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Taking a Break to Listen

Taking a Break to Listen

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Nov 06, 2015 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations Our daily lives are so full of distractions. Look around you in restaurants, walking down the street, or even in your own living room and you will see people glued to smart phones – checking email, texting, or tweeting – I’ve been guilty of it myself.…

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Rwanda: Making the End Possible Through Partnership

Rwanda: Making the End Possible Through Partnership

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Oct 20, 2015 By: Scott Morey, Senior Program Director Earlier this year, I traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to finalize plans for the next year with the Rwandan Ministry of Health’s (MoH) NTD department. 2014 saw over 4 million preschool and school-age children treated here for intestinal worms and schistosomiasis with support from the END Fund. During my stay, I also…

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Those “Gut” Feelings

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Sep 29, 2015 By: Scott Morey, Senior Program Director You know, when you walk into a room and can just feel the tension? You see someone fall down and your own gut tightens? Your stomach is gurgling, and you can’t concentrate on your work? Yes, we have many gut feelings. Do you trust them? Believe it…

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Inspiration in Light of Hardship

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Sep 25, 2015 By: Kimberly Kamara, Program Director Walking on Idjwi Island in the hot humid air, it was necessary to cross a village to reach the hospital. As Dr. Jacques Sebisaho and I walk through this village, the children playing together all stop to talk and follow the doctor to the hospital. They have spoons in hand and…

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Storytelling: Ending NTDs through 10 Steps

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Sep 10, 2015 By: Yayne Hailu, External Relations Associate Storytelling is one of those things – often times over looked or underestimated in a world with so many competing priorities. But in reality, we all live life through stories. We, as humans, have come a long way from sharing words around a fire and now we…

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Triumph and Transformation – Summit to See the END

Triumph and Transformation – Summit to See the END

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Aug 04, 2015 By: Heather Haines, Director, External Relations It’s hard to believe a little more than two weeks ago, our team of 16 climbers descended from the highest point in Africa, as part of the Summit to See the END. Part of the richness of the experience of climbing Kilimanjaro was spending seven days with END…

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Who’s counting? Numbers Help Tell the NTD Story

Who’s counting? Numbers Help Tell the NTD Story

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Jul 28, 2015 What does it mean to be a New Zealander? Well I grew up knowing that “if anyone can, a Kiwi can.” Perhaps that came from the fact that when I was growing up there were only 3 million of us so numbers mattered – in our case small numbers. It is hard…

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2015 Summit to See the END

2015 Summit to See the END

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Jul 13, 2015 Day 1 – The Journey Begins Sunday, July 12 Last night was filled with energy and excitement as our 16 climbers prepared for the big day and enjoyed getting to know each other at the END Fund welcome dinner. Early this morning, our group packed up their bags and made the 1.5 hour…

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