The Coolest and Kindest Teenagers in NYC are at CMMB!

...some of the most dedicated, compassionate, kind, and talented teenagers supporting our work to deliver healthier lives worldwide! They come from our longtime partner, Cristo Rey New York Catholic High...


Strong Family Circles Empower Women in Zambia

...and positive parenting skills. We educate the women about child abuse and the rights of all women and children in the community. It’s really helping.” In each family circle, members...



Meet Elizabeth Tomaselli: Former NYC Intern

Every Wednesday and Friday of her fall semester, Elizabeth Tomaselli would commute all the way from Rutgers University to intern with our Volunteer Program team! While her time at CMMB...



Meet our Aurora Fellow Volunteer Martin Rubino

Martin Rubino is one of our international volunteers and an Aurora Fellow! Born and raised in Enfield, Connecticut, he graduated from Columbia University from the combined civil engineering program. He...


The Story of a Girl Living in South Sudan

...She’s heard from her pastor that peace and freedom are real, but she has no feeling of this. Tame’s father is a soldier. She tells me he never smiles when...


Helping Babies Breathe: A Volunteer’s Mission

...including Cameroon, Swaziland, Uganda, and Burundi. In Haiti, there were 25 neonatal deaths for every 1000 births in 2016. In comparison, in the United States, the neonatal mortality rate is...


What Would the World Be Like Without Charity?

Six months completed as a doctor in Nzara, South Sudan without a day off; six months of ward rounds, pleasure and sadness; and my first day off approaching! 6000 patient...


Language and Barriers

Abigail Zielinski recently served as a volunteer nurse at the Mutomo Mission Hospital in Kenya. Before completing six months in the field, she wrote the following piece. In it she...