Posts Tagged ‘Photo Friday’
Photo Friday: Meet Tigist
For this Photo Friday, meet Tigist. She’s 10 years old. Tigist lives in Suki, Ethiopia. After her father died, Tigist and her mother were forced to beg on the street. Tigist had never been enrolled in school and didn’t have friends to play with, until one day she heard about a program that helps children…
Read MorePhoto Friday: God’s Unfolding Story
As we go into the weekend, let this quote from Pastor Louie Giglio serve as a source of comfort no matter what season of life you find yourself living: “God is using your present circumstances to make you more useful for later roles in His unfolding story.”
Read MorePhoto Friday: Nelson Mandela Day
Tomorrow is Nelson Mandela International Day. It’s celebrated every year on his birthday—July 18. So it is only appropriate to name this Photo Friday in honor of South Africa’s late, great hero.
Read MorePhoto… Video Friday: Seeds of Hope
This week’s Photo Friday will be Video Friday. We want you to get to know who we work with in Africa a little better. So today, we’re diving a little deeper with Seeds of Hope in Zambia.
Read MoreHappy Fourth of July!
Even though it’s a day early, this week’s #PhotoFriday speaks for itself.
Read MorePhoto Friday: One Thousand Wells
Yesterday we announced our co-founder, Jena Lee Nardella, will be releasing her memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” August 25. The book is available for pre-order here. So today’s #PhotoFriday pulls a quote from the first chapter of her book, which is available for free here. Jena’s memoir is about her journey of compassion, growing up with…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Bio-sand Filter
In America if we saw a massive concrete structure with spray paint on the front in someone’s home, we’d probably turn a blind eye. But in Africa such a piece is the pride and joy of many homes—and more than that, it’s life-saving. During our most recent trip to Zambia, this woman could not wait to…
Read MorePhoto Friday
For this week’s Photo Friday, meet Nate. The family of this sweet, little boy has to pay 10 percent of what they make every day to get water from a government-owned pipeline. What’s worse is that pipeline isn’t exactly close to their home; it’s over a mile away. If this family doesn’t walk and pay…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Community Health Promoters
Photo Friday comes from Zambia. This photo shows a group of Community Health Promoters (CHPs) in Ndola. CHPs are important because after learning what proper sanitation looks like, they then train their own communities on how to improve their health. Specifically, CHPs train their communities on water, sanitation, and sygiene, also known as WASH. Teaching…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Project Zero
When it comes to HIV, the United Nations is striving to reach a 90-90-90 goal by 2020: 90 percent of people with HIV diagnosed, 90 percent of those diagnosed on antiretroviral drugs, and 90 percent of those diagnosed virally suppressed by 2020. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) highlights how they plan to make that possible in Controlling…
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