How to turn a pig into a cow
A participant in the Pigs for Peace microfinance program in the Congo tells other participants how they can turn their pig into an...
Faculty | 07/27/10
Faculty
My 3 favorite things about DR Congo
DR Congo is an amazing country. Its beauty, the people, and the natural resources have always defined the Congo as unique in the world....
On the Pulse | 07/20/10
Red dust, IV tubing, 9 chickens, and a romance novel
The title of this entry sums up the trip out to the village for the mobile clinic and back on Saturday. It is dry season here in DR Congo,...
On the Pulse | 07/19/10
Mobile Clinic in Walungu Territory, DRC
We have completed four mobile clinics in two villages, Ikoma and Mwirama, in the Walungu territory, about 45 km from Bukavu. This area...
On the Pulse | 07/14/10
Pigs for Peace success stories in Congo
It has been a busy but productive few weeks with our animal husbandry microfinance program, Pigs for Peace (www.glrbtp.org). Pigs for Peace...
On the Pulse | 07/12/10
Confronting the complicated problem of rape in the DRC
Our mobile clinic and research began in Ikoma, a village about 25km from Bukavu, the Capital City of the DRC’s South Kivu province....
On the Pulse | 07/06/10
Work begins in DRC
We have begun our work in Eastern DRC. The team’s focus continues to be on improving the health, economic and social well-being of...
On the Pulse | 06/22/10
Arrival in Bukavu, DRC
I have arrived safely in Bukavu after a very long trip over three days (D.C., Brussels, Cairo, Nairobi, Bujambura, Kigali, Cyangugu). Note...
On the Pulse | 06/19/10
Four months later — are things better?
This week marks the four month anniversary of the earthquake. I am sometimes asked about whether things are better now than in earlier...
On the Pulse | 05/14/10
