Hello beautiful people. As you know, Puerto Rico is in a humanitarian crisis.
I will keep this message short and to the point. Here we are more than a week after Hurricane Maria hit, and people are still living without power, gas, clean water, or food.
We can take action to help.
I have listed a few below to get you started.
Click here to give to:
Wishing you a terrific week,
Jodi
She’s the First supports girls who will be the first in their families to graduate high school and trains students in leadership skills. Their goal is to enable and support the next generation of global leaders.
“When a girl is educated, she is unstoppable.”
With an education, girls “earn 20% more per year of schooling she finishes, are less likely to marry early, and have fewer and healthier children.” She’s the first does not only aim to get girls into school, they aim to get her all the way through to graduation. They identify girls who have both scholastic merit and financial need.
“STF Scholars may be good at math or biology, but they’re also able to help translate a land deed for their parents, or to lead a community project to fix a well. They’re local leaders, and they’re building all the skills they’ll need to get jobs, support their families, and change their communities.”
Services provided include scholarships, mentorship, health and wellness services, and when needed, housing. They also have an extensive network through their campus program across colleges who become informed about women’s education issues.
If you want to feel inspired this morning, check out their Scholar Stories, featuring girls in their programs.
Here’s to the next generation of strong educated women.
Have a terrific week.
Love,
Jodi
Population Services International (PSI) encourages healthy behavior and works to make health products affordable. They work in the areas of “malaria, family planning, HIV, diarrhea, pneumonia and sanitation”.
They believe that health services and products are most effective when they are paired with communication efforts to inform people of the availability of these services to encourage wide acceptance and proper use. PSI works in partnership with local governments, ministries of health and local organizations.
PSI is interesting because they take a multidisciplinary approach, using practices from business like marketing and franchising to make a dent in public health issues. They also have high standards for measuring impact. They apply research findings to every aspect of their work and conduct research to fill gaps in current knowledge.
Access to healthcare means not only that there is a clinic nearby, but that there is also awareness that these services exist.
Here's to access.
Happy Monday!
Jodi