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January 28, 2010

Mary Jo Terrill is on the Board of Advisors for Maternova.  This is her photo of a midwife and a newborn.  She travels to Rwanda with Network4Africa and has noted exactly what she carries with her when she goes overseass.  She's agreed to share her words here:

January 20, 2010

It is hard to think about much other than Haiti.  UNFPA estimates that there are 37,000 pregnant women in Port au Prince in need of all sorts of services-- including counseling.

January 14, 2010

In a pithy article called "Why to be Wary of "Design for Developing Countries, "  Krista Donaldson puts forth a whole lot of important advice for the many people now interested in design for less industrialized economies.    She reminds us that many projects actually fall into the category of 'remote design' (design from afar) and 'parachute design' (design from afar with visits)-- and she, along with others, believe that many of these projects will not be sustainable.  Krista, who has worked in Iraq and in Kenya, argues that in many less-industrializ

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