Advocacy Stories

CCIH Brings Christian Global Health Work to Capitol Hill


July 2, 2016

Following the conference on June 20, 2016, three teams of CCIH advocates visited offices on Capitol Hill to discuss the importance of U.S. foreign assistance and the work of Christian organizations in global health. One team visited the offices of Representative Dave Rouzer (R-N.C.), Senator James Lankford (R-Tex.),...

by Kathy Erb

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Students Meet with U.S. Congressmen and Staff to Share Christian Perspective


November 14, 2015

Liberty University student Olubunmi Sharon Obayemi said she always wanted to be a Christian voice encouraging U.S. leaders to support health care for women and children in need. In October 2015 she got her chance when she came to Washington, DC along with other Liberty students participating in...

by Kathy Erb

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Family Planning

World Vision Helps Families Space Pregnancies for Child Survival


October 12, 2015

The Christian humanitarian organization World Vision began integrating healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies (family planning) into its maternal and child health programs after analyzing evidence showing the link between pregnancy spacing and child survival. Here, Adrienne Allison, MPA, Senior Technical Advisor for Family Planning and Reproductive Health...

by Kathy Erb

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Christian Global Health Advocates Visit Capitol Hill


July 2, 2015

On June 29, 2015, 25 advocates from 11 different nations visited Capitol Hill to express their appreciation for U.S. support for global health programs, and share their experiences regarding the critical role faith groups play in health around the globe. Advocates came from Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal,...

by Kathy Erb

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