Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the
way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining." -Desmond Tutu
way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining." -Desmond Tutu
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Above: Health by Motorbike Feature from LiveBIG UW-Madison, where Dr. Alonso and her UW-Madison students describe how they bring health to very isolated communities via motorcycle
Left: The Maasai girls with whom we are soon to do our literacy project! The first two pictures show the girls that we are pen pals with. Hover for captions |
"According to the Global Health Council, the health of families and communities are tied to the health of women—the illness or death of a woman has serious and far-reaching consequences for the health of her children, family, and community. Women across Kenya suffer from preventable illnesses, such as acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, skin rashes, malaria, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV/AIDS that present an enormous health burden for them, their families, and their communities. In rural communities such as Lunga-Lunga, Godo, Perani and Mpakani, these problems are especially prevalent due to the lack of health education and difficult access to medical care. In fact, the life expectancy of women in rural Kenya has recently dropped to between 35 and 40 years, primarily because of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and lack of information and health care to treat it." -Health by Motorbike website
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