Day 101: Planning Your Family

Africa is on my mind.  John has shared with me so many stories and beautiful pictures from his trip there, that I can't stop thinking of the people even though I have never met them.  They are a gorgeous people, and the children are impishly cute.  John said there were kids everywhere.  Some villages seemed to be filled with mobs of children, and hardly any adults could be found.  Perhaps this is because on average there are 8 children per adult.

It's a complex problem.  A large unemployment rate leaves a lot of spare time with not much to do.  The mortality rate is high, so having more children will ensure that at least some will live.  Culturally it's not uncommon to have a large family.  And education on contraception and family planning is only recently becoming available.


Here is a video from ONE Campaign on a clinic in Nairobi that is making a positive impact in the area of family planning.  Their goals are to reduce poverty and improve the health and lives of women and children in this community.  And it seems to be working. 



Living Proof | Power of Pauline from ONE Campaign on Vimeo.

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