The Devastating Fight to End Child Marriage
By 2020, some 142 million girls will be married by their 18th birthday (39,000 girls married each day) if child marriage doesn’t come to an end. … Read More
Malawi: Walking to Gather Essential Water Status Information: Part Three
Fisherman’s Rest developed an app called Madzi Alipo with the support of OneFoundation that tracks the status of drinking water pumps across Malawi.… Read More
Malawi: Educating Generations to Come About Water: Part Two
The water shortage in Malawi has been dealt with as something we need to react to rather than something we can consistently and systematically learn about and fix. … Read More
Malawi: Water Crisis and What Is Being Done About It: Part One
We went to Malawi on a mission trip to participate in drinking water safety and education projects headed by Fisherman’s Rest and OneFoundation.… Read More
Thailand: The Challenges (and Beauty) of Visiting a Third World Country
I will never return to Thailand.… Read More
Outside the Comfort Zone: How Travel Is Good for the Mind and Body
Morocco is 99 percent Muslim. It is considered a developing country with extreme poverty in many places.… Read More
Pura Vida: Living Longer and Healthier in Costa Rica
Health care costs are 10 times higher in the United States than in Costa Rica. And what do these lower health care costs get you? Well, apparently, a longer life span.… Read More
When a Health Communicator Goes on Vacation: Examining Health Care in Central America
Belize is a small country, roughly the size of Massachusetts, but with a population of a little more than 300,000 people. More than one-half of the population is living in poverty.… Read More
