My Journeys to Africa: ONE Campaign

26 April, 2011

ONE Campaign

Did you know that one out of three child deaths in the developing world--a total of nearly 3 million each year--is caused by diarrhea or pneumonia? That's more deaths than malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined.

But did you also know that we now have two new vaccines that will help stop these two preventable diseases--we just need to make sure these proven vaccines get the funding they deserve?

I just signed a petition asking President Obama to make sure these two vaccines get to the kids who need them most.

Will you please sign the petition, too?

http://one.org/us/actnow/vaccines2011/index.html?rc=vaccines2011whmailto

Innocent

Together as ONE we can make a difference and help save 4 million children's lives in 5 years.

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The Experience of a Lifetime

On January 8, 2011, I started an internship in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa. The program I worked with was called Cross Cultural Solutions. I was working in an orphanage, school, and daycare for kids with developmental disabilities for 12 weeks. Organizations like the children's orphanages, daycares, and centers for street children have a lack of available funding and an increase in disease -- including HIV/AIDS -- and leaves many children without available, qualified caregivers. As a CCS volunteer, I was able to provide one-on-one attention and care that these children may not otherwise receive.