African Children

We Need a Global Fund for Moms

Liya Kebede | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


Liya Kebede

Each mother who dies leaves behind a devastated family and weakened community that will eventually, somehow, affect each of us.

Day Of The African Child Marked Around The World

World Vision | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


World Vision

By Sue Mbaya and Memory Mushawenyoka NAIROBI--When I was asked recently to reflect on this year's Day of the African Child as a policy advisor and a ...

Madonna, Africa and Child Mortality

Jim Luce | Posted 06.15.2009 | World


Jim Luce

The deaths of African children are all about food, water and cooking stoves. There is usually no public health system in place to address this tragic litany of otherwise very approachable issues.