What American Expats Can Do About Trump

On November 8th, I sat down to watch the U.S. presidential election results in Kigali at 4am between two women. One was wearing a pantsuit and an American flag around her neck, the other wore jeans and an over-sized sweatshirt. The three of us passed a soft…

Sexual Abuse & Culture: The Plight of Girls in Karamoja

Sexual rituals and their impact on populations are as varied as the cultures they are steeped in and shaped by. While some cultural rituals related to sex are beneficial, many are outright harmful to participants, with women bearing…

Why I Choose Global Health Advocacy

“It is my aspiration that health finally will be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for.”

This quote by Kofi Annan, the seventh UN Secretary General (1997–2006), has resonated with me since the start…

What Would an Uninterrupted Supply of Medicine Mean for Health Outcomes?

Health Diplomacy: Filling in the Gaps in Global Health

(RED)’s Innovative Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS

Burnout: Foe or Friend?

It was 5:30 in the morning and I was awake already. My night was not sleepless or full of nightmares. This was just my routine, waking up early to think about work. I had a lot of trust in the organization I worked for and didn’t want to fail my supervisor, but I was working late nights…