Girls of La Pita, Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Girls of La Pita, Matagalpa, Nicaragua

Reviewing photos from my visit to Nicaragua in July of 2011, I happened upon this gem.  I was visiting a remote village in the mountains in North-West Nicaragua in the department of Matagalpa, where Acción Médica Cristiana works to empower women and improve lives...
Video: Harford School for Girls, Sierra Leone

Video: Harford School for Girls, Sierra Leone

The Harford School for Girls in Moyamba, Sierra Leone, is over 100 years old, and provides schooling for young women aged 13 to 22 years, preparing them for University and other advanced education. Watch the video to see interviews with students and to learn more...
Makeni, Sierra Leone

Makeni, Sierra Leone

I visited several programs of Y Care International and the YMCA in Makeni, a few hours drive north east of the Leonian capital Freetown. I met a young woman learning to do metal work and welding, several auto-mechanic students, culinary students, and visited several...