India: Ramesh’s Story of Addiction
Ramesh began drinking alcohol at 18, but it escalated to a more serious problem after he married. “He started to fight with me every night,” his wife, Angala, said. “He always wanted money to buy alcohol.”
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mothers Guide to Healthy Lives
Jeanne is a 33-year-old farmer and mother to six children. She lives in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but she is like every mother in the world, and nothing is more important to her than keeping her beautiful children healthy.
Zimbabwe: Well-Drilling Project
Having lost both her parents to AIDS, Mercy lives in an orphanage outside of Harare, Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, the orphanage lacks access to clean water, making Mercy one of the many children living in Zimbabwe at risk of diseases like cholera.
Haiti: Bringing Clean Water to Communities through Well Drilling Project
Veronica lives with her husband and three children in Dilor, a small village in Timor-Leste. Every day, she makes at least two exhausting trips to the river and back to provide water for her family.
Myanmar: Tin Mar Hwe’s Journey with Rainwater Collection for Schools
Every day, Tin Mar Hwe, the headmistress of a school in Than Bo, Myanmar, worries about having enough clean water for her students
Zimbabwe: Empowering Women and Communities Through Education and Development
Every day, Tin Mar Hwe, the headmistress of a school in Than Bo, Myanmar, worries about having enough clean water for her students
Madagascar: Voahary’s Experience with Lunch Programs
Voahary is 15 and is a growing boy in the outskirts of Antananarivo in Madagascar. He sits restlessly in his seat at school, but today he’s lucky. His distraction these days is brought on by his desire to get outside and play, but it wasn’t that long ago that his lack of concentration came from hunger.
Cambodia: Makai’s Journey of Food Aid and Garden training
Makai’s story is not uncommon in the Mandera area of Kenya. She has lived through times of plenty and seen her family grow and prosper, but her world was forever changed a few years ago
Ethiopia: Undoing Malnutrition at ADRA’s Health Center
At the age of 22 months, Halimu fell ill. She could not move or eat and had a high fever
Help for Disabled Children
My baby was born normal, but at eleven months she started getting ill,” says Pauline Moyo, 34, of her nine-year-old daughter Michelle who began having an inexplicable high fever.