In Mexico, the Fuentes Libres micro-finance program for women has begun a new program in partnership with CWR. The staff of Fuentes Libres has seen for quite some time that while the women are gathered to do the work of …
Posts Tagged ‘Medical’
Children’s health in Mexico
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Written on March 23rd, 2015
Filed under: General
Tags: Children, Medical, Mexico, Micro-finance
Filed under: General
Tags: Children, Medical, Mexico, Micro-finance
Independence for Those with Disabilities in Haiti
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Written on January 19th, 2015
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Haiti, Medical
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Haiti, Medical
MTI, or Medical Teams International, began a program over four years ago to help rehabilitate person with disabilities in Haiti. This has included training their families and communities in how to provide the needed assistance and encouragement, along with providing …
Law Eh’s Story: A Burmese Refugee
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Written on December 24th, 2014
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Children, Medical, Refugee
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Children, Medical, Refugee
FACT:
More than 51 million people are now forcibly displaced worldwide, the largest number since World War Two. Half of the worldwide refugee population in 2013 were children—the most in a decade.
STORY:
Law Eh is a nine-year-old boy who …
Mohammed’s Story–A Burmese Refugee
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Written on November 26th, 2014
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Medical, Refugee
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Burma, Medical, Refugee
FACT:
While families are living as refugees, there is limited access to health and medical care, including basic cleanliness like a place to wash their hands. Lack of food and disease are common. Many children do not have access to …
Healthcare in the midst of conflict
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Written on November 24th, 2014
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Medical
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Burma, Medical
Despite the ongoing process striving towards peace in the country of Burma, or Myanmar, the last two months have constituted of increased strife between government soldiers and the ethnic groups in Kachin, Shan, Mon, and Karen States. In Karen alone, …
