Kupenda for the Children Educates Communities and Transforms Lives
by Hannah Fields, CCIH Communications Coordinator In many areas of the world, people living with a disability are viewed in a negative context, such as being cursed. Because of this, many disabled people, especially children with disabilities, are often abandoned, neglected, or abused. Nonprofit organization Kupenda for the...
Will Global Health Become More, or Less, Global?
by Doug Fountain, CCIH Executive Director At the recent Rising Tides conference put on by Helping Children Worldwide, I had the privilege to give a talk about what’s changing in global health. I titled the talk, “Will Global Health Become More, or Less, Global?” Two-thirds of the way...
Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health
Stories of Impact: Bringing Family Planning Services to Underserved Communities
By Deirdre Church, CCIH Program Coordinator Through the SCOPE project, CCIH partnered with three dynamic local organizations to fight maternal and child morbidity and mortality in underserved communities in Kenya, Malawi, and South Sudan. SCOPE, or Strengthening Community Outcomes Through Positive Engagement, is a 5-year project, from 2019-2024,...
Report from ICFP 2022: Faith Community Speaks Up to Support Family Planning
The faith community joined together at the International Conference on Family Planning, finding common ground to protect women and families. Faith-based organizations and people of faith had a strong presence at the most recent International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), held November 14-17, 2022 in Thailand. Faith community...