Tag Archive: Poverty

The MFFO Mission Captured In A Single Photo

At 2:30 AM this morning, I found myself lying in bed, lost on Facebook, staring at photos of Rocky’s previous trips to Kenya. I’ve seen most of the photos numerous times. I imagine that I am a lot like most of you who follow what is happening with MFFO. I look at the photos trying…

Helping Orphaned Girls Become Powerful 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. This is why we’re taking…

One Woman, One Idea & 100 Tons of Goods for Malawi Africa

      One trip to Malawi Africa and a visit to an orphanage in 2003 by a young woman has resulted in over 100 TONS of  “unwanted” goods being delivered to over 1000 schools and 120 community based organizations.  When I hear stories like this I am always in awe.  It never ceases to amaze…

The Joy Of Pencils – MFFO in Kenya

We take so much for granted. A recorded Skype conversation with my husband, Jeff Turner. I’m currently in Kenya with Juli, Ashley  and Tonja. The first thing we did when we got off of the plane was visit several Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps.  In this audio, Jeff asks me about the reactions of the…

Would It Help If You Knew Her Name?

If you look around you right now, do you see a bottle of water or canned soda on your desk? If so, you can save a child’s life. But what child you ask?  If I respond that it is one of nearly 10 million children that die under the age of 5 each year from…