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She would never tell her family. They could never know. I was amazed that the young woman was brave enough to tell her story at all. With a teary smile she explained that she was telling us because she...
View ArticleHow I Grew A Human Published on Mamalode Today For The Nourish Theme...
These days I’m walking around with a tightness in my chest. The feeling that something is missing that stays with me all the time. A very slight deep underlying melancholy, and I hope every mother gets...
View ArticleThe AYA Summit With ONE Girls & Women
This week at the Washington D.C. Google headquarters I will be attending ONE’s 2014 AYA Summit . Co-hosted by ONE Girls & Women and Google the AYA Summit is an exciting opportunity to meet some of...
View ArticleAva Anderson Non-Toxic Partners With Edesia Global Nutrition Solutions
Ava Anderson Non-Toxic Partners With Edesia Global Nutrition Solutions Two Rhode Island companies, founded and run by women, have come together this month to double the opportunity for positive impact....
View ArticleLight is Life; #ElectrifyAfrica
As I entered the antechamber of the neonatal intensive care unit at the Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I was engulfed by the smell of heated milk and enfolded in a blanket of warmth. The...
View ArticleHow Kangaroo Care Can Save Newborn Lives In Ethiopia
This post ran last month through a special collaboration with BabyCenter’s Mission Motherhood™ and World Moms Blog to empower women everywhere to have safe and healthy pregnancies and babies. I...
View Article$5.00 Can Save 2 Lives With CleanBirth.org
Yes, for roughly the price of your daily Latte Macchiato two lives can be saved. I’ve decided to give up 10 of mine, as a grateful mother to four children when I hear the statistics I think “but for...
View ArticleRhode Island March Of Dimes March For Babies
Giving birth is a miraculous moment for mothers, yet it can also be one of the most terrifying and treacherous for both mother and child. I’ll never forget the excitement of the birth of my brother’s...
View ArticleShaping The Narrative Of Global Health
I was thrilled to be asked to speak at this years United Nations Foundation Shot@Life Summit to a room of almost 200 champions from all over the country. I’ll confess that having never spoken to a...
View ArticleNovaVeil Provides Zika Protection With Insect Repellent Apparel
Last year’s Zika crisis may not be making regular headlines these days, but the Zika virus remains a continuing health threat. According to the World Health Organization it is now categorized along the...
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