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by Paul Vliem (Uganda)Today we had the blessing of visiting a man named John in a village outside of Nairobi called Gathitika. John is an accountant by trade, with an interest both in business and preserving the environment. From his hillside home, he can look over the sweeping valley and mountains in the distance and see the deforestation that happens as the years go. As a way to combat this

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by Matt DeKam (Honduras) I've had a few different jobs in my life, and getting myself to work has taken several different forms over the years: Dirt bike, napping in the sleeper part of a semi, car rides of varying distances, and in Minneapolis, biking (even in the winter). But this past week I had one of the most interesting "commutes" to work I have ever had.The Diaconia cars were already

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by Paul & Joy Vliem (Uganda)A wonderful welcome at the Adult Literacy group in Adyeda, UgandaWhether working in education, business, or community development, one of the most important pieces of programming is monitoring and evaluation--assessing the quality, the effectiveness, and efficiency of work that is being done in the community. In March we had the blessing of taking part in the three

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by Joel Zwier (Dominican Republic)Community transformation takes many sizes and shapes here in the Dominican Republic and around the world. One of these shapes is community level HIV and AIDS prevention. About two percent of the population of the country is HIV positive or has AIDS. 80% of those with HIV and AIDS are between 15 and 24 years old, clearly an at-risk population.While government

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by Eli Toribio (The Zambia)In Zambia, 68% of the population lives below the poverty line in predominantly in rural areas. More than 22% of Zambia’s 11 million people live in female headed households. These households are disproportionately poor. Widows are among the most vulnerable poor in this country. Amidst this, one day I met Amayi (woman) Agatha Makasa, a widow who is an incredible example

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by Amy Thompson (Kenya)This is from a special friend of mine. She is a bright and loving young girl who shares her love openly, even with her 3-year-old brother. “I tried to raise money for Embrace Aids to help children who are orphans because of AIDS. I made a little store for my mom, dad and brother from boxes and blankets. I put stickers and rubber bands and coupons in it to sell. I made

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by Andrew VanStee (the Philippines)Three years ago, Typhoon Reming destroyed a thriving community with mudslides. Thousands were displaced and almost nothing of the old community can be found.But this tale of devastation is not the end of the story. Through the work of one of our partners here in the Philippines, the community is rebuilding. In the wake of the disaster, Operation Compassion came

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