Health

HIV-Positive Mothers working to eradicate pediatric AIDS

Meet four powerful HIV+ Mothers who are working to end pediatric AIDS. "Helping people helped me heal inside." – Viwe, Mentor Mother and Khayelitsha site coordinator My first weeks working…more

21st May 2015,

LGT Impact Fellow

Inspiration from the field: Visiting malnutrition clinics in Haiti

Working in a Finance capacity in the development sector makes it easy to get detached from the ‘front line’ and lose track of the organization’s ‘raison d’etre’ from time to…more

19th November 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

m2m Hackathon

Mothers2Mothers is game changing and award winning NGO that focuses on prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV. It features an innovative "mentor mother" model where HIV positive women…more

12th October 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

School Feeding Programs, an Investment in the future of Haiti

I recently had the privilege of visiting some schools in low-income neighborhoods of Cap Haitien, to observe some of the school feeding programs that Meds and Foods for Kids (MFK)…more

30th September 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

What it means to be a ‘Social business’ – Made In Haiti, By Haitians, For Haitians

Social business and social entrepreneurship are ‘buzz words’ that have been dominating the social sector in recent years. Although I had dabbled part-time in social business, I didn't feel like…more

23rd April 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Saving kid’s lives and developing Haiti, it’s all about peanut butter!

Hello everyone, my name is Julian Antony and I have recently joined Meds and Food for Kids Haiti as a Financial Analysis Officer, through the ICATS 2013 fellowship. I've spent…more

11th March 2013,

LGT Impact Fellow

Bio of Madame Marie Lourdes Acene – Meds & Food for Kids Farmer

Madame Marie Lourdes Acene Born in northeastern Haiti, Madame Marie Lourdes Acene moved to Iladan to live with her husband, whom she met at school. Together they have 6 children…more

3rd November 2012,

LGT Impact Fellow

A Photo Essay on Tuberculosis and Operation ASHA in Cambodia

15th September 2012,

LGT Impact Fellow

Making An Impact When You Are One In A Billion

I have struggled for months to put into words how this time in India as an iCats fellow has made me feel, and today, I will try to express what…more

11th September 2012,

LGT Impact Fellow

A Rollercoaster of Emotions

After the novelty of capturing photos worthy of the front pages of National Geographic, New York Times and Washington Post wears off the harsh reality of life in Haiti hits…more

29th August 2012,

LGT Impact Fellow

MBPT rollout @m2m

Monday was the big day for the mother baby pair tracking project where we rolled out 20 smartphones to five sites around South Africa in one of the poorest townships…more

8th August 2012,

LGT Impact Fellow

Transitioning to Cap Haitien, Haiti – Meds & Food for Kids

Haiti has a special way of making a week feel like a month and perceiving progress happening in reverse. Trying to describe Haiti to someone that has never been here…more

2nd August 2012,

LGT Impact Fellow