by Kelli Donley | Jun 8, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Photography, Public Health
Typical housing in the rural areas. The first few days in Mozambique, I walked with one of our health promoters through the villages. I wanted to see if our work was in fact working. We focus on three health issues in Moz: cholera, malaria and HIV. Our work is in five...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 7, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Photography, Travel
A few photos to share. I promise to write the stories and give the detail behind these as soon as I can manage to sleep, eat and function in this time zone again. We were able to photograph all of the children and workers at the baby orphanage. They loved receiving...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 6, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Travel
I’m home! Actually, tucked into bed at this very moment with my laptop, a great book, a large glass of safe, sweet tap water, and about a dozen hours of prescribed sleeping scheduled pronto. Ironic luggage update: the bags were lost for five days. We found them...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 2, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Travel
I made it to Cape Town. I’ve been here for two days, actually. It is surreal. I can’t figure out if I love it or am so sick that people can live in this sort of luxury so close to the poverty and suffering I experienced last week. Then again, it...
by Kelli Donley | May 26, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Travel
I think I’m over jet lag. Not entirely, but getting there. I slept a hard 9 hours last night, waking up this morning to a rushed agenda. We were late and the car was leaving. I threw on my lucky baseball cap, grabbed my camera, brushed my teeth and changed my...
by Kelli Donley | May 25, 2007 | Africa, Journal, Public Health, Travel
Today I met with our staff, had a brief meeting and then went with a field officer into the village of Mbatwe. This village sits near the Beira airport, a few hundred yards from the runway. Although only a small handful of planes land here each week, it is safe to say...