by Kelli Donley | Jul 15, 2008 | Good to Great, Journal, Public Health
So, let me be honest. I’m a bit of a hypochondriac drama queen. I’ve been through this before and didn’t have TB. And I’m 100% convinced I don’t have sleeping sickness. Shoo tse tse fly! Don’t bother me. Why? Because I resigned...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 14, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Photography
So, I’m thinking this headache I’ve had behind my eyes for the last five days is more than just jet lag. I’ve spent more time during the last week under the covers pinching my eyes shut and praying for relief than I have in years. And I’m...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 13, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Public Health, Travel
When I’m on the ground working at one of our project sites, I spend most of my day observing. I walk with our public health workers through the villages, watching how they interact with families, seeing what their communities look like, scrutinizing the children...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 11, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Photography, Travel
The children of Mozambique are some of the sweetest I’ve encountered. I had so much fun taking their photographs and getting to know them. I spent much of my time with these sweet wee ones — jumping rope, teaching health lessons, playing games. A few of my...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 10, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Photography, Travel
A couple more of my favorite photos from Malawi before I move on to Mozambique: Mount Mulanje — apparently there is a porter race that goes up the face of this giant and down the other side. Amazing! A truck that looks like it might just die on the spot from...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 10, 2008 | Africa, Journal, Photography, Travel
The view from a boat tour of the Shire River in Malawi: Hippo are the most frightening animal I’ve ever been near. They kill more people than any other animal in Africa and their sheer size is unbelievable. We were close enough to hear them grunt, see the detail...
