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The Gates Donate $1.5 Billion to Maternal Health

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We all know that Bill Gates has more money than God and Oprah put together, but it seems he tries to use at least part of it for good. Gates’ wife, Melinda announced this week that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $1.5 billion to programs in developing countries to promote maternal and child health, including nutrition, vaccination, and family planning. In an interview with NPR’s Michele Norris, Melinda said, “We said AIDS is important, we said malaria is important, we’re saying now maternal and child deaths are important — and guess what? It’s actually possible to fix … Continue reading →

Book Review: There Is No Me Without You

Whether you are interested in adoption, in history, in science, in child welfare or simply in riveting memoirs of children and families, you will find There Is No Me Without You to be a fascinating book. It tells the story of an Ethiopian woman who has taken in children orphaned by AIDS, many of whom were later adopted to Europe and America. There Is No Me Without You is written by Melissa Fay Greene, an award-winning writer and a parent of four children by birth, a child adopted from Bulgaria and several Ethiopian-born children. The book’s main subject, Haregewoin Teferra, … Continue reading →

Interview: Adopting from Ethiopia and Liberia

Nancy Sanderson, from Champion, New York, is a single mom of 9 adopted children. Five were adopted domestically from American foster care and four from countries in Africa. Nancy took time out of what must be a very busy schedule to answer some questions about her experiences in adopting form Africa. Me: Why did you decide to adopt from Africa? NS: When I decided to pursue an international adoption I was amazed at the price differential and decided that it made the most sense to adopt 2 or 3 or 4 kids from Africa for what it would cost me … Continue reading →