On World Water Day: Three Questions with Leigh

...of the communities we are working in. At a community meeting for one of our projects, nearly all members engaged with questions, concerns, and provided input towards the design of...

Towards an AIDS-free generation

“My children are HIV-free, thanks to this program”- Mr. Abel Giriosa , Nzara, South Sudan. Abel and Philomena didn’t know that they could have healthy children. During the antenatal visit,...

Meet Isaac Bird: Intern with the Volunteer Program

...Sustainable Change: Isaac Bird’s Strides in Development in Senegal” What would your theme song be? Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E&index=1&list=RDsiwpn14IE7E What is your hope for your experience volunteering with...

Meet Mehdi: International Finance Volunteer

...or Tedtalk? Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms If you could solve one world problem, what would it be? I will make food accessible to...

World AIDS Day: Volunteer Doctor Facilitates Start of Care for Patients Living with HIV

...not otherwise receive them.” Help the Bishop Joseph Sullivan Center for Health support more people affected by HIV/AIDS   Notes: [1] UNAIDS, Haiti http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/haiti/ [1] UNDP MDG Report 2014, http://www.latinamerica.undp.org/content/dam/rblac/docs/Research%20and%20Publications/MDG%20Reports/UNDP-RBLAC-HT-ExecSummaryMDGReport-2014.pdf...

Meet Matthew Jones: Our First Aurora Fellow

...be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-W5t1TUaLI   Imagine if you were an animal, which would you be and why? I think I would be a cat. I am independent, a little prickly, affectionate, and...

Meet Dr. José Garcia: New York City Intern

...we share this great passion for the gospel; he is a Jesuit novice. What would your theme song be? “Now We Are Free” by Lisa Gerrard (Gladiator film Theme) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBE-uBgtINg...

The Impact of a Single Illness

...the community where she works, the progress that has been made to combat it, and the challenges that still lie ahead. Maureen, 32. Cynthia, 16. Likando 24. Gibons, 72. Loveness,...

Saving Lives: Helping Babies Breathe

...did these facilities need that would be easy to obtain? Thus, the ripple began and what followed was a simple equipment survey of the rural health facilities with the help...