From our Kafwa Supervisor in Luapula, Zambia.

Jane Chibwe

Dear special friends.

Thank you so much for the best wishes for Christmas.

If we see the mirror, we see the best creation of God.you are our .... travel agents who has already fixed our destination .

Thank you that you have given us a privilege to learn how to share and also to help the needs.

Thanks, wish you all the best.

Happy blessed Christmas.

JANE chibwe.

[Jane is hoping to finish her 12th grade diploma this year and simultaneously begin a nursing program. She's providing amazing leadership as a Kafwa in Luapula and we wish her all success!]

We are absolutely a glitter and a twitter with joy this Christmas thanks to you, our donors!

This is our best year ever because of your generosity! Our hearts are overflowing with appreciation and gratitude to you, our supporters and champions, who make it possible to touch the lives of vulnerable women and children.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years!

The HealthEd Connect Team

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Looking for the perfect gift for a special someone? If you want to provide a gift that gives both to your special person and to the HealthEd Connect health workers, here's a great choice! Jane, one of the Kafwa health workers in Zambia, proudly calls it the Dedication Book since it's dedicated to the health workers.

Back cover excerpt: “This is a heart-warming story of friendships across cultures, a sobering confrontation with abject poverty, a gut-wrenching account of the impact of AIDS, and innumerable humorous incidents encountered during years of [Sherri and Jac's] international travel.”

We can even send you a personalized signed copy if you tell us who you'd like to honor.

Just click here (or copy and paste in your browser) and we'll immediately get a copy on its way to you: Order Book

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Take a good look at this picture. In addition to the smiliing women, there are two curious creatures that can't believe their eyes. The goats, which also live in this little home in Nepal, were curious about the new gadget in their kitchen. I hope they appreciate the fact it means less smoke in their eyes!. Two vented stoves were installed in Biratnagar Nepal this month.

One of the men creatively rigged up the external pipes to take the smoke away while the women eagerly demonstrated this new convenience. Sangeeta (right), our Soyamsebika health worker in that area, will be soliciting feedback from the women and monitoring the use of the new stoves before we expand to install stoves in additional homes.

According to the thirdpole.net new research links smoke from cook stoves to high levels of stunted growth among children. With 66% of households in the country using biomass fuels, the exposure to toxic smoke is rampant.

Knowing the inhalation of the smoke creates life-threatening health problems in Nepal, we are jubilant to have taken this first step to address this problem.

For $200 you can sponsor a stove.

We're thrilled to announce we have been awarded the coveted Great Nonprofits award for 2019!

Awards are sometimes, well, just awards. But this one is special because it's based on the opinions and endorsements of those who know us best. We're grateful for the ongoing support of our donors and fan club which is the wind beneath the wings of all we do!

Read inspiring stories about us and add your own! https://greatnonprofits.org/org/healthed-connect

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Children in Zamtan, Zambia, praying
for the hot porridge they're about to receive.

It is with a deep sense of gratitude that we give thanks for YOU, our HealthEd Connect donors, during this season of Thanksgiving.

May you be blessed just as you have blessed others.

The HealthEd Connect Team

on behalf of

the children, mothers,
health workers, families, and
communities you touch

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Newborn babies protected by a mosquito net at a clinic staffed by volunteer HealthEd Connect Wasaidizi in Lubumbashi, DR Congo

Our tireless health workers defy a small but mighty death threat every day of their lives. And it's not just for themselves but also for their families and entire communities. Babies, who have developed no immunity, are the ones at highest risk. The threat?

The annoying and deadly mosquito.

According to the NPR Goats and Soda publication, nearly 600,000 people die every year from the Anopheles mosquito alone, making it by far the most dangerous animal on earth. By contrast, shark attacks get big press even though the death toll in 2018 was four.

Treated mosquito nets are one of the best current deterrents and, fortunately, are being made more available by government entities. In the meantime, Herculean efforts continue to be made to find the elusive immunization or other preventative method that will render the mosquito ineffective. Obviously, the sooner the better.

Lunch at the Mapalo Young Peace Maker Community School

There's plenty to be discouraged about in today's news. But there's also some super exciting news!!

According to the UN Goal Keepers conference last month, the world poverty rate is at an all-time low with less than 10% of the world's population now below the poverty line. That is definitely cause to celebrate --- but still sobering when you realize 1 in 10 people is still not obtaining the basic necessities of life. HealthEd Connect is tirelessly working to lift lives through health and education. The smiling faces of the children show the results.