This is a picture I took in Loko, Nord Ubangi, DRC of a young village girl on her way to the local water source. In this…
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Village Lady
I took this photo as I was walking through a village in Kalonda Ouest, Kasai, DRC. We were there to interview beneficiaries of our nutrition program.…
My Child
I took this photo outside of a health center in Kasai in 2014. At the time I felt sorry for this woman, but the desperation pictured…
Same Child
This is the same child from yesterday’s post just a few months later after spending time at the nutrition rehabilitation center in Kananga. When I first…
Happy Ending
This is a photo I took during my second year in Congo. I was in Kananga interviewing volunteers for our nutrition program for a story I…
My Ride
This is another photo from that one day when I got left in a village in Nord Ubangi. See the full story here. This is the…
The Difference Between
This is a photo I took during one of our many breakdowns while traveling in remote villages in Congo. This one happened to be in Loko, about…
A Gentle Soul
There was a convent called Pangoma where we hosted all of our trainings for both malaria and communications activities. The convent was either a 20-minute drive from our…
What I Really Need
I am so grateful for my time in Congo because it taught me a lot about need. I think pregnancy can be an anxious time for…
Patient Patients
This is a photo I took in Nord Ubangi while working on a bed net campaign. I passed by one of the health centers we renovated…