When Rocky showed me this book on our Skype call today, it hit me pretty hard.
A Is For Aids, is the title of a primary reader. It's part of the New Progressive Primary English (NPPE) course in Kenya. It's targeted at elementary school children. It ...
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I stumbled upon the Google Search Stories channel on YouTube this evening.
The "create your own" link caught my eye and the first thought that popped into my head was, "we already have one." The story of how Mothers Fighting For Others came to be is a real life Google Search Story. ...
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I received this in an email from Rocky this morning. The title of the email was, "Music is back at the home." It speaks for itself. Just click the play button.
[audio:http://www.mothersfightingforothers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/girlssinging.mp3]
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I held it together for as long as I could.
I was on Skype with Rocky when she told me that the girls had no concept of what a slumber party was. That's certainly no surprise. It's a cultural thing. So when I saw this first tweet, I was prepared.
Rocky uses the same tactic ...
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Tags: Africa, education, girls, home, hope, Inspire the Child, kenya, Love, orphans, The Girl Effect, women
We've been doing this at Mother's Fighting For Others for a long time now, but we've not been saying it as clearly as we should have. We believe educating girls in developing countries is one of the keys to breaking the cycle of poverty and it's not just our opinion.
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