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Foreign Policy: Seven Questions: The International Breast Milk Project “Many newborns throughout the developing world are undernourished because they are not breastfed during their first few months of life. Often their mothers have passed away or are HIV-positive. But last year, a first-time mother from America’s Midwest decided to send…
This is my favorite photo of Dr. Guimon. Taken near the end of our last trip, on a boat coming back from Murchison Falls. His face captures here how much of himself he put into the work he did in Uganda. At that time, the Guimons had been under a…
This is a broader take on this photograph, showing the mother.
This is the second photo of this girl in nearly the same pose. The first can be found here. I like the expression on her face better in this photo.
I think I was startled at just how precious and very small this little girl was.
US donations to Africa outstrip that of Europe by 15 to 1Apparently the Make Poverty History and Live 8 campaigns did not take into account the private giving of US citizens and corporations which amount to over 22 billion a year, more than the US government gives.Required ReadingI’m always on…