Reflections on a Year of Pandemics
When I think about all that has happened in the past year, truthfully I feel overwhelmed.
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Student By Day, Baker By Night: How The Pandemic Has Opened New Doors For the Children At Casa Hogar
Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II, a mission of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, first opened its doors to homeless children in 1985, but was officially founded the following March of 1986. Currently, 72 children call Casa Hogar their home, where they are given faith, family, and a chance at the promising future they deserve. Using the Family Program based on the famous Boys Town methods, Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II has become a leader in the treatment and care for children who come from poverty-stricken and high-risk backgrounds in Peru. Over the years, the organization has provided many children with a safe, caring, loving environment where they gain the confidence to learn skills, develop responsibility, and become productive citizens within their community.
Virtual Volunteers Teaching English-as-a-Third Language
SEGA’s English Fluency program was started in 2015 to help SEGA’s youngest students quickly learn to speak and understand English using a stress-free method of drama, games, music, and activities. This year, due to COVID-19, the program continued virtually to ensure that incoming students have confidence in speaking and understanding English so that they can be successful in secondary school.
Virtual Exchange in the Era of COVID-19
How many students worldwide will ever have an opportunity to be involved in a cultural exchange program? How many will ever have the chance to travel abroad or even host a guest from abroad in their home? These are the driving questions behind the longevity of virtual exchange. COVID-19 has certainly accelerated the evolution of this medium of virtual, global connection! But does it “have legs?” For those of us feverishly pivoting to this new reality, writing grants, and developing programs, is this stop-gap or an investment in the future?
Examining the Meaning of Citizenship in the Middle East
Citizenship deprivation and statelessness underlie many critical issues facing the Middle East today. The Boston Consortium for Arab Region Studies (BCARS) and its extensive, transnational network examine the ways citizenship status impacts access to rights and services in the region through collaborative research.
Saha Global on Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19
At Saha Global, our mission is to bring clean water to small rural villages in Northern Ghana. We do this by setting up entrepreneurial women with community-scale clean drinking water businesses that use simple, locally available materials and methods. Our organization was born in the Boston area as part of a master’s thesis project at MIT in 2008.
How Last Mile Health Switched Gears for Coronavirus
Since 2007, Last Mile Health has worked with national health systems and local partners to equip rural locations around the world with community health workers and to improve access to and quality of care in the most hard to reach areas. In addition to their work on the ground, LMH runs a Community Health Academy that trains health workers to support their local areas with high-quality health education. LMH makes health systems stronger and more sustainable, and advocates for best practices in community health by prioritizing the unique needs of those in the communities they empower.
(Spotlight) Creating Brighter Futures: One Organization’s Lasting Impact in Tanzania
The Tanzanian Children’s Fund (TCF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based out of Boston. In 2003, TCF began pursuing an ambitious dream of empowering a community of 10,000 to find a path out of poverty.
Advancing equitable health systems: Women leading the COVID-19 response
The first case of COVID-19 in Togo was recorded on March 11, 2020. Since then, the government of Togo has responded quickly. As a result of the quick response, the spread of COVID-19 has been slow; however, cases continue to rise as they appear outside of the capital, where the health system is weaker. Integrate Health has worked closely with the government to support their response.
Being a Generalist in International Development: My Summer Experience
What do you do when every passion feels worth pursuing? How do you decide when making any career decision feels like a betrayal of every option you turned down?