Chinyere Francis loved working on her farm in the rural town of Ikwo in southeast Nigeria. But she worried that neither her earnings nor her husband’s $15 monthly income as a pastor in his local church were enough to take care of their growing family. With the latest addition—their tenth child—the couple appeared exhausted at the prospect of yet another mouth to feed.
Africa
Family Planning Champions Join Forces in Kenya
Youth motivator Francis Wambua and his colleagues at a Tupange outreach clinic talk family planning with Melinda Gates and Babatunde Osotimehin.
A Gift That Keeps on Giving—How Zawadi Got Her Name
Lilian Novati was dreading a return to the overcrowded maternity ward where she had given birth years ago. Imagine her surprise at finding not only a renovated ward, but better care, too.