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On Day 2 of our Shot@Life observation trip, we visited a child health day in Mubende, a rural community in Western Uganda. Check out the video of this day’s impact. Video Courtesy of Shot@Life:
Progress and Hope: Dr. Ahuna Ezaikonwa-Onochie, United Nations Resident Coordinator
The final stop on the Shot@Life trip to Uganda, Africa was a visit to the United Nations Headquarters in Kampala. We were given the opportunity to have a private meeting with Dr. Ahuna Ezaikonwa-Onochie, U.N. Resident Coordinator of Uganda Center, an eloquent and classy native of Nigeria. Dr. Onochie is a 16 year veteran of the United
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VIDEO: The Voices of Angels – Railway Primary School
From the moment they began to sing, I just knew that music came from their souls, their heritage, OUR ancestry. When one person led a song the others followed with enthusiasm and jubilee. When they sang together, their voices blended like a school of fish; bending, moving and flowing together as one. Each soprano,
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Little Mariam – St. Zoe Boarding School
A lawyer, a chief justice, a nurse, the President, an athlete and a UNICEF worker. These are the careers the children of St. Zoe Boarding School of the Mubende Village aspire to be. Not the agricultural workers their parents need them to be. They dream of higher heights for themselves. They see a world open
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1 Meal a Day and Still Smiling About Education
If you only had 1 meal a day, would you still keep smiling? That is the reality for the beautiful children I had the pleasure of meeting at Railway Primary School today in Kampala, Uganda. The meal these children have at school will be the only meal they have all day long. You see, their
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Anticipating Uganda!
I received a phone call a few weeks ago from the United Nations Foundation – Shot@Life Campaign that both shocked and humbled me. I was invited to attend the FIRST EVER observation trip to Uganda, Africa to see first hand the work being done on the ground with polio and measles immunizations. Since that phone
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World Changers – Social Good Summit NYC
Mashable, an organization that reports on the importance of digital innovation and how it empowers and inspires people around the world, hosts the Social Good Summit during UN Week each year in New York City. September 22-24, 2012, I was honored to be invited as a guest, along with fellow United Nations Foundation – Shot@Life Champions, and
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NYC Shot@Life Mobile Launch Party
Dancing cuties, games, food, arts, crafts, cookie decorating, and Shot@Life awareness. That was the scene during the Shot@Life Mobile Launch Party in New York City on September 21, 2012. Shot@Life Champions, Social Good Bloggers, and their children danced to the sounds of Baby Loves Disco all night long as we learned more about the message of vaccine preventable
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Capturing Milestones – NEW Shot@Life Mobile App
As multi-tasking parents we have all had our challenges with keeping things organized. Your child’s first step, the day the bottles and diapers come to end, a lost tooth, and the first day of school. Unless you carry your baby book with you, many of these dates can get lost in the hustle and bustle
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