Will The Covid Crisis Spur Us To End Homelessness?

We talk to homelessness expert Rosanne Haggerty about the challenges and opportunities of the Covid moment, and why the mindset and language of public health is key to a future without homelessness.

Respirators From 3D Printers: How The Spanish Maker Community Fights Covid-19 From Their Living Rooms

As hospitals prepare to take in more patients with the coronavirus, they are in acute need of life-saving equipment: ventilators that help patients breathe, face masks and protective gear.

Preventing Disease Outbreaks: Lessons From Uganda

Veterinarian and public health advocate Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka on why wildlife health and human health go hand in hand, and how we can prevent the next epidemic.

Thandeka Mazibuko

Dr Thandeka Mazibuko is a specialist in Radiation Oncology and founder of Sinomusanothando Community Development which advocates for cancer awareness in the rural areas and townships, she is using her government salary to keep this NGO active.

Lydia Muso

Founder & Director, Lesotho Child Counseling Unit, Lesotho. An orphanage that she founded in 2001 to provide a temporary and safe home for the rehabilitative care of sexually, physically, and emotionally abused children.

Philippa Reiss Thorne

Managing Director, Gone Rural, Swaziland. Impacting hundreds of rural women by creating jobs through high-quality hand-crafts. During Philippa's tenure, she has doubled business turnover, quadrupled artisan incomes, and fostered a positive economic impact on Swaziland’s rural communities by enabling women to earn money while maintaining their customary lifestyle.

Jane Wathome

Founder of Beacon of Hope, a faith-based and community NGO instituted to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic among women in poor communities. Registered in 2002 perform work in Ongata Rongai, Nairobi, Kenya.