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Today is the first day of February, a month focused on love and the many aspects that encompass it. As someone who works on our fundraising team, I have the unique opportunity to see how much love all of our supporters show us throughout the year. And each one of you constantly amazes me. Personally,…

For over 40 years, PCI has empowered communities in Guatemala, working to improve maternal and child health, food and nutrition security, and the readiness to respond in times of disaster. Today, we’re working in 25 Guatemalan municipalities, both rural and urban, to transform vulnerable communities into resilient, safe and productive communities. We’re implementing projects designed…

By Natalie Lovenburg Walk through the mountainous village of Arsi Negele in southeastern Ethiopia, where the sun is shining, livestock are wandering through lush green fields, and farmers are loading their wooden carts with produce to sell at the local market. This is Shumitu Bulo’s home. Like many women in rural villages, Shumitu works extremely…

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and it’s an opportunity to raise awareness about how preventable and treatable this deadly disease is. What many people don’t realize is more than 80 percent of cervical cases occur in developing countries, where more than 95 percent of women have never had a Pap smear test. In fact,…

Today, we join the world in celebrating an end to the Ebola fight by continuing to work in Liberia and empowering communities to build a resilient health care system. We welcome a future for Liberia filled with resiliency, strength and hope. The deadly Ebola virus shook the world as countries in West Africa and elsewhere,…

Thato, a nine-year-old girl from Mochudi, Botswana, is a survivor. During a routine home visit, a PCI partner and local peer educator trained on how to spot child abuse, gender-based violence and exploitation observed Thato’s extreme health condition and took her immediately to a clinic. Thato was severely malnourished, weighing only 38 pounds. She was…

Thato, a nine-year-old girl from Mochudi, Botswana, is a survivor. During a routine home visit, a PCI partner and local peer educator trained on how to spot child abuse, gender-based violence and exploitation observed Thato’s extreme health condition and took her immediately to a clinic. Thato was severely malnourished, weighing only 38 pounds. She was…