry. In the quiet village of Zargaran, nestled within the mountainous region of Bamyan Province in Afghanistan, he struggles to survive as an orphan whose young life has been shaped by significant loss and daily hardships. […]
