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She is willing to face all kinds of hardships so that her sons can go to school Sarah Tumwebaze It’s a cold and wet morning. Most people are wearing jackets and covered shoes. As I walk towards the community hall at Wabigalo, hands in my jacket pockets, I see an elderly lady, she is dressed in a long maroon dress with cotton, netted shoes on her feet. I ask myself whether she is not feeling the biting coldness. But I just let it pass. When she sees me, she starts walking towards me and when she gets closer, she starts...

Happy World Malaria Day! Let’s celebrate with a few quick stats! Malaria kills 781,000 people each year Ninety-one percent of malaria-related deaths occur in Africa, the majority of whom are children under 5 years of age In Africa, 40% of health resources are used to treat malaria Wow, that’s really nothing to celebrate. Growing up in the USA, I had certainly heard of Malaria, but can’t say I really understood the depth of the problem. Then I went to Uganda. I was standing in the village of Nakabango, talking to a 12 yr old. Listening to her story of how...

Today, we celebrate one year of Three Avocados. April 9th, 2010, was the first day we started accepting orders for our coffee. It’s the day we were officially open for business. And this year, it’s the date we’ve chosen to make a pretty exciting announcement. We are proud to announce that we have partnered with International Lifeline Fund to fund well (borehole) repairs and rehabilitations in Northern Uganda. The initial schedule is that the first group of repairs will be completed by the end of June, with additional repairs continuing through October. Each of these repairs will provide clean water to approximately...

Happy World Water Day, 2011! To celebrate World Water Day, we wanted to take a moment to take a look at what is happening without clean water: 1.1 Billion people do not have access to clean water 42,000 people die each week due to a lack of clean water Of those 42,000, 90% are children under 5 In some African nations, mothers do not name their children until they are 1 year old due to infant mortality rates Clean water can change this. With access to clean water: An estimated 10% of disease burden globally can be eliminated Young girls...

Many times I’ve told myself that I wasn’t going to go there. That I wasn’t going to push this topic. That it wasn’t worth the fight it may bring, but lately, it’s really eating at me. I’m seeing things that just break my heart. Today is one of those days. I found this comment on a facebook post from World Vision, as they asked for support for Japan after the recent earthquake. First off, Japan’s government injected a large sum of cash into their own markets. Not US markets. But that’s beside the point. What breaks my heart here is...