From class to community, a teacher learns to heal
September 6, 2013
In the blazing days of South Sudan’s hot season, families retreat for naps in their rakubas, outdoor structures used for relaxing in the shade. But Dorina Joseph, the only teacher in the village of Aweil Jedid, has put hers to another use: providing free education to children who cannot afford official school fees....Read More
Sharing a good book, one word at a time
September 6, 2013
Abrar Ali stood nervously in front of five hundred students at morning assembly. Holding her favorite book in her hands, she opened it to the first page, and shared the story with her classmates....Read More
South Sudan: Better education, health for 93,000 kids
August 29, 2013
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN– Community leaders, education officials and the U.S. Embassy celebrated Aug. 29 the close of a successful health and education project that improved the lives of nearly 93,000 children....Read More
Immigrant stories: Dual identity
August 12, 2013
Anitha Pai remembers the day in third grade when all the kids in her Edmond, Oklahoma, classroom brought in their baby photos to guess who was who. Her classmates struggled to identify which blonde toddler was which blonde classmate. Only one photo showed someone different: a little girl in a bright Indian outfit and a red bindi dot on her head....Read More
Leading experts building an AIDS-free generation
August 1, 2013
On the five-year anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief reauthorization, some of the foremost experts in HIV-focused programming say the science is there, but building an AIDS-free generation will require more than biomedical interventions....Read More
