Transitions-A Reflection from Summer Intern Kait
The hums of motorbikes and brays of grazing cows pervade the bustling community of Kisii, a town of over 100,000 nestled in the hilly highlands of western Kenya. For the next six weeks, I will be working as a project intern with the Kisii Konya Oroiboro Project (KIKOP)—a community led [...]
Reflections from an American Maternal/Child Nurse and New Volunteer
I was honored to spend almost 40 years as a Labor and Delivery nurse, OB Educator and hospital Birthing Center Director. I started my career and had my own two children in the mid 1970’s. This is at the time of the feminist movement when, among other things, women were [...]
A New Era – How we Impact Global Health and build an Alliance
https://youtu.be/_kT7eVn6KGw With the celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2023, it was a momentous occasion for reflection, not just on our achievements, but also on the path ahead. It’s with this reflection that we are thrilled to announce our evolution from Curamericas Global to Impact Global Health Alliance. This [...]
A Look at Women’s Empowerment in the Guatemala Project Area
My Experience As a young adult woman in the early 1970’s and as a new nurse, I really started to think about women’s empowerment. I followed The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) movement (link) which hoped to advance the equality of women. I admired Betty Ford (wife of President Gerald Ford, [...]
