resilience

I have had some small successes since my initial heart-wrenching days in Aweil, South Sudan.  So today I am in better spirits.

Amy blogs from Mayom

Life and death are naturally intertwined throughout the world. Especially in hospitals where the birth of a new baby may be accompanied by the passing of another person’s loved one. It is perhaps life’s most influential and most basic system of checks and balances. This relationship is woven even closer here in South Sudan where each day might bring some of each.

“She says you can bring the pain. She can handle it.”

“You need to make sure she is strong so she can grow up to be the President of South Sudan.”

"Poverty. Complexity. Smiles, fascination, interaction, gratitude, education. "

Chris blogs from the MSF paediatric hospital in Quetta, Pakistan

Melissa blogs about the strength and resilience of the women in Lankien, South Sudan