I met Isha Daramy-Kabia less than a week ago, but I instantly knew she would be a friend for life. She sparkled from the stage of the Global Women Leadership Network last Thursday as she declared “No woman should die
Our November 2011 WE CARE expedition to Northern Nigeria culminated with the installation of three Solar Suitcases in Wudil General Hospital in Kano. We targeted crucial areas in the fight against maternal mortality: The labor and delivery room received lights,
Nigeria, November 2011. It’s our ninth day delivering Solar Suitcases to maternal health facilities in Kano and Kaduna states. As we make our way from clinic to clinic, we have been overwhelmed by stories we have heard about the consequences
One of the things we love about working in other countries is that it gives us an opportunity to train others to become competent with solar electricity. On this trip, in addition to training dozens of health workers to use
Today was magical. Our team left the city of Kano to reach Minjibir General Hospital, where we were scheduled to bring light and power to the Operating Theatre, Maternity Ward, and Labor Room. The staff was excited about our Solar
Today I am back in Nigeria – this time in Kano, a city of 10 million people and a maternal mortality rate that robs the lives of 1250 women for every 100,000 live births. I am visiting primary health care centers
We 8217 ve been conducting research with the clinicians we met in Liberia to learn about their experience using the solar suitcase The feedback has been uniformly great as we hear how the suitcases are used to power lights cell
The Liberia “Light Up a Life” project was formally launched this week when three WE CARE Solar members flew to Liberia to join Dr. Fatorma Bolay of the Liberian Institute of Biomedical Research (LIBR) and Dr. Musu Duworka, of the
On the last day of 2010, we received a request for a solar suitcase from a small foundation that fell in love with a small community in Kenya. The Kolunga Village Foundation, based in Mendocino County, California, had funded and
In March, three WE CARE Solar staff will be heading to Liberia armed with solar panels, solar electric equipment and educational material to train health care workers on off-grid solar electricity. The goal? To equip 18 clinics with WE CARE
Two of my favorite people in the world joined forces in December to check on clinic solar suitcases in Northern Nigeria. UCSF Midwife Sharon Wiener flew to Nigeria to continue her fabulous work to bring “Centering Pregnancy” to rural women
At the Mae Tao Clinic in Thailand, health care workers have an unusual class as part of their emergency obstetric training – they learn to use the solar suitcase! In preparation for their work caring for Burmese refugees in remote
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