Appreciation from Girl Child Network

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Dear Stephanie,

APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF VULNERABLE AFRICAN GIRLS IN KENYA

Greetings from Girl Child Network and the girls!! It is so nice to read the letter from you. It is our hope that you and your family are all fine.

Apologies Stephanie for taking too long time to respond to your lovely letter and its contents. I had taken a few days leave just to rest after a hectic 6 months of non-stop work. Yes, it is always a joy for me to meet you; your passion and the love for the girls in Kenya is just awesome. It makes me feel that I have a real sister out there who understands Africa and the plight of the Kenyan girls.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the contents of your website; it is amazing how you work in such difficult situation to inform people of the reality of the suffering children and communities go through!! I am amazed as to how you do all this and how you manage to share so much with the rest of the world. Keep up the good work; as Girl Child Network, we are proud to be beneficiaries of your work.

With kind regards,

Mercy Musomi
Girl Child Network


NANCY A. AOSSEY – Humanitarian…

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SFP Studio will hold the 3rd WUTR event
Thursday August 18th at 12 noon
lunch and discussion
featuring
NANCY A. AOSSEY
humanitarian specializing
in global emergency medical relief.

Nancy A. Aossey is President & CEO of International Medical Corps, a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through emergency medical relief, health care training and development programs that build self-reliance. Nancy joined International Medical Corps as its startup CEO in 1986, shortly after its founding in 1984. She launched International Medical Corps’ early humanitarian activities in Afghanistan, Honduras, Nicaragua, Angola, Somalia,
Mozambique, Cambodia, Bosnia, Thailand, Rwanda, and Kosovo. She has transformed International Medical Corps into one of the most effective and efficient humanitarian organizations that has delivered more than $1.1 billion of assistance, health services, and training to tens of millions of people in more than 65 countries. Nancy has testified before the U.S. Congress and has briefed the White House on humanitarian issues. Her expertise in emergency medical relief, global health, and long-term recovery in post-conflict and fragile states is frequently solicited
by the media.

Join the she28campaign…

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At she, we believe that a girl’s life does not have to stop every 28 days because of her menstrual cycle. Missing up to 50 days of school or work is not only a “blood cost” to women and girls, but to their families, communities, and nations as a whole.

Join us to launch girls and women one pad at a time.
— Elizabeth Scharpf (founder, chief instigating officer)
Visit the site and donate…here

DR. THOMAS BURKE – “Healing Southern Sudan.”

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April 12, 2011 SFP Studio held its second inaugural event featuring Dr. Thomas Burke, a tireless advocate for women and children’s health around the world.

Dr. Thomas Burke, spoke about “Healing Southern Sudan.” He shared the stories of the 200 brave and determined medical students at the University of Juba, College of Medicine in Southern Sudan who, just a year ago, found themselves with no classrooms, no teaching materials, six books, and one part time instructor. These students, malnourished and forgotten amidst the rubble of war, stood as the nation’s only hope for doctors.

Dr. Burke also shared his experiences working with these students and helping them to implement the innovative Maternal, Newborn, and Child Survival program that directly and ambitiously addresses the worst maternal and infant health situations on our planet.

Dr. Thomas Burke, MD, FACEP, is chief of the MGH Division of Global Health and Human rights and faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Burke’s efforts through his Division have been principally focused on women and children’s health and human rights. Current and recent past programs include efforts in Zambia, Liberia, Southern Sudan, Mali, Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda. Additionally, the Division is developing a community peace index as well as embarking on action-based research on sex trafficking of girls and women on several continents. Dr. Burke serves as advisor or member to several boards, including Americans for UNFPA, the Bianca Jagger Foundation for Human Rights.

You can visit his websites www.ujenzi.organd www.mghglobalhealth.org to learn more.

LINDSAY BRANHAM and JONATHAN OLINGER

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February 23, 2011 SFP Studio held its first inaugural event featuring Lindsay Branham and Jonathan Olinger, two young and talented documentary filmmakers whose film No More Tears deals with the issue of child soldiers.

Lindsay Branham and Jonathan Olinger are humanitarian photographers and international documentary filmmakers, focusing on capturing stories exposing injustices children face around the world and using that media to advocate forintervention on their behalf. This ethos has taken them to conflict and disaster areas around the world with the commitment to create excellent, beautiful, journalistically sound art, but with the focus to expose injustice and see change realized for children.

No More Tears Visual from Lindsay Branham on Vimeo.

In 2010, they produced the documentary “Rescued,” about Haiti’s orphans after the earthquake that aired on CNN and most recently finished production on a three year long documentary journey following the lives and friendship of two child soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, working title, “No More Tears.” Two child soldiers, two best friends, Heritier and Mwisha, are torn apart by war. Mwisha disappears and Heritier begins a search to find his missing friend. This pursuit to find Mwisha took them into rebel base camps, behind enemy lines, and intimately into the lives of two children forced to become tools of war struggling to understand and pursue peace in a landscape of violence.

Lindsay and Jonathan create their media about children and subsequent advocacy and education under the banner of Discover The Journey www.DTJ.org, a non-profit organization that they run together.