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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea shares an inspiring in-person interview with Alice Atemo, the founder of Overcoming Faith Schools in Western Kenya. The episode provides an in-depth look at Alice's story, her humanitarian efforts to rescue and educate vulnerable children, and the challenges and triumphs faced along the way. Andrea and Alice discuss how the school started, its growth over the years, and its current needs, including the push for a medical van and further support for the children. Listeners are encouraged to get involved by visiting tucklets.org to support this noble cause. Read the show notes here:   https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/336 Give and receive feedback that makes a difference! Register for our 20 minute Deep Impact Method video course here:  www.voiceofinfluence.net/deepimpact

Supporting Charities that Aid Hospice Patients and Their Loved Ones   In episode 124 of Hospice Explained, host Marie Betcher, RN, highlights several charitable organizations that support hospice patients and their families. These include Pet Peace of Mind, which helps keep hospice patients and their pets together; Living Room International, which provides hospice and palliative care services in Western Kenya; and Give a Mile, which uses donated travel miles to enable loved ones to visit hospice patients. Marie encourages listeners to consider supporting these causes and reminds them to consult their physicians for medical advice. 00:00 Introduction to Hospice Explained 00:37 Highlighting Charities: Pet Peace of Mind 01:16 Highlighting Charities: Living Room International 02:05 Highlighting Charities: Give a Mile 02:43 Conclusion and Final Thoughts   https://www.petpeaceofmind.org/ https://www.livingroominternational.org/ https://giveamile.org/   Finding a Hospice Agency 1. You can use Medicare.gov to help find a hospice agency, 2. choose Find provider 3. Choose Hospice 4. then add your zip code This should be a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved one.  Hospice Explained Affiliates & Contact Information Buying from these Affilite links will help support this Podcast.   In addition you can donate to help support Hospice Explained at the Buy me a Coffee link  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Hospice Kacie Gikonyo's Death Doula School https://hospiceexplained--deathdoulaschool.thrivecart.com/death-doula-school/ Affilitate for the Caregiving Years Training Academy:  https://www.careyearsacademy.com/ref/1096/  Affiliate for DNA is Love listeners also get a 5% discount!! https://dnaislove.com/?coupon=hospiceexplained5  The Death Deck and the E*O*L deck:  https://thedeathdeck.goaffpro.com/  Marie's Contact Marie@HospiceExplained.com www.HospiceExplained.com  

Pastor Dan Schmelzer of Capstone Ministries gives the sermon at the 11am worship service at Bethlehem. Capstone Ministries is a ministry to the street children of Western Kenya, specifically Kisumu and the surrounding areas. Capstone was founded in 2005 with the objective of restoring street children with their family. The ministry is founded upon the Scripture from Psalm 118:22 “The stone the builder's rejected has become the capstone.” Capstone Ministries is a Recognized Service Organization of LC-MS.

In this week's episode of the Trim the Wick, Dan and Becky take us on an incredible journey of faith, family, and international ministry. They share their experiences of saying "yes" to God's calling, which led them to preach in Kenya, connect with pastors, and witness the transformative power of faith in the slums of Nairobi and the villages of western Kenya. Tune in to hear how their family came together to support their mission, the challenges they faced, and the miraculous ways God provided for their trip. This episode is a testament to the power of obedience and the global reach of technology in spreading the gospel._______________Episode Transcripts: Kenya: No Money, No Contacts, No ProblemLike what you heard? Listen to more episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trim-the-wick/id1496074089Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trimthewickglobal/Follow us on Tiktok: tiktok.com/trim.the.wickJoin our community on Locals: https://trimthewick.locals.com/upost/5330018/welcome-to-trim-the-wick-communityWant to learn more about what we do at Trim the Wick? Check us out here: https://www.matthew257.com/Enjoying Trim the Wick? Show your support by leaving a review and rating for the show. Your feedback helps us continue to strengthen relationships and ignite faith!Have a question? Need to talk? Send us a message!

SHOW NOTES Today, I'm excited to share Juli Boit with you!  Juli Boit is an author, community builder, and nonprofit leader working at the intersection of faith, global health, and human dignity. For eighteen years, Juli has lived and worked in Africa, founding and serving as International Director of Living Room International, a community-led nonprofit providing hospice and palliative care services to adults and children in Western Kenya. A Family Nurse Practitioner, Juli has combined her dual passions of healthcare and social justice into a unique expression of love that provides desperately needed services in an underserved community. That said, Juli would be the first to add she's the one who has been loved the most by her patients and neighbors in her home village of Kipkaren—most notably by Titus, her Kenyan husband, and their children Sharon, Alice, Ella, Geoffrey, and Ryan. What she is doing in Kenya is needed and exceptional!  To learn more about Juli and the important work she is doing please visit her website: https://juliboit.com/    WORD of the Week   Love is Patient, Love is Kind… I Corinthians 13 Song of the Week  The Greatest of These is Love by Larnelle Harris      Grief 2 Great Day Website - Connect with Me Click Here to take Action Now -“The First Year of Grief. How to Survive with Hope and Heal.”   Join The Grief Group for Christian Women on Facebook Read about Monica's entire Journey, Dying to Be Healed - Book - Grief2GreatDay   The holidays are over, but the struggle is NOT!  Hear from Those Who Have Walked Your Journey!  Holiday Grief Relief Summit (replay recording)   Visit my Church –Opendoor Church | Home    

In our news wrap Monday, at least 45 people died in flash floods in western Kenya, Ukraine appealed for quick delivery of Western weapons as it gave more ground in the east, weekend tornadoes in Oklahomas killed four people and injured at least a hundred and the FDA will begin regulating new medical tests developed by labs to see if they work. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, at least 45 people died in flash floods in western Kenya, Ukraine appealed for quick delivery of Western weapons as it gave more ground in the east, weekend tornadoes in Oklahomas killed four people and injured at least a hundred and the FDA will begin regulating new medical tests developed by labs to see if they work. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Parcours pittoresque avec le Kiosque D'Orphée - Une épopée de l'autoproduction en France - 1973/1991 compilée par Sacha Sieff et #SessionLive avec le baroudeur Cory Seznec en guitare voix. Cory Seznec est notre 1er invité dans la #SessionLive pour présenter son nouvel album Deep Of Time.Entre baroudeur-troubadour et ethno-musicologue non-attitré, tel pourrait se définir le musicien franco-américain Cory Seznec et son unique univers. Des aventures saltimbanques avec des artistes maliens dans le métro parisien le conduisent à des bluesman Songhai à Tombouctou et à des vieux guitaristes omutibo en Western Kenya. Des tournées fébriles au Royaume-Uni avec le trio Groanbox lui donne le pied marin. Mais c'est un séjour de trois ans en Éthiopie qui fait tout basculer : une résidence hebdomadaire au club de jazz de Mulatu Astatké ; l'enregistrement de deux albums avec des musiciens d'Addis Abeba ; des voyages bruts à travers les hauts plateaux éthiopiens pour enregistrer des musiciens traditionnels… Ces expériences font de Seznec un artiste qui cherche à tracer les points communs entre les cultures musicales et dont les chansons laissent le passé se répercuter dans le présent. Franco-américain à Paris, le jeu de guitare de Seznec est syncopé, poly-rythmé, métissé. En outre, il chante, fait du banjo « old-time » et se baigne depuis longtemps dans les musiques traditionnelles américaines. Il travaille actuellement sur trois projets : un album solo intitulé Deep of Time ; Touki - une collaboration avec l'artiste sénégalais Amadou Diagne (leur album a été enregistré aux Real World Studios) ; ainsi que plusieurs projets de recherche autour de certains vieux styles de guitare acoustique africaine.Titres interprétés dans le grand studioTrailblazer Live RFIDeep Of Time, extrait de l'albumPlouk Mama Live RFILine Up : Cory Seznec, guitare-voixSon : Mathias Taylor & Jérémie Besset► Album  Deep Of Time (Captain Pouch Rd 2024)Pour aller plus loin :- Documentaire Cory Seznec « Omutibo » Kenya #trailer- Cyrus Moussavi- Out Of Addis- Daniel Kachamba (Malawi)- Kachamba Bros 1967Puis nous recevons Sacha Sieff pour la sortie de la compilation KIOSQUE D'ORPHEE - Une épopée de l'autoproduction en France - 1973/1991.Texte de présentation : Dominique APendant longtemps, je tombais sur ces disques sans vraiment parvenir à comprendre ce qui les reliait, à part un macaron et ce fameux logo dessiné par René Dessirier. Puis, en fouillant un peu plus, j'ai découvert ce lien « l'auto-production ». Pour des chorales, des établissements scolaires, des chanteurs de folk, de jeunes groupes de pop, des foyers populaires et même de grands compositeurs qui gravaient des copies uniques de certaines sessions d'enregistrement…Pendant français du « Derby Service » anglais, le Kiosque d'Orphée, anciennement au 7 Rue Grégoire de Tours dans le 6ème arrondissement, est repris par Georges Batard à partir de 1967 et déménage au 20 Rue des Tournelles dans le 4ème arrondissement de Paris. L'aventure durera jusqu'en 1991. Georges Batard était un ingénieur du son qui avait un graveur Neumann à lampes, pour graver les acétates à partir des bandes qu'il recevait, avant d'en tirer les précieux vinyles, dans les usines de presse de l'époque, où il avait la possibilité de faire de tous petits tirages, entre 50 et 500 exemplaires.Vous n'aviez qu'à envoyer vos bandes et à choisir le nombre d'exemplaires de disques avec lesquels vous repartiriez sous le bras, pour pouvoir enfin partager vos créations et, d'une certaine manière, exister. Vous pouviez opter pour une pochette générique, déclinée en plusieurs couleurs, directement personnalisable avec votre nom et les crédits, ou vous pouviez concevoir vous-même votre pochette rêvée dans votre salon ou chez un imprimeur.Ce Temple du « Do It Yourself » donna naissance à de superbes pochettes. Réalisées au pochoir, écrites à la main, illustrées avec des peintures, des dessins, des illustrations d'amis ou de petites amies de l'époque, des tirages photos collées hâtivement au milieu d'une pochette vierge et blanche, sur laquelle les traces du temps viendraient laisser leurs empreintes pour que des collectionneurs et autres curieux viennent les acheter des décennies après, avec la promesse d'une découverte musicale, malheureusement pas toujours exaucée…Le point commun de la plupart de ces disques est la jeunesse de leurs auteurs-compositeurs, qu'ils aient fait carrière ou non. Des histoires de potes, de débrouille et des rêves de gloire ont constitué ce catalogue. Il s'agissait le plus souvent de production amateur, aussi bien dans le niveau des musiciens que dans la qualité d'enregistrement, fait sur un deux pistes ou, luxe ultime, sur un 4 pistes dans sa chambre d'adolescent ou dans le salon des parents.C'était le début du home studio, grâce à l'apparition du magnétophone à bande portable Revox. Du bricolage un peu bancal, mais, en contrepartie, le luxe de ne se fixer aucune limite : des morceaux d'une face entière, aucune censure extérieure, pas de directeur artistique, pas de manager, pas de logos Barclay ou EMI/Pathé Marconi …Quand on avait enfin son propre disque, on pouvait alors le donner ou le vendre aux amis, à la famille ou après des concerts. On pouvait aussi le déposer chez le disquaire de la ville la plus proche, avec une fierté non dissimulée. C'était aussi une carte de visite que l'on pouvait envoyer à des radios ou à des labels de musiques en caressant l'espoir de lancer sa carrière…Bien des protagonistes de cette histoire ont essayé de signer dans des labels mais à l'époque les ponts n'étaient pas si aisés à trouver entre sa ville de province, voir son village, et la major ou le label plus pointu qui aurait pu sortir ces disques. À l'époque, les publicités publiées dans la presse par le Kiosque d'Orphée ont ouvert le champ des possibles aux compositeurs provinciaux. C'était désormais possible de faire son disque, sans avoir à passer l'examen d'une signature dans un label.Texte de Dominique A en intégralité ► Album KIOSQUE D'ORPHEE - Une épopée de l'autoproduction en France - 1973/1991 (Born Bad Rd 2024)

Parcours pittoresque avec le Kiosque D'Orphée - Une épopée de l'autoproduction en France - 1973/1991 compilée par Sacha Sieff et #SessionLive avec le baroudeur Cory Seznec en guitare voix. Cory Seznec est notre 1er invité dans la #SessionLive pour présenter son nouvel album Deep Of Time.Entre baroudeur-troubadour et ethno-musicologue non-attitré, tel pourrait se définir le musicien franco-américain Cory Seznec et son unique univers. Des aventures saltimbanques avec des artistes maliens dans le métro parisien le conduisent à des bluesman Songhai à Tombouctou et à des vieux guitaristes omutibo en Western Kenya. Des tournées fébriles au Royaume-Uni avec le trio Groanbox lui donne le pied marin. Mais c'est un séjour de trois ans en Éthiopie qui fait tout basculer : une résidence hebdomadaire au club de jazz de Mulatu Astatké ; l'enregistrement de deux albums avec des musiciens d'Addis Abeba ; des voyages bruts à travers les hauts plateaux éthiopiens pour enregistrer des musiciens traditionnels… Ces expériences font de Seznec un artiste qui cherche à tracer les points communs entre les cultures musicales et dont les chansons laissent le passé se répercuter dans le présent. Franco-américain à Paris, le jeu de guitare de Seznec est syncopé, poly-rythmé, métissé. En outre, il chante, fait du banjo « old-time » et se baigne depuis longtemps dans les musiques traditionnelles américaines. Il travaille actuellement sur trois projets : un album solo intitulé Deep of Time ; Touki - une collaboration avec l'artiste sénégalais Amadou Diagne (leur album a été enregistré aux Real World Studios) ; ainsi que plusieurs projets de recherche autour de certains vieux styles de guitare acoustique africaine.Titres interprétés dans le grand studioTrailblazer Live RFIDeep Of Time, extrait de l'albumPlouk Mama Live RFILine Up : Cory Seznec, guitare-voixSon : Mathias Taylor & Jérémie Besset► Album  Deep Of Time (Captain Pouch Rd 2024)Pour aller plus loin :- Documentaire Cory Seznec « Omutibo » Kenya #trailer- Cyrus Moussavi- Out Of Addis- Daniel Kachamba (Malawi)- Kachamba Bros 1967Puis nous recevons Sacha Sieff pour la sortie de la compilation KIOSQUE D'ORPHEE - Une épopée de l'autoproduction en France - 1973/1991.Texte de présentation : Dominique APendant longtemps, je tombais sur ces disques sans vraiment parvenir à comprendre ce qui les reliait, à part un macaron et ce fameux logo dessiné par René Dessirier. Puis, en fouillant un peu plus, j'ai découvert ce lien « l'auto-production ». Pour des chorales, des établissements scolaires, des chanteurs de folk, de jeunes groupes de pop, des foyers populaires et même de grands compositeurs qui gravaient des copies uniques de certaines sessions d'enregistrement…Pendant français du « Derby Service » anglais, le Kiosque d'Orphée, anciennement au 7 Rue Grégoire de Tours dans le 6ème arrondissement, est repris par Georges Batard à partir de 1967 et déménage au 20 Rue des Tournelles dans le 4ème arrondissement de Paris. L'aventure durera jusqu'en 1991. Georges Batard était un ingénieur du son qui avait un graveur Neumann à lampes, pour graver les acétates à partir des bandes qu'il recevait, avant d'en tirer les précieux vinyles, dans les usines de presse de l'époque, où il avait la possibilité de faire de tous petits tirages, entre 50 et 500 exemplaires.Vous n'aviez qu'à envoyer vos bandes et à choisir le nombre d'exemplaires de disques avec lesquels vous repartiriez sous le bras, pour pouvoir enfin partager vos créations et, d'une certaine manière, exister. Vous pouviez opter pour une pochette générique, déclinée en plusieurs couleurs, directement personnalisable avec votre nom et les crédits, ou vous pouviez concevoir vous-même votre pochette rêvée dans votre salon ou chez un imprimeur.Ce Temple du « Do It Yourself » donna naissance à de superbes pochettes. Réalisées au pochoir, écrites à la main, illustrées avec des peintures, des dessins, des illustrations d'amis ou de petites amies de l'époque, des tirages photos collées hâtivement au milieu d'une pochette vierge et blanche, sur laquelle les traces du temps viendraient laisser leurs empreintes pour que des collectionneurs et autres curieux viennent les acheter des décennies après, avec la promesse d'une découverte musicale, malheureusement pas toujours exaucée…Le point commun de la plupart de ces disques est la jeunesse de leurs auteurs-compositeurs, qu'ils aient fait carrière ou non. Des histoires de potes, de débrouille et des rêves de gloire ont constitué ce catalogue. Il s'agissait le plus souvent de production amateur, aussi bien dans le niveau des musiciens que dans la qualité d'enregistrement, fait sur un deux pistes ou, luxe ultime, sur un 4 pistes dans sa chambre d'adolescent ou dans le salon des parents.C'était le début du home studio, grâce à l'apparition du magnétophone à bande portable Revox. Du bricolage un peu bancal, mais, en contrepartie, le luxe de ne se fixer aucune limite : des morceaux d'une face entière, aucune censure extérieure, pas de directeur artistique, pas de manager, pas de logos Barclay ou EMI/Pathé Marconi …Quand on avait enfin son propre disque, on pouvait alors le donner ou le vendre aux amis, à la famille ou après des concerts. On pouvait aussi le déposer chez le disquaire de la ville la plus proche, avec une fierté non dissimulée. C'était aussi une carte de visite que l'on pouvait envoyer à des radios ou à des labels de musiques en caressant l'espoir de lancer sa carrière…Bien des protagonistes de cette histoire ont essayé de signer dans des labels mais à l'époque les ponts n'étaient pas si aisés à trouver entre sa ville de province, voir son village, et la major ou le label plus pointu qui aurait pu sortir ces disques. À l'époque, les publicités publiées dans la presse par le Kiosque d'Orphée ont ouvert le champ des possibles aux compositeurs provinciaux. C'était désormais possible de faire son disque, sans avoir à passer l'examen d'une signature dans un label.Texte de Dominique A en intégralité ► Album KIOSQUE D'ORPHEE - Une épopée de l'autoproduction en France - 1973/1991 (Born Bad Rd 2024)

South Africa's electoral commission (IEC) has published final candidate lists for general elections. Former president Jacob Zuma is free to contest in May's poll. Should the governing ANC be worried?We learn about the illicit organ trade in Western Kenya, with some young people selling their kidneys.And why Ivory Coast has announced a ban on begging in the commercial capital Abidjan.Presenter: Richard Kagoe Producers: Charles Gitonga, Yvette Twagiramariya, Victor Sylver and Paul Bakibinga Editor: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

In Kenya, palliative care - which involves end of life care for terminally ill patients - is often treated with suspicion. There's a deep taboo around speaking about the death of a person before it happens, which is thought to be like welcoming it. Some feel that taking up end of life care indicates that you've lost faith in the power of a healing God to cure your illness. But serious and complex illnesses like cancer are becoming more common in Kenya, and end of life care is a much-needed service for people facing death. In Eldoret, Western Kenya, a group of Christians have made it their life's work to defy the stigma, and to help those with terminal illnesses find peace in their final days. Kimbilio Hospice, run by a Christian charity called Living Room International, was established by Pastor David Tarus over a decade ago. The hospice provides specialist medical care to ease symptoms at the very end of a patient's life, but often they first have to convince patients' families that it's OK to accept the facility's help. BBC Africa reporter Esther Ogola visited the hospice to see what exactly that entails.

Ep.77 Love and Compassion In Hospice and Palliative Care with Juli Boit. Hospice and palliative care involve more than just administering medical care. It's about listening intently to patients, understanding and honoring what matters most to them, and recognizing the inherent value in every individual, irrespective of the disease that may be claiming their life. Approaching patients with love, compassion, and genuine care isn't just lovely but a fundamental aspect of providing dignified end-of-life care. The willingness to see the profound value in these moments and express it through our interactions is the cornerstone that defines the quality of the care provided.  Learning to be present in patient care allows us to connect and provide care in deeply meaningful ways, which forms the bedrock of long-term commitment and enduring care.   Juli is an author, community builder, and nonprofit leader working at the intersection of faith, global health, and human dignity. For 18 years, Julie has lived and worked in Africa, founding and serving as international director of Living Room International, a community-led nonprofit providing hospice and palliative care services to adults and children living in Western Kenya. As a family nurse practitioner, Juli has combined her duo passions of health care and social justice into a unique expression of love that provides desperately needed services in an underserved community. Juli is the author of Brave Love: A Nurse's Story of Courage and Compassion in a Kenyan Hospice. Julie emerges as a beacon of hope and a testament to the spirit of love. Her compelling memoir invites readers to embark on an extraordinary journey through the heart and soul of hospice care in Kenya.   Tune in!   Key Highlights from the Episode; [00:01] Episode intro and a quick bio of the guest, Juli Boit [01:49] About Juli's background and how she ended up working in Kenya [04:53] HIV and Hospice and how it drew Juli into Hospice Work [07:33] When Juli became a nurse practitioner and went to Kenya [08:16] The parameters of the hospital and the community Juli serves in Kenya  [10:54] HIV and the end-of-life symptoms in the Kenyan demographic [14:57] How to affirm the value to the patients going through a disease process  [17:26] Juli's non-profit organization and its vision in providing care  [19:56] Juli's Funeral Home and the burial cultures of the people they serve [23:50] The pain of loss and the death that affected Juli the most  [27:09] One thing Juli wants you to know about hospice and palliative care [32:02] Hospitality and how it has been a great piece in Juli's work in Kenya  [33:19] What Juli could have done differently in her journey  [35:23] About Juli's book, Brave To Love [37:02] How to reach out and connect with Julie  [37:30] Ending show and calls to action Notable Quotes  No matter what disease process someone is dying from, they need to feel valued and to be approached, touched, loved, and cared for. [14:38] The willingness to see the value of others in the care we provide, the interaction, and the way we listen is very important, and it doesn't necessarily take a lot of time. [15:48]  Staying present in the care that we provide can help us be human and allow us to care in meaningful ways. [17:05]  Death is not failure, not when people have received the treatment they need, and there is the opportunity to listen and learn from the patient on the most important things to them. [27:38]  If we don't stay connected to compassion and our humanity, it can make it hard to be in hospice for a long time. [29:04]  Resources Mentioned Brave Love by Juli Bolt: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Love-Courage-Compassion-Hospice/dp/B0CKVGH6XN   Let's Connect Juli Bolt Website: https://juliboit.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julimcgowanboit/   Marie's Contact: Marie@HospiceExplained.com www.hospiceexplained.com http://buymeacoffee.com/hospice Marie@HospiceEncounters.com Leave a Voicemail: 206-705-3080

Hospice nurse Juli Boit works to care for the dying in Kenya, providing desperately needed care and services. She is an author, community builder, and nonprofit leader working at the intersection of faith, global health, and human dignity. For eighteen years, Juli has lived and worked in Africa, founding and serving as International Director of Living Room International, a community-led nonprofit providing hospice and palliative care services to adults and children in Western Kenya. A Family Nurse Practitioner, Juli has combined her dual passions of healthcare and social justice into a unique expression of love that provides desperately needed services in an underserved community. That said, Juli would be the first to add she's the one who has been loved the most by her patients and neighbors in her home village of Kipkaren—most notably by Titus, her Kenyan husband, and their children Sharon, Alice, Ella, Geoffrey, and Ryan. Connect with Juli Boit and her work at juliboit.com. Subscribe to receive the Kimbilio newsletter here. Read about the work of Living Room International here. You can support the work of Living Room International at livingroominternational.org. Visit internationaldoulalifemovement.com to learn more about doulas, or connect with others who are doing death doula work. Register for IDLM's FREE 2024 Birthday Bash Jan. 8 - 12, 2024 here. If you're interested in becoming a certified death doula through IDLM, click here. Access all the courses that IDLM provides here. See all the events that IDLM is offering by clicking here. Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com) Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com. Follow The Heart of Hospice on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Connect with The Heart of Hospice podcast on The Whole Care Network, along with a host of other caregiving podcasts by clicking here.

Episode 100!  Thank you to all who have been along with us over the last 4.5 years on this journey!  We are so grateful to all of you for listening, sharing, giving feedback.  We are excited about what the future holds!   Along with our 100th episode, this one features our first male guest, Travis Trull, founder of Flint Global. Travis and his co-founder, Laura Hickman, chat with me about what Flint does, why you should care and how Powered By Her is becoming a partner with the mission at hand.     We are thrilled to announce the launch of a transformative Powered by Her initiative that aims to empower and uplift the lives of young women and girls in Western Kenya. This groundbreaking program is designed to address the unique challenges faced by girls who are vulnerable to poverty, exploitation, and early marriage. Our mission is to provide them with the tools, guidance, and support needed to break free from these barriers and build a brighter future for themselves and their communities.   We would love for you to be a part of our supportive community and join us!  To learn more visit: https://flintglobal.kindful.com/?campaign=1268990   Thank you to our partners:  Plenty Downtown Bookshop Tennessee Tech Women's Center    

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: President Joe Biden's son Hunter goes before a federal judge however, congressional Republicans who say Hunter got off easy are pursuing their own investigations. Some Republicans are moving toward impeaching President Biden, they cite mounting evidence of possible money laundering and influence peddling. The Vatican prosecutor has asked a court to convict 10 people, including Cardinal Becciu, of a range of financial crimes. After a summer pause, the defense and civil parties in the Vatican's "trial of the century" will deliver their closing arguments, with the court expected to deliver a verdict before the end of the year. Opposition parties in Kenya filed charges against the government for “police atrocities” that left 30 dead at the International Criminal Court during protests the cost of living and taxation. The party is “assembling more evidence” of police brutality and the specific targeting of the “Luo ethnic community” from Western Kenya where hospitals admitted protestors with bullet-related injuries. Members of the House Judiciary Committee questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray about an FBI memo from the Richmond, VA, field office targeting Catholics who are drawn to the traditional Latin Mass. The memo claimed violent extremists have “sought out and attended traditional Catholic houses of worship” and suggested surveilling churches that offer the Latin Mass to “radical-traditionalist” Catholic communities.

The African continent is seeing one of the fastest rates of urbanisation in the world. As people move to cities, and lifestyles change, so do diets. Many indigenous ingredients and dishes become hard to source and prepare. Others become associated with rural or village ways of life and are no longer seen as sufficiently aspirational. In this programme, Michael Kaloki finds out about traditional dishes at risk of being forgotten. He cooks with his Aunty Naomi to learn about dishes from his own Kamba tribe in Kenya. He also visits Dr Kathleen Anangwe, Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Work and African Women Studies at the University of Nairobi, as she prepares a traditional dish from her own tribe, the Luhya in Western Kenya. He speaks to chef Selassie Atadika, who is showcasing indigenous ingredients and methods of cooking in her pop-up nomadic dinners in Accra, Ghana. If you'd like to contact the programme email - thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk Presented by Michael Kaloki. Produced by Beatrice Pickup. (Image: women transporting millet in baskets on their head. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)

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Habiba C Mohamed is a social change activator, and trained psychotherapist advocating for women's bio-psychosocial health and rights. Ms Mohamed supports marginalized women and girls to tap into their inner strengths and amplify their potential and impact in society. Habiba Mohamed works with Fistula Foundation as the Regional Director, Programs (Africa, Asia). Habiba Joined the Foundation in 2014 as the outreach manager. In this role, she designed and spearheaded the community strategy for the Fistula Foundation Treatment Network in Kenya. Later, she was promoted to country director to oversee the entire network of hospital and community partners. Her work has contributed to provision of fistula surgeries, and restoring of dignity to more than 11,000 women in the last 8 years. In her role as regional director of programs, Habiba is responsible for the expansion of the treatment network model throughout the African region.Before joining the Fistula Foundation, Ms. Mohamed worked on the fistula program for nearly a decade. She is the Founder and Lead Director of Women and Development Against Distress in Africa (WADADIA), a nonprofit organization that advocates for sexual reproductive health and rights for the marginalized women. Since establishing the organization in the year 2006, she has been actively involved in the formulation of policies, procedures and strategies that has led to its growth and expansion. Besides her work with WADADIA, Habiba also supported a community program funded by the United Nations Population Fund for six years, and served as a consultant program specialist for One By One, a US-based nonprofit focused on fistula treatment. She has worked and volunteered with several other organizations, giving her an in-depth understanding of community dynamics and engagement.  Ms Mohamed was the lead consultant in the development of the female genital fistula training curriculum for community health volunteers in Kenya, and a contributor for the new global fistula guidance. She is the author of the psychosocial effects of obstetric fistula on young mothers in Western Kenya, obstetric fistula post-repair follow up; an outreach workers perspective, and the obstetric fistula community-based assessment tool (OF-COMBAT) - a verbal screening tool, that has helped reduce the number of women being referred to fistula treatment centers with other forms of incontinences.Ms Mohamed began her career as a veterinarian, assisting livestock farmers in Western Kenya. Through this close contact with the community, she began to see the social challenges faced by rural, communities and became passionate about working with marginalized women. She has a higher diploma in Social Work and Community Development, a first and a master's degree in counseling psychology and is an ongoing PhD candidate of counselling psychology at Kenyatta University. Links:https://fistulafoundation.org/https://www.facebook.com/fistulafoundation/ https://www.facebook.com/WADADIA/https://www.wadadia-nonprofits.org/https://www.facebook.com/WADADIA/Support the showPlease support us at daysforgirls.org

The availability and quality of cancer care varies in different parts of the globe. Some locations find it difficult to have proper equipment, access to medications or even trained staff on hand. In this ASCO Education podcast we look how a group of doctors are sharing their skills and experience to set up training programs to help improve outcomes for patients with cancer in Kenya. Our guests will explore the creation of a pediatric oncology fellowship program in Kenya (11:48), how a young doctor found herself interested in improving global health (14:30), and discuss lessons learned that are applicable to health care in the United States (21:07).  Speaker Disclosures Dr. David Johnson: Consulting or Advisory Role – Merck, Pfizer, Aileron Therapeutics, Boston University Dr. Patrick Loehrer: Research Funding – Novartis, Lilly Foundation, Taiho Pharmaceutical Dr. Terry Vik: Research Funding Takeda, Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Dr. Jennifer Morgan: None Resources: Podcast: Oncology, Etc. - Dr. Miriam Mutebi on Improving Cancer Care in Africa Podcast: Oncology, Etc. – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan (Part 1) Podcast: Oncology, Etc. – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan Part 2 If you liked this episode, please follow the show. To explore other educational content, including courses, visit education.asco.org. Contact us at education@asco.org. TRANSCRIPT Disclosures for this podcast are listed in the podcast page. Dave Johnson: Welcome, everyone, to a special edition of Oncology, Etc., an oncology educational podcast designed to introduce our listeners to interesting people and topics in and outside the world of Oncology. Today's guest is my co-host, Dr. Pat Loehrer, who is the Joseph and Jackie Cusick Professor of Oncology and Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Indiana University, where he serves as the Director of Global Health and Health Equity. Pat is the Director Emeritus of the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Pat has many different accomplishments, and I could spend the next hour listing all of those, but I just want to point out, as many of you know, he is the founder of what formerly was known as the Hoosier Oncology Group, one of the prototypes of community-academic partnerships which have been hugely successful over the years.  He's also the founding director of the Academic Model for Providing Access to Healthcare Oncology Program, which has grown rather dramatically over the last 17 years. This includes the establishment of fellowship programs in GYN oncology, pediatric oncology, and medical oncology through the Moi University School of Medicine in Kenya. Through its partnership with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, over 8000 cancer patients a year are seen, and over 120,000 women from western Kenya have been screened for breast and cervical cancer in the past five years. Pat is also the co-PI of the U-54 grant that focuses on longitudinal HPV screening of women in East Africa. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant of the NCI Cancer for Global Health.  So, Pat, welcome. We have with us today two special guests as well that I will ask Pat to introduce to you. Pat Loehrer: Dave, thanks for the very kind introduction. I'm so pleased today to have my colleagues who are working diligently with us in Kenya. The first is Terry Vik, who is Professor of Pediatrics here at Indiana University and at Riley Hospital. He's been the Director of the Fellowship Program and the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Program and Director of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Program. He got his medical degree at Johns Hopkins and did his residency at UCLA and his fellowship at Dana-Farber. And he's been, for the last 10 to 15 years, been one of my co-partners in terms of developing our work in Kenya, focusing on the pediatric population, where he helps spearhead the first pediatric oncology fellowship in the country.  And then joining us also is Dr. Jennifer Morgan. Jenny is a new faculty member with us at Indiana University as an Assistant Professor. She, I think, has 16 state championship medals for track and field in high school. I've never met an athlete like that in the past. She ended up going to Northwestern Medical School. She spent time in Rwanda with Partners in Health, and through that, eventually got interested in oncology, where she completed her fellowship at University of North Carolina and has spent a lot of her time in Malawi doing breast cancer research. I don't know of anyone who has spent as much time at such a young age in global oncology.  Dave Johnson: So Pat, obviously, you and I have talked a lot over the years about your work in Kenya, but our listeners may not know about Eldoret. Maybe you can tell us a little bit about the history of the relationship between your institution and that in Kenya. Pat Loehrer: It's really a remarkable story. About 30 some odd years ago, Joe Mamlin and Bob Einterz, and Charlie Kelly decided they wanted to do a partnership in Global Health. And they looked around the world and looked at Nepal and looked at Mexico, and they fell upon Eldoret, which was in Western Kenya. They had the birth of a brand new medical school there, and this partnership developed. In the midst of this came the HIV/AIDS pandemic. And these gentlemen worked with their colleagues in Kenya to develop one of the most impressive programs in the world focused on population health and dealing with the AIDS pandemic. They called it the Academic Model for Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS or AMPATH, and their success has been modeled in many other places. They have many different institutions from North America and Europe that have gone there to serve Western Kenya, which has a catchment area of about 25 million people.  About 15 to 20 years ago, I visited AMPATH, and what they had done with HIV/AIDS was extraordinary. But what we were seeing there in cancer was heartbreaking. It reminded us, Dave, as you remember back in the ‘60s and ‘70s with people coming in with advanced cancers of the head and neck and breast cancers that were untreated. And in addition, we saw these young kids with Burkitt's Lymphomas with huge masses out of their jaws. And seeing that and knowing what was possible, what we saw in the States and what seemed to be impossible in Kenya, spurred me on, as well as a number of other people, to get involved. And so, we have built up this program over the last 15 and 20 years, and I think it's one of the most successful models of global oncology that's in existence.  Dave Johnson: That's awesome. Terry, tell us a little bit about your involvement with the program at Moi University.  Terry Vik: Sure. So, I took an unusual path to get to Eldoret because I started off in work in signal transduction and protein kinases, then morphed into phase I studies of kinase inhibitors that was happening in the early 2000s. But by the end of the decade, Pat was beginning to establish oncology programs in Kenya. And because half the population is children and there were lots of childhood cancers, and many of them can be curable, he mildly twisted my arm to go with him to set up pediatric oncology in Kenya. And through his help and Matt Strother, who is a faculty member on the ground, establishing that, I first went in 2010 just to see how things were running and to see all the things that Pat had recognized as far as things that needed to be done to make Eldoret a center for cancer care.   And so, the last 13 years now, I've been working, going anywhere from one to four times a year to Kenya, mainly helping the Kenyans to develop their medical care system. Not so much seeing patients or taking care of patients, other than talking about best practices and how we do things in the US that can be readily translated to what's going on in Kenya. And so, we've been able to establish a database, keep track of our patients in pediatric oncology, recognize that lots of kids are not coming into care, not being diagnosed. There's a huge gap between numbers who you would expect to have childhood cancer versus the numbers actually coming to the hospital. As the only pediatric treatment center for a catchment area of 25 million, half of whom are under the age of 20, we should be seeing a lot of kids with cancer, but we are probably only seeing 10% of what we would expect.  So, myself, many of my colleagues from Indiana University, as well as colleagues from the Netherlands Princess Maxima Hospital for Pediatric Cancer, we've been partnering for these past 13 years to train Kenyans to recognize cancer, to have treatment protocols that are adapted for the capabilities in Kenya, and now finally starting to show real progress in survival for childhood cancer in Kenya, both in leukemias, lymphomas, and solid tumors, with a fair number of publications in Wilms tumor and Burkitt lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. So, it's been really heartening, I think.  I tell people that the reason I go to Kenya studying signal transduction and protein kinase inhibitors in pediatric cancer, I can maybe save a couple of kids over a career by that kind of work. But going to Kenya to show people how to find and treat kids with leukemia, I'm literally seeing the impact of hundreds of kids who are alive today that wouldn't be alive otherwise. So, that's really been the success of pediatric oncology there. Dave Johnson: Is the spectrum of childhood cancer in Kenya reflective of what we see in the States, or are there some differences? Pat Loehrer: It really is surprisingly similar. I think the only thing that– Well, two things that are more common in Kenya because of the so-called ‘malaria belt' and the association with Burkitt Lymphoma, there's a fair number of kids with Burkitt's Lymphoma there. Although, as mosquito control and malaria control has improved, actually, the numbers of cases of Burkitt's have been dropping, and a lot of cancers were sort of hidden, not recognized as leukemia or not recognized as other lymphomas. Just because if Burkitt's is endemic, then every swelling is Burkitt's. And I think that's been shown by looking at pathology retrospectively to say a lot of what they thought was Burkitt's was maybe not necessarily Burkitt's. And then nasopharyngeal carcinoma with Epstein-Barr virus prevalence also is a little bit more common than I'm used to seeing, but otherwise, the spectrum of cancers are pretty similar. So, it's heartening to know that we've been treating childhood cancers with simple medicines, generic medicines, for 50 years in the US. And so I like to tell people, I just want to get us up to the ‘90s, maybe the 2000s in Kenya, and that will really improve the survival quite a bit. Dave Johnson: You mentioned that there were adjustments that you were making in the therapies. Could you give us some examples of what you're talking about? Terry Vik: The biggest adjustments are that the ability to give blood product support, transfusions of platelets is somewhat limited. So, for instance, our ability to treat acute myeloid leukemia, which is heavily dependent on intensive myelosuppressive chemotherapy, we're not so good at that yet because we don't have the support for blood products. Similarly, the recognition and treatment of infections in patients is somewhat limited. Yet, just the cost of doing blood cultures, getting results, we actually have the antibiotics to treat them, but figuring out that there actually is an infection, and we're just beginning to look at resistance patterns in bacteria in Kenya because I think that's an indiscriminate use of antibiotics. In Kenya, there are a lot of resistant organisms that are being identified, and so figuring out how best to manage those are the two biggest things. But now, in Eldoret, we have two linear accelerators that can give contemporary radiation therapy to kids who need it. We have pediatric surgeons who can resect large abdominal tumors. We have orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons to assist. All those things are in place in the last three to five years. So, really, the ability to support patients through intensive chemotherapy is still one of the last things that we're working diligently on improving. Dave Johnson: So one thing that I've read that you've done is you're involved heavily in the creation of a pediatric oncology fellowship program. If I read it correctly, it's a faculty of one; is that correct? Terry Vik: Well, now that two have just graduated, it's a faculty of three, plus some guest lecturers. So I feel quite good about that.  Dave Johnson: So tell us about that. That must have been quite the challenge. I mean, that's remarkable. Terry Vik: That goes back to one of my longtime colleagues in Kenya, Festus Njuguna, who is Kenyan. He did his medical school training at Moi University and then did pediatric residency there. They call it a registrar program there. And then he was, since 2009, 2010, he's been the primary pediatric oncologist. Although he always felt he did not have the formal training. He'd spent time in the US and in Amsterdam to get some added training for caring for kids. But it was his vision to create this fellowship program. So Jodi Skiles, one of my colleagues who had spent some time in Kenya and myself and he worked on creating the fellowship document that needs to go through the university to get approved. That finally got approved in 2019. And so the first two fellows…I was on a Fulbright Scholar Award to start that fellowship program for a year right in the middle of the pandemic, but we were able to get it started, and I was able to continue to go back and forth to Kenya quite a bit in the last two years to get through all of the training that was laid out in our curriculum. And two fellows, Festus and another long-standing colleague of mine, Gilbert Olbara, both completed the fellowship and then sat for their final exams at the end of last year and graduated in December. So it really was heartwarming for me to see these guys want to build up the workforce capacity from within Kenya, and being able to support them to do that was a good thing. Pat Loehrer: Parenthetically, Dave, we had the first Gynecology Oncology program in the country, too, led by Barry Rosen from Princess Margaret, and they have 14 graduates, and two of them now are department chairs in Kenya. Jenny's spearheading a medical oncology curriculum now so that we have that opened up this year for the first time. Dave Johnson: It's uncommon to find a junior faculty as accomplished as Jenny. Jenny, tell us a little about your background and how you got interested in global health, and your previous work before moving to IU.  Jennifer Morgan: I was an anthropology major at undergrad at Michigan, and I think I really always liked studying other cultures, understanding different points of view. And so I think part of that spirit when you study anthropology, it really sticks with you, and you become a pretty good observer of people and situations, I think, or the goal is that you become good at it. I think my interest in medicine and science, combined with that desire to learn about different cultures really fueled a lot of my interests, even from undergrad and medical school. I really felt strongly that access to health is a human right, and I wanted to work for Partners in Health when I graduated from residency. I had heard a lot about that organization and really believed in the mission around it.   And so I went to work in Butaro in Rwanda, and I really didn't have any plans to do cancer care, but then I just kind of got thrown into cancer care, and I really loved it. It was a task-shifting model that really where you use internists to deliver oncology care under the supervision of oncologists from North America. So, most of them were from Dana-Farber or a variety of different universities. And so it made me feel like this high-resource field of Oncology was feasible, even when resources and health systems are strained. Because I think a lot of people who are interested in Oncology but also kind of this field of global health or working in underserved settings really struggle to find the way that the two fit sometimes because it can feel impossible with the hyper-expensive drugs, the small PFS benefits that drive the field sometimes. And so I think, Butaro for me, and Partners in Health, and DFCI, that whole group of people and the team there, I think, really showed me that it's feasible, it's possible, and that you can cure people of cancer even in small rural settings. And so that drove me to go to fellowship, to work with Satish Gopal and UNC. And because of COVID, my time in Malawi was a bit limited, but I still went and did mainly projects focused on breast cancer care and implementation science, and they just really have a really nice group of people. And I worked with Tamiwe Tomoka, Shakinah Elmore, Matthew Painschab, really just some great people there, and I learned a lot.  And so, when I was looking for a job after fellowship, I really wanted to focus on building health systems. And to me, that was really congruent with the mission of AMPATH, which is the tripartite mission of advancing education and research and clinical care. And I knew from Pat that the fellowship program would be starting off, and I think to me, having been in Rwanda and Malawi and realizing how essential building an oncology workforce is, being a part of helping build a fellowship as part of an academic partnership was really exciting. And then also doing very necessary clinical outcomes research and trying to do trials and trying to bring access to care in many systems that are very resource constrained. So that's kind of how I ended up here.  Pat Loehrer: That's awesome. So tell us a little bit about your breast cancer work. What exactly are you doing at the moment? Jennifer Morgan: In Malawi, during my fellowship, we looked at the outcomes of women with breast cancer and really looking at late-stage presentations and the fact that in Malawi, we were only equipped with surgery, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy, but not radiation. You see a lot of stage four disease, but you also see a lot of stage three disease that you actually have trouble curing because it's so locally advanced, really bulky disease. And so that first study showed us the challenge of trying to cure patients– They may not have metastatic disease, but it can be really hard to locally even treat the disease, especially without radiation. And so that's kind of what we learned.   And then, using an implementation science framework, we were looking at what are the barriers to accessing care. And I think it was really interesting some of the things that we found. In Malawi, that has a high HIV rate, is that the stigma around cancer can be far more powerful than the stigma around HIV. And so, we are seeing a lot of women who are ostracized by their communities when they were diagnosed with cancer. And really, they had been on, many HIV-positive women, on ARVs for a long time living in their communities with no problem, and so HIV had kind of been destigmatized, but we're seeing the stigma of cancer and the idea that kids are as a death sentence was a really prominent theme that we saw in Malawi.  So some of these themes, not all of them, but some of them are very similar in Kenya, and so what I'm helping work on now is there's been this huge effort with AMPATH called the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, where around 180,000 women have been screened for breast cancer in a decentralized setting which is so important - so in counties and in communities. We're looking at who showed up to this screening and why did women only get breast cancer screening and why did some of them only get cervical, and why did some get what was intended - both. Because I think many people on the continent and then other LMICs are trying to do breast and cervical cancer co-screening to really reduce the mortality of both of those cancers. And the question is, I think: is mammography a viable screening mechanism in this setting or not? That's a real question in Kenya right now. And so we're going to be looking to do some studies around mammography use and training as well.  Dave Johnson: So, I have a question for all three of you. What lessons have you learned in your work in Kenya or Malawi that you've brought back to the States to improve care in the United States? Pat Loehrer: One is that the cost of care is ever present there. And so one of the things that we need to think about here is how can we deliver care more cheaply and more efficiently. It goes against the drug trials that are going on by industry where they want to use therapy for as long as they can and for greater times. And there are a lot of common things like access to care is a big issue there, and it's a big issue in our country. So we have used in IU some community healthcare workers in rural parts of our state as well as in the urban centers so that they can go to people's houses to deliver care.  Terry was involved with a wonderful project. It was a supplement from the NCI, which looked at barriers to care and abandonment of therapy. And just by giving patients and their families a small stipend that would cover for their travel and their food, the abandonment rate went down substantially, and they were able to improve the cure rate of Burkitt's Lymphoma. It's probably about 60% now. And so those are issues that I think we see here in our state, where people can't come to IU because of the cost of parking, that's $20 a visit. The lesson there is that we really need to get down to the patients and to their families and find out what their obstacles are.  Terry Vik: My favorite example, since I deal with kids and parents, is how striking parents are the same worldwide. They all want the best for their child. They all want anything that can be done to potentially cure them, treatment, they do anything they could. And I think the hardest thing, as Pat said, is the financial burden of that care. And the other thing that I bring back to my fellows in the US is that you don't have to do Q4-hour or Q6-hour labs to follow somebody when they start their therapy. Once a day, every 3 days, works quite well also. And just the realization that things can be done with a lot less stress in the US if you only decide to do it. Dave Johnson: Jenny, any thoughts from you on that? Jennifer Morgan: I think for me, decentralized cancer care is so important. Even being back on the oncology wards in Indiana in December, I saw a couple of really advanced patients who were really unfortunate, and they had tried to go through the system of referrals and getting to cancer care. And unfortunately, I think there are disparities in the US health system, just like in Kenya, and maybe on different scales. But cancer care that's accessible is so important, and accessible versus available, I think we a lot of time talk about therapies that may be available, but they're not accessible to patients. And that's really what we see in Kenya, what we see in rural Indiana. There are a number of grants that talk about reciprocal innovation because some of these things that we do in Kenya to minimize burden on the system are things that can be done in rural Indiana as well. And so, partnership on these issues of trying to improve decentralized care is important everywhere.  Pat Loehrer: And again, from the perspective as a medical oncologist, we see patients with late-stage diseases. We could eradicate the number one cause of cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa, cervical cancer, from the face of the earth just by doing prevention. We don't do enough in our country about prevention. The other dimension I guess I wanted to bring up as far as multidisciplinary care - when we think about that in our country, it's radiation therapy, surgery, medical oncology, but one of the lessons learned there is that the fourth pillar is policy. It's really about cancer policy and working with the government, Ministry of Health to affect better insurance cover and better care and to work with a different discipline in terms of primary care, much more strongly than we do in our country.  Dave Johnson: Are you encountering similar levels of vaccine hesitancy in Kenya as you might see in the States, or is that something that's less of an issue? Pat Loehrer: I'll let Terry and Jenny answer that. Terry Vik: I think there is some degree of vaccine hesitancy, and not so much that it's fear of the vaccine, but it's fear of the people pushing the vaccine. If it's coming from the government or if it's coming from outside drug companies or outside physician recommendations, it's less likely to be taken up. And if it's coming from within their own community or if it's their chiefs and their community leaders they respected, then I think there is less vaccine hesitancy certainly in a lot of things we do in pediatrics. So I think there is hesitancy, but it's coming from a different source than what we see in the US.   Jennifer Morgan: I would agree, and I think also COVID has changed the game on vaccine perceptions everywhere, and I don't think Kenya is spared from that either. So it may take a few years to see really what's going on with that.   Pat Loehrer: Jenny and I were at this conference, it's a Cancer Summit in Nairobi a couple of weeks ago, and we saw this little documentary there. And this notion of misinformation, as we've seen in our country, is also common over there. They were interviewing a number of men and women from Northern Kenya about prostate cancer, which is a very serious problem in Kenya. The notion was that even doing PSA screening caused infertility, and so the men and women didn't want their husbands to get screened for prostate cancer because they would become less fertile by doing that. So, again, there are lessons that we– as Jenny mentioned from the top about anthropology, I think we're all connected, we all have different ways of viewing communications in health, but I do think that we can learn from each other substantially. Dave Johnson: I mean, it's remarkable work. How is it funded?  Pat Loehrer: Well, I've been fortunate to be able to work with some friends who are philanthropists. We've had strong support as we've told our story with various different foundations. And we've been very grateful to Pfizer, who are very helpful to us in the early stages of this - Lilly Foundation, Takeda, Celgene. And I think as we basically share our vision of what we're trying to accomplish, we've been very humbled by the support that we have gotten for us. The U54 helps support some of the research. We have D43 we're doing through Brown University. So we plan to increase our research funding as best as we can. But this is active generosity by some wonderful people. We have a $5.5 million cancer and chronic care building in which a large sum of it came from Indiana University and the Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Peter Johnstone helped lead that. There was a Lilly heir that gave us quite a bit of money. An Indian Kenyan named Chandaria also donated money. So it's a matter of presenting the vision and then looking for people that want to invest in this vision.  Well, I just want to say, from my perspective, I am more of a cheerleader than on the field. But Terry, I know you spent a tremendous amount of time on the ground in Kenya, and Jenny, you're living there. I just wanted to say publicly that you guys are my heroes. Dave Johnson: Yeah. I think all of our listeners will be impressed by what they heard today, and we very much appreciate you both taking time to chat with us.  So at this point, I want to thank our listeners of Oncology, Etc., an ASCO Educational Podcast. This is where we'll talk about oncology medicine and beyond. So if you have an idea for a topic or a guest you'd like us to interview, please email us at education@asco.org. To stay up to date with the latest episodes and explore other educational content, please visit education.asco.org.  Pat, before we go, I have an important question to ask you. Pat Loehrer: I can't wait. Dave Johnson: Do you know how snails travel by ship?  Pat Loehrer: As cargo! Dave Johnson: Awesome. You got it. All right. Well, Terry and Jenny, thank you so much for taking time to chat with us. It's been great. I'm very impressed with the work you guys are doing. Really appreciate your efforts. Terry Vik: Great. Thank you. Jennifer Morgan: Thank you. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions.   Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.  

A police officer who was injured during the protests in Western Kenya has died. Mr Odinga has warned of what he described as the ‘mother of all protests' next Monday. Mr Odinga is also alleging that there has been an attempt to assassinate him. What happens when people and wild animals compete for land and water? It is a big political issue in countries like Kenya, Zimbabwe, Gabon and beyond. It is now a little over two weeks since Malawi experienced devastating effects of Cyclone Freddy. Search and rescue efforts continue - even though the possibility of finding survivors is dwindling. Life in the more than 500 camps for displaced people is difficult. Everyone is on guard - fearing an outbreak of waterborne diseases. A new study shows that medieval Swahili people had African and Asian ancestry, and that the civilization incorporated Persian and Indian culture. We explore why this matters.

On this edition of the Morning Roar, Chris, David, Allison and Dom reflected on their plans for Valentine's Day next week. David contends - shouldn't EVERY day be Valentine's Day? And what's the deal with Sweetest Day for you midwest folks? In our Twitter poll question, we asked what you look forward to most watching in the Super Bowl. (Spoiler: The Eagles are in it this year - it's the game itself!) We continue to refine our Morning Roar Mind Bender segment, where Dom took a commanding lead over David, thanks to a lifeline from Allison! We welcomed Tiane Parris from the Office of Intercultural Affairs as our very special in-studio guest! Tiane talked about some of the events going on for Black History Month that the Office of Intercultural Affairs is involved with. Tiane is also co-director of a wonderful social documentary concerning underprivileged women in Western Kenya, and she spoke with us about the experience. Finally - we sang the Eagles' fight song, this time with feeling! And the crew went on the record with their Super Bowl predictions. Enjoy the game!

This is a special edition podcast released as part of The International Communicator Podcast series.  In this episode, Jacques Strauss, freelance producer and host of the podcast for the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists in the UK, speaks with David Rochus, a speech and languages therapist working in Western Kenya.Jaques and David discuss the challenges David faced in his education and early career, his current roles as a speech therapist working in Kenya, and emerging role speech and language therapy plays in East Africa.You can catch other episodes of the International Communicator Podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/inter-comm 

The development of agriculture some 12,000 years ago changed the way humans live. As technologies have developed we've become more and more efficient at producing large amounts of food and feeding an ever growing population, often with the help of synthetically produced nitrogen fertiliser. These fertilisers can damage ecosystems. They also produce a potent greenhouse gas called Nitrous Oxide which is 265 times more warming than carbon dioxide. It's estimated that the manufacturing and use of this fertiliser contributes 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But is it feasible to ban synthetic nitrogen fertilisers or would that risk plunging the world into mass food insecurity? Join presenters Qasa Alom and Graihagh Jackson as they journey from an urban garden in Sri Lanka, where a radical fertiliser ban caused chaos, to eastern Africa where Kenyan farmers are mixing tradition with new technology to try and save the world's climate, and its soils. With thanks to: Dr Rona Thompson, Senior Scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Air research, Norway Professor Manish Raizada, dept. of Plant Agriculture, at the University of Guelph, Canada Dr David Lelei, research associate at CIFOR-ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya Elijah Musenya, farmer, western Kenya. And Phelystus Wayeta, for travelling to Western Kenya to report on farmers and farming practices. Producer: Lizzy McNeill Reporter: Aanya Wipulasena, Colombo, Sri Lanka Researchers: Imogen Serwotka Production co-ordinators: Helena Warwick-Cross , Siobhan Reed. Series Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith Sound Mix: Tom Brignell

This episode is a little different from the previous ones. It features stories told by children from Kongoni, Western Kenya who narrated their favourite stories in front of an active audience at Kongoni Community Library, in Likuyani, Kakamega County. We are super grateful to the library, parents, and our network schools for allowing to amplify the voices of their children to the world. These stories are inspired by Grandmother's Tales, a Project Based Learning resource from the Internet Free Education Resource Bank (IFERB) developed by Education Above All Foundation. We have been implementing this project at Kongoni primary and Community library in partnership with Education Above All Foundation. We believe that these stories will inspire children to gain a variety of skills through storytelling. Host- Maxwell Fundi You can reach us via info@edutab.africa or through our social media channels to find out how you can get involved in this project :-) Twitter:https://twitter.com/Edutab_Africa Facebook:https://web.facebook.com/edutab.africa/ Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/company/66208062/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/edutabafrica/

Klenice grew up in a village in rural Western Kenya. When both her parents passed away, she dropped out of school and started working to support herself. The father of her first child also died unexpectedly and by the age of 22 she was a single mother. What drives a mother to sell her own child? And who facilitates such a sale?In 2019, BBC Africa Eye launched an investigation into Kenya's black market for babies. Presenter Njeri Mwangi worked on the yearlong undercover operation and joins Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen to discuss the result, the documentary ‘The Baby Stealers'. Who buys babies on the black market? And how much should a journalist intervene to stop a sale? Njeri talks about the individual stories that most affected her, the fallout once the documentary was published, her hopes for the future and even the feminist motorcycle club she's part of, the Throttle Queens.The episode contains audio from the documentary by BBC Africa Eye, The Baby Stealers. Warning: This episode contains references to child trafficking, kidnap, and suicide.CREDITS Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen Producer: Louisa Field Assistant Producer: Simona Rata Music: Matt Chandler Editor: Rami Tzabar Academic Consultant, The Open University: James Munro #BadPeople_BBC Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a BBC Audio Science Production for BBC Sounds.

In this podcast, Shane speaks to Paul Hargreaves about his most recent book, The Fourth Bottom Line: Flourishing in the era of compassionate leadership. In the book, using a mix of stories, quotes and case studies, Paul goes through 50 essential leadership qualities every leader needs in order to drive positive change in their organisations. Paul discusses why he chose to include certain qualities and why he believes they are essential qualities of leadership. He also discusses his background, his plans for the future, and as his book has been released for a while now, he speaks on the feedback he has received and what sort of impact his book has had. About Paul Paul Hargreaves is on a mission to help businesses make a positive difference in the world and reverse some of the injustices which are increasing year by year. He is the CEO of Cotswold Fayre, who supply retail outlets across the UK and Ireland with artisan food. Cotswold Fayre is one of the founding UK B Corporations – companies that meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance and in their recent recertification achieved one of the highest B Corp scores for FMCG companies in the UK. As well as continuing as CEO of a rapidly growing business, Paul is a B Corp ambassador and professional speaker, who inspires and equips organisations of all sizes to find their purpose and do their part to create a better world. For years, Paul has also invested time and company resources into an orphanage and schools in Western Kenya, one of the poorest parts of the world. His first book Forces for Good was named Management Today's second top ‘Business Book to Read in 2019' and covers some of the changes UK businesses need to make in order to create a better world. About Shane Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.

Hesbone Odindo, the founder of Victory Christian School, joins us from Kisumu, Kenya to talk about his leadership journey. Listen as he and Larry Kreider discuss what it was like growing up in Kadawa Village, his eventual call to full-time ministry, and what it means to lead cross-culturally. Hesbone and his wife, Violet, serve on the DOVE International Apostolic Council, the DOVE Africa Apostolic Council, and are the founders of Restoration Community Church in the Kadawa area of Western Kenya. Together, they provide oversight to DOVE Kenya and Victory Christian School. The 4 C's of Leadership: Competency Commitment Character Communication Quotable Quotes: "Leadership is an art, but also a science." "No culture is better than another." Mentioned in Today's Podcast: Email Victory Christian School Call Victory Christian School | +254722679650 or +254720204928 For more information about Larry Kreider, his books, daily devotionals, small group resources, or other teachings, visit larrykreider.com.

In this episode, oncologist Bryan Schneider and infectious disease expert Adrian Gardner from Indiana University, share what it has been like to get knocked down with COVID-19 twice, care for patients during the pandemic, lead the University's COVID response, and even a supreme court case on vaccination. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts | Additional resources: education.asco.org | Contact Us Air Date: 12/7/21   TRANSCRIPT [MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: The purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This is not a substitute for medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement. PAT LOEHRER: Hi. I'm Pat Loehrer. I'm a director of the Centers for Global Health and Health Equity at Indiana University Simon Cancer Center. DAVE JOHNSON: And I'm Dave Johnson. I'm a medical oncologist at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. PAT LOEHRER: Well, welcome back to ASCO's education new podcast series entitled Oncology, Etc. Today, we'll be joined by two outstanding guests, Dr. Bryan Schneider and Dr. Adrian Gardner. We're going to do a deep dive about COVID-19. And Dave, I was thinking-- I was reflecting on my life. The thing in medicine is when new diseases come out. So in our earlier lives, when we started there, was no such thing as Lyme disease, HIV/AIDS-- tumors didn't exist. And then just in the last couple of years now, we have COVID-19, the SARS CoV 2. And I think as physicians, it's kind of exciting. What's your experience been with the COVID-19 in the wards at Parkland? DAVE JOHNSON: Well, it's been really, very challenging. You know, I don't know that the public yet has fully grasped the magnitude of this disease. I mean, 700,000-plus Americans have died of this disease. That's an astonishing number when you think about it. And I was just on the general medical wards just a couple of weeks ago with a wonderful team of residents and students. Patients with this disease are very sick. We often downplay it, but I'm telling you, these people are really quite ill and can get ill and symptomatic rapidly, within hours. So this is a serious illness. But I agree with you. One of the things I told the residents a year ago was to keep a journal, that there are a few times during the course of your training and career where a new disease emerges, and you can be part and parcel of that. And keeping a diary of what happened is something that I wish I had done when AIDS emerged back in the '80s, or other disease processes, like Lyme, as you mentioned. PAT LOEHRER: And syphilis for you, wasn't it? DAVE JOHNSON: Well, that was sort of the [LAUGHS] Hippocratic oath days, but yeah, no. I think that was-- I think-- I can't remember. We were hanging out together at the time, so I don't remember exactly. Yeah, no, it's been really remarkable. The thing that's been interesting to me is the response of individuals and their families to the disease, particularly once the vaccines came available. So maybe we can delve into that a little bit today, because I know one of our guests has actually experienced that himself, so we'll know more about that later. PAT LOEHRER: I don't think, to be honest, that we could have a better collective wisdom than we have today with Dr. Schneider and Dr. Gardner, who will talk about their personal and professional and I think the global impact of COVID. I don't think there's any two people better than that. The only thing we could do better is if Anthony Fauci was here by himself. But these guys are tremendous people. Dr. Gardner went to medical school at Brown, did his fellowship and infectious disease at Beth Israel, and then did his MPH at Harvard, and joined the faculty in Indiana University in 2012. When he was a student, he spent time in Kenya, with Joe Mamlin from Indiana University as part of the AMPATH program. And he came back to become the field director there. And he is just an outstanding person. He's now the director of the Center of Global Health for Indiana University and the Associate Dean for Global Health and has led the contact tracing for Indiana University. And he's going to give us some input from this. Bryan, again, I've known forever. He's just an outstanding medical oncologist. He is now a Professor of Medicine and Medical and Molecular Genetics here at IU. He's a Vera Bradley chair of oncology. He is the founding chair of our precision genomics program and just a superstar in breast cancer as well as pharmacogenomics and was one of the first to describe the unique neuropathy associated with the taxanes in breast cancer. So it's just a pleasure to have both of you here. DAVE JOHNSON: You know, Pat, it's great to have that talent there. It balances out the negativity of other faculty members. But that's great. Welcome, both of you. PAT LOEHRER: I loved you a minute ago. I've turned mute on from a distance here. Adrian, tell me a little bit about yourself, growing up and how you got to where you were. ADRIAN GARDNER: Sure, thanks. And thanks so much for the invitation and for being part of this and for the generous introduction. So as you said, Pat, I'm a product of an international environment. That's an important part of my upbringing, actually. I was born in Scotland to two parents that-- born and bred in Scotland and grew up in Scotland. I spent the first six years of my life really living in France and then moved to Lawrence, Kansas, which was quite a cultural shift, but spent four years there. And it was great, actually, time in my life to be there, before moving to the East Coast, where I went to school and did all my medical training. So I'd had international experiences before, and I think that was an important part of my upbringing and something I sought for my kids, in the sense that it just immediately resets your sense of the world and makes you feel like a global citizen as opposed to just sort of more limited-- the community you're surrounded by. But it really wasn't until my experience as a fourth-year medical student at Brown that I had the opportunity to see health care in a low-resource setting and see that. And that was a very powerful experience professionally and personally. And as you said, it was the time when Joe Mamlin was really just dreaming up what the HIV response was going to look like, this nice institutional partnership that we'd set up in Western Kenya. But we set it up in the middle of the global pandemic. And true to our mission of responding and leading with care, felt a need to respond to the HIV pandemic. And that started really by-- was motivated by personal interactions that Joe had with some individuals who he saw firsthand come back to life, the Lazarus effect that has been reported. And that really spawned this whole response, changed my career and certainly my life, and had profound effects on my life. So that's a bit of who I am as an individual and how I got to where I am today. PAT LOEHRER: And we're going to touch on some of the work that you're doing now. But before I do, Bryan, tell us a little bit about and your background, where you grew up and how you got to where you are today. BRYAN SCHNEIDER: Thanks to you, and Dave as well, for having me on. And this will be an interesting perspective, because I think I'm coming on here as the patient this time, so it'll be a different view. But in contradistinction to Adrian, I am a pure Hoosier. I was born in the southern part of the state and raised there and then drove three hours north to Indianapolis, where I've set up for the last 25 years, and just been really lucky to be here at Indiana University. And Pat, you may not even remember this-- about 25 years ago, you were my formal mentor for med school, and so one of the influences and sticking around here along with some other real greats along the way. So have done, as you mentioned, breast medical oncology here in genomics and have had an absolute blast. So thanks for having me on. PAT LOEHRER: Oh, we love having you. And just as an aside, Bryan-- one is I think the world of you, and so proud of what you've accomplished. But Bryan's backyard actually was the home of Henry Lynch, and where he first described Lynch syndrome down in southern Indiana. And I think no greater tribute in his legacy than what you have done with precision genomics. It's really terrific. DAVE JOHNSON: Yeah. Maybe we'll have some time to delve into that. But actually, I'm curious, Bryan-- you mentioned that you've come on as the patient. My understanding is you've had firsthand experience with COVID, not just as a physician, but as the recipient of that wonderful new virus. Maybe you could tell us a little about that? BRYAN SCHNEIDER: Yeah, an interesting experience to be sure. So about 2 and 1/2 months ago, I tested positive for COVID and got really sick. Yeah, my three-year-old son had brought it home from his preschool and infected his older brother, who's almost 12, and then my wife and myself. And so was a really fascinating experience, I guess, and brought about some aspects to the virus that I had never really thought about. PAT LOEHRER: Now, Bryan, you also had COVID before, too. BRYAN SCHNEIDER: Yes. And the first time-- I was probably one of the very, very early cases and got really sick with it and lost my sense of taste and smell. I actually got one of the purple fingers, which I went to the ER for. I thought I was having a or something. And at the time, those weren't well-recognized symptoms. And that loss of taste and smell went months for me. So, yeah, I think I have frankly had the infection twice. The second time, though, was documented and certainly got really sick with the second one. DAVE JOHNSON: Can you elaborate on your second case? When you say you got really sick, was it a respiratory illness or were there other symptoms? BRYAN SCHNEIDER: Yeah, there were two aspects to it that were interesting. I think the first was physical. I got a sense of fatigue that I don't know that I have ever experienced before. It was one that I literally just could not get out of bed. And you know, I lost about 10 to 15 pounds from just being anorectic. And I'm not an overly thick human to begin with. But the big one was shortness of breath. And we had a pulse ox at home. My wife's a pediatrician, and I was sating in the high 80s. And I work out five or six times a week, so keep in pretty good shape, and I was stopping midway up the stairs to sit down, because I felt really tachycardic and just lightheaded. And so that degree of physical punishment is something like I have never expected or felt before. But the psychological part of it was really something I did not expect. And one part of that was an odd sense of guilt. I was getting texts and calls from a lot of friends checking on me, and many were baffled and asking, hey, did you not get vaccinated? Or what was going on with that? And so that-- it was a very odd sensation to me, because I, of course, had been vaccinated and I mask and all those sort of things. The other was one of real fear. I worried-- you know, luckily, I guess, our family all got infected around the same time, so we didn't have to think about quarantine. But I started wondering, could I have infected a patient? I take care of immunosuppressed breast cancer patients, before I was symptomatic. And then even after I came back to work, I had quarantined for quite some time, but I was really fearful. I would find myself double masking, washing my hands incessantly, and even holding my breath when I was trying to listen to heart and lungs during examination. So that sort of psychology was something I don't think I really expected with this infection. DAVE JOHNSON: How long did it take you to get beyond that, or are you beyond that part? BRYAN SCHNEIDER: Yeah. You know, I feel back to my baseline now. And I certainly don't worry about it on a day-to-day basis now. But my first clinic or two back was really hard for me, psychologically and emotionally. And part of me even wondered, should I profess to all my patients that I've had COVID? Or what things can I do to help protect them? And again, it was that mental aspect that I just didn't really anticipate prior to heading back to my clinic. DAVE JOHNSON: You know, this is eerily reminiscent of the physician who's had cancer who experiences extreme fatigue for the first time, chemotherapy-induced fatigue, after having described it many, many times before-- BRYAN SCHNEIDER: Right. DAVE JOHNSON: --and who has a guilt sensation in many respects as well. So quite the experience, for sure. PAT LOEHRER: Dave was talking about himself, by the way. BRYAN SCHNEIDER: No, I can only imagine. And you're right. We do try to paint a picture to patients about how things are going to feel, and it's amazing. When it's internalized or when you're feeling, it's-- it can often bring about a sense of, wow, I don't know that I-- I may have underplayed this to some of my patients in the past. And it really does provide some degree of empathy that's hard to capture if you haven't felt it. DAVE JOHNSON: So when I was on the wards, Bryan, I must confess, there were times when we walked into a patient's room with COVID who, of course, had not been vaccinated long after the vaccines were approved. Our professionalism prevents us from doing anything other than taking care of those people, but I'm wondering how you feel about caring for patients who have not been vaccinated or refuse to be vaccinated. BRYAN SCHNEIDER: Yeah. I mean, I think probably similar to a lot of people listening here today, it's a bit frustrating. And I think we all take care of patients who have a really tough diagnosis. And we're in the interesting field of giving patients medications that really immunosuppresses them, so we spend time counseling on the fact that you may get really sick or hospitalized or even die from neutropenic sepsis. And I think that is something that rests really hard with patients who are already dealing with a life-threatening diagnosis. And so now, trying to do that counseling in the face of a global pandemic like we haven't seen for a hundred years has really brought around a sense of duress and distress in my patients like I've never seen before. You know, I even had a patient who moved away from her family to be quarantined during adjuvant therapy, which I, of course, recommended against. But it really impressed upon me how big a deal this was. And so to see their frustration, and then in contradistinction, understanding that some people didn't want to pitch in to help-- it was very frustrating and honestly just made me very sad for people who I know were really struggling with this. DAVE JOHNSON: Actually, I had one more question to ask you. You mentioned coming back-- did you, in fact, share your diagnosis with your patients? I mean, I-- when I had cancer and came back, I made a pact with myself that I wasn't going to do that. But then I learned that the nurses were telling patients that I had cancer, and I found that it actually was helpful to share that diagnosis with many of my patients so that they could ask questions and feel that they had someone who really had experienced what they were either going through or about to go through. So I'm wondering how you've shared your diagnosis of COVID with patients, if at all. BRYAN SCHNEIDER: No, that's a great question. And I may have followed a similar pattern. At first I didn't. I didn't know what to do, to be frank. I didn't know if my saying that would make that patient, in that moment, more stressed out or worried, and I certainly didn't want to add to that. So I took it upon myself to try to make myself as safe to them as possible. But now that I've had a little chance to reflect on it, I have shared it. And I think for some of my patients, it's been good for them to hear what that experience was like. I think it's also-- Dave, as you probably know, I think it also reminds them we're human, too, and we experience some difficulty with physical health and I think in some ways it allows us to bond in a little bit deeper way. DAVE JOHNSON: I agree. PAT LOEHRER: I want to turn the attention over to Adrian now. Adrian, you're in a unique position, obviously one because of your experience in Kenya, and we want to hear about that, but also your responsibility for Indiana University. What some of the listeners may recall is that there was a decision made that you were part of that actually mandated that students in Indiana University be required to have vaccination before they came to school. We were in Kenya at the time when we heard that there was some consideration about that from the state legislature in terms of how-- mandating that. And eventually, this was a case that in which eight students took this case to cohort that eventually reached to Amy Coney Barrett, who decided to find in favor of Indiana University. It was a landmark decision here. But tell us a little bit about your experience on the leadership role of COVID and the impact that you see in terms of yourself personally and from the field of the university. ADRIAN GARDNER: Yeah. Thanks, Pat. I think it's really two different worlds in my mind, in some ways, although clearly linked by this global pandemic. You know, I was just finishing my eight-year stint, essentially, in Kenya in March of 2020 when we got the news that the entire world was about to be declared a level 4 by the State Department. And well, that-- I remember actually talking to Joe Scodro on the phone. And he's like, what the heck does that mean? That's not in our playbook of what we do when things happen and we need to bring trainees home and sort of-- PAT LOEHRER: Scodro being the lead counsel for Indiana University here. ADRIAN GARDNER: Thank you. Yeah, yeah. So for me-- I mean, obviously I was making a transition back to a US-based career in this position as the Director for the Center for Global Health. But you know, I had a dramatic change in my position, right? I mean, who is going to do global health operations in the middle of a pandemic? Well, nobody, because nobody was traveling. So we had really shifted all of our Kenya operations to a virtual support. We pulled all our trainees and long-term faculty back, initially. And my own position here is-- got pulled into a leadership role in Indiana University's response to the pandemic, along with three other physician leaders. And we all took on a different component of the response. So I was involved in the contact tracing, in part because we had some experience with contact tracing and global settings and tuberculosis and HIV. And while the transmission dynamics are obviously quite dramatically different and has different implications, but some of the principles around contact tracing were similar in the sense that contact tracing is not about really a stick, but it's more about extending a carrot and extending the support that allows you then to create an enabling environment-- and a quick phone call, in this case-- to allow people to identify what it is to quarantine and isolate effectively. To get to the Supreme Court issues and around mandates-- I think it was fairly obvious-- we were part of a restart committee that had been put together by the Dean of the School of Medicine, Jay Hess, and it was fairly noncontroversial among that group that we were going to need vaccine as we marched through this. And we immediately set up a lot of testing infrastructure and what we called mitigation testing at that point of asymptomatic individuals in addition to creating systems that enabled people to-- with symptoms, to enable testing very quickly and to get results back and to get that whole infrastructure in place. But it was pretty obvious to us-- it was a group of medical, public health, and ethics and legal folks-- that we were going to need a high level of immunity to get back to anything normal, right? And as we began planning for the summer and the fall of 2021, it was like-- it's a no-brainer. I mean, the only way you're going to get high levels of immunity, if you want to bring people back into the same classroom, if you want to have people living in dormitories, if you want to have them engage in the normal activities that college kids want to engage in, then you've got to have a very high level of immunity. And the only way to really achieve that is going to be through vaccine mandates. And again, it wasn't-- it didn't feel unprecedented, because you have to get a whole bunch of vaccines when you go off to college or when you go to elementary school. And that's really the only way to achieve that high level of coverage that allows us to not have a bunch of measles in our environment. And we still have mumps, despite high levels of coverage. But yeah, it felt weirdly noncontroversial. But of course, the whole politicization, I think, of the whole response to the pandemic made this more controversial. And clearly, there are people that feel very strongly about it. But I think this-- framing it in a context of personal freedom versus public good has not been particularly healthy for us as a country. I guess I'm not terribly surprised that the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against the preliminary injunction. I think the formal case is still pending, but it's maybe been overtaken by events, because now there are government mandates that are requiring vaccine or regular testing of just about-- lots of different industries and government employees and things. So I think it was important that we took a stand on this. And I think it has set a precedent, I think, for other universities. There were initially some hospital systems doing the same. But I think it's made it a lot easier to keep moving through industries and health systems with this kind of decision. PAT LOEHRER: Parenthetically, there's-- this week, they announced the-- we've reached over a million cases of COVID in Indiana. But the lowest county for infectious rate is actually Monroe County, which is where Bloomington is, where Indiana University is. And it's less than half of the rate of the state. And so I think kudos to you and the staff that have done this. Just maybe briefly, could you reflect on your experiences in Kenya, here in the United States-- lessons learned by you or by the university or by public officials about the contrast? I am reflecting now about a patient I saw today, that-- we were talking about the booster vaccine. And unfortunately, in Kenya, most people haven't gotten their first vaccine, either. So reflect a little bit about the global impact as you've seen personally. ADRIAN GARDNER: Yeah. So again, I think it's felt like two different worlds, but obviously struggling with the same thing, right? So I think on a global perspective-- so Kenya has-- Kenya got off to a pretty good start because they were kind of late to the game when it came to COVID, and they were able to jump on and learn from some of the lessons about physical distancing and shutting things down that actually enabled them to escape in the beginning. Of course, there was probably transmission going on behind the scenes that we weren't detecting, and even till now, the numbers that are officially reported are really just the tip of the iceberg. I think know that. Kenya has only reported 250,000 cases and just over 5,000 fatalities nationwide since the beginning of the pandemic. But there are serology studies that suggest that 50%, 60% of the population may have actually been infected-- at least, right? And that's based on blood donor studies and things. So I mean, I think some of the initial challenges, obviously, around access to PPE-- as we think about health care settings there, which are-- our partnership is based in, as you know. It's just the lack of infection control and the ability to even think about infection control because you're lacking space. As you know, Pat, in many of these wards in low-resource settings, there are two patients in every bed. And one might have active pulmonary TB and one might be getting chemotherapy for breast cancer. And it's less than ideal. But as you think about how to respond to that, it's pretty hard when you don't have any space, right? I mean, we did a lot here in terms of retooling space and utilizing space that was not being used and putting in negative pressure rooms where they were needed and this kind of thing that just weren't options in Kenya. One good news was that I think in Kenya, in particular, the testing capacity was able to get an early jump because the HIV infrastructure, PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, had established seven regional laboratories that were obviously running HIV viral loads and so had PCR platforms. And they were able to rapidly retool those and convert them into COVID testing laboratories for PCR. So that was good, but then never really got to the same point where we need to get to, which is that it's readily accessible to everyone in rural regions and rapid testing in order to inform triage protocols [INAUDIBLE] patients and try to figure out how to develop that. So there's been testing available, but just not in the quantities that were sufficient. You know, I think we've been able to work across virtual platforms to share knowledge about management and clinical protocol development. That's been another success story. Certainly our partnership is longstanding and so has allowed those relationships that have withstood the test of nonpersonal interaction. And of course, the biggest elephant in the room now is this issue of vaccine equity, as you pointed out. So about 5% of the population in Kenya has been vaccinated. Part of that is vaccine access. Part of it is probability distribution infrastructure. Think about low resource settings-- many of them do quite well with vaccine delivery, but they're early childhood vaccines, right? So they have whole infrastructure around maternal child health that's set up to do this. There's not a lot of infrastructure for rapidly mobilizing 50 million adults to try and get them in for a two-shot series. So how do you do that? I mean, yes there are some community assets in terms of community health workers and things, but so far, at least, the vaccine quantities available have not been sufficient to allow that kind of infrastructure to really take over, at least in Kenya. But it holds promise, I think. But then they also are up against the same, I think-- some of the same challenges that we face here in terms of vaccine misinformation and lack of trust. This is an area where I think trust is really key ingredient in health systems, and I think we've seen it in our own inequalities that have been made very, very obvious in our own country and really, the issue globally. And it's not a new lesson. We knew it from Ebola and other very obvious infectious diseases that have resulted in high degrees of death because of lack of trust. When I have taken care of patients here and I've had those same experiences that Dave was talking about earlier, where you want to just ask the patient, so why didn't you get vaccinated? As an infectious disease provider, we've been called in to a lot of these cases, and I've taken the opportunity to ask a couple of times-- not in a judgmental way, but trying to set the stage and just-- what is it about the system? And a lot of-- some of it is misinformation. Some of it is this politicization and political bias. But some of it is just a very subtle mistrust and this notion that you don't feel completely welcomed or resected within the health care setting. And that's enough to just turn it off to this point where, eh, I'm just not ready to do that. And I think that's sometimes more subtle than we appreciate, but it has a huge impact. DAVE JOHNSON: We're getting close to the end of our time. I want to pivot back, if I may, just for a quick moment to Bryan. This may be an out of-- from left field type of question, but we learned a lot about early chemotherapy from the infectious disease world. We took some of the infectious disease principles and applied them in the early years of chemotherapy. Do you think there's much to be learned from a precision medicine standpoint from the COVID pandemic? What are you taking away from not just your personal experience but the larger experience, if anything? Or is that just-- is it just too early to say? BRYAN SCHNEIDER: No, I mean-- I think I've always admired the speed and efficiency with which breakthroughs have happened in infectious disease. And I mean, the idea of a brand new virus coming on board a couple of years ago and coming to the point where we are today shows, I think, real innovation, but the ability to get behind a question and, as a community, answer it well. And I think from that standpoint, that's something that all disciplines, including oncology, can learn. I certainly think we're seeing more and more intersection, too, with the way we think about treating cancer and its impact on immunity. And so certainly in that way I think there's real connections. But I do think some of the innovations that were brought about from the NCI with the vaccines are going to really also herald in things that will be game-changers in the world of oncology and therapeutics as well. DAVE JOHNSON: That's great. PAT LOEHRER: If I can throw in something, too-- I think, Dave, particularly as we talk about global health, many of the cancers that we see in the low-to-middle income countries are caused by viruses. One of the number one causes of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is cervical cancer. We could eradicate that by getting vaccines out there. In terms of the lessons learned, I think the lessons learned in oncology is that we need to deal more with population health and with prevention than we do with the treatment towards the end of the life. And hopefully that will be a lesson that we can take home with us around the world. ADRIAN GARDNER: Yeah, and Pat, I think we do need to do better as a global community in terms of sharing vaccine and getting manufacturing up, and not just for vaccines but PPE and therapeutics. It's just not fair, the world we live in now. And at least we all know that and we take it for granted in some ways. But it shouldn't be this unfair, right? And that's been part of the problem globally, and it's part of the problem in the United States. DAVE JOHNSON: Yeah. PAT LOEHRER: But the tail end also is access to drugs for chemotherapy, too, and to have radiation available for all these patients. So it is-- this access is an important part of health equity globally. And I think it behooves all of us to be involved with this mission. DAVE JOHNSON: Well, again, we've come to the end of our time. And we want to thank all of our listeners, but most of all, we really want to thank Bryan and Adrian for a wonderful interview. We really appreciate your time and you sharing your experiences with us. Thanks again to the listeners for tuning in to Oncology Etc. This is an ASCO educational podcast. We want to talk really about anything and everything, so if you have an idea for a topic or a guest, we invite you to share that with us and email us at education@ASCO.org. So thanks again. And remember, Pat, I before E except after C. PAT LOEHRER: [LAUGHS] Well, I'll see you later, then. DAVE JOHNSON: No, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Eight, leisure, sovereign, weight, weird, foreign, vein, neighbor-- apparently it doesn't work. [LAUGHTER] My second-grade teacher taught me that rule, and it's just wrong. [MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: Thank you for listening to this week's episode. To make us part of your weekly routine, click Subscribe. Let us know what you think by leaving a review. 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Live recording from Kakamega's rainforest! Eco2Librium is a certified B Corp, which is delivering business solutions to solve social and environmental problems. It is working in the delicate ecosystem of the Kakamega forest, a densely populated area and a hotspot for biodiversity in Western Kenya. Here Anton Espira and his team are using carbon credit to respond to energy needs and empower women. With more than 120,000 stoves installed, they have created a strong network of producers and installers, helped save tons of GHG emissions, and more than halved the burden for women. They have reforested key areas to create corridors to rehabilitate the fragile forest ecosystem. They are now using a circular economy approach to develop briquettes for fuel, thus eliminating firewood.  They have established a sister B Corp, Solibrium, to tackle off-grid energy needs.  A holistic approach from one of the Best for the World! 

In this episode, we are joined by Dorothy Logedi, a nurse and coordinator of a vaccine program in Kisumu, Western Kenya, and Margaret Odera, a community health worker and mentor mother to women living with HIV in the capital Nairobi's Mathare slum. Vince and Francesca talk to Dorothy and Margaret about the unique challenges the pandemic has posed to themselves, their community and their country, and how they are helping to increase COVID-19 and routine vaccine uptake in their communities.

Juli Boit is an author, community builder and non-profit leader working at the intersection of faith, global health, and human dignity. For 17 years Juli has lived and worked in Africa, founding and serving as International Director of Living Room International, a community-led nonprofit providing hospice and palliative care services to adults and children in Western Kenya. Through her training as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Juli has combined her dual passions of healthcare and social justice into a unique expression of love that is providing desperately needed services in an underserved community. That said, Juli would be the first to add she's the one who has been loved the most by her patients and neighbors in her home village of Kipkaren — most notably by Titus, her Kenyan husband and their children Sharon, Alice, Ella, Geoffrey, and Ryan. Her book, From Beyond the Skies, releases TODAY ON SEPTEMBER 28! Make sure to pick up a copy today. 100% of the net proceeds of this book will fund Living Room International. Don't forget to follow Juli on Instagram! _________________________________________ Reach out to us anytime and for any reason at hello@letsgiveadamn.com. Follow Let's Give A Damn on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter to keep up with everything. We have so much planned for the coming months and we don't want you to miss a thing! If you love what we're doing, consider supporting us on Patreon! We can't do this without you. Lastly, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y'all! Edited and Sound Designed by Sound On Studios.

Embrace compassionate leadership or face a post-pandemic reckoning Malaria-induced bed rest gave Paul Hargreaves, author of The Fourth Bottom Line, food industry entrepreneur and B Corp advocate, a chance to really think about his purpose and impact on the world. Now he wants other businesses to do the same, through compassionate leadership that doesn't sacrifice people or the planet in the name of profit. Why you should listen: Leadership principles for a positive impact Leadership empathy is the key to success The imperative for corporate culture to care A leadership model that achieves more by doing less We explore the end of experts, the dawn of leadership empathy Why ‘Being' leadership is the way forward Using ‘Love' in your leadership language Creating a corporate culture of fun and feelings

Navalayo is co-founder and CEO of Enda Athletic, Inc. She's a graduate of the London School of Economics, and has worked internationally including the U.S., UK, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya where she utilizes her diverse skills as an accountant, a lawyer, risk manager, and in international development. She's from a town near Eldoret, Kenya, that has produced generations of the world's greatest distance runners. Prior to creating Enda, Navalayo started a sports academy in Bungoma, Western Kenya, to provide sports protegees from disadvantaged backgrounds access to much needed professional training without compromising their education. In order to maximize social impact in Kenya through sports, Navalayo teamed up with her co-founder to create Enda Athletic Inc, a made in Kenya running shoe brand that creates jobs, invests in local communities, and spurs economic development through exports. About the host: Fadel Jaoui, an economist, started this podcast to celebrate African entrepreneurial success stories, to hear the originals and changemakers behind them, and to draw lessons to inspire many more stories across the continent. This virtuous cycle is fundamental to pool talent and investments, and ultimately create startup “unicorns” that would benefit Africa's prosperity. Fadel is a strong advocate of entrepreneurial ecosystem building and private sector development as true engines of sustainable economic growth. And he is a firm believer in leveraging innovation and technology to leapfrog development constraints and scale up social and economic impact. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Oxford University, as well as degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics. He started his career in investment banking in London, and has held various positions in International Financial Institutions (views are his own).

Episode Topic: Inspiring Girls to AchieveRaised on a sugarcane farm in rural Western Kenya, Dr. Juliana Otieno was an exceptionally bright child and at age 14 was called to a top national school. Her family could not afford to send her, but her village took up a collection so she could go. It was a kindness she would never forget and has paid back several times over. Dr. Otieno would return to her community as a pediatrician and ultimately serve as CEO of Western Kenya's largest teaching and referral public hospital. After retiring from public health, she entered the Inspired Leadership Initiative and has since established the Rusalia Resource Foundation, designed to identify, financially support, and mentor high potential girls. Hear from Dr. Otieno and learn about her foundation in her talk: “Inspiring Girls to Achieve.”Featured Speakers: Chris Stevens, Co-Founding Director, Inspired Leadership InitiativeDr. Juliana Otieno, Senior Lecturer, Uzima University, Medical School & Founder, Rusalia Resource FoundationRead this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/5318b6. This podcast is a part of the Inspiring Conversations ThinkND Series titled “Transforming Lives and Lives Transformed”.

Manisha Shah talks about the effects of criminalizing sex work. This episode was first posted in June 2019. “Crimes against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work” by Lisa Cameron, Jennifer Muz, and Manisha Shah. OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: "The Effect of Adult Entertainment Establishments on Sex Crime: Evidence from New York City" by Riccardo Ciacci and Maria Micaela Sviatschi. "Banning the purchase of prostitution increases rape: Evidence from Sweden" by Riccardo Ciacci. "Human Trafficking and Regulating Prostitution" by Samuel Lee and Petra Persson. "Violence and Entry in Prostitution Markets: Implications for Prostitution Law" Samuel Lee and Petra Persson. "Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health"  by Scott Cunningham and Manisha Shah. "Street Prostitution Zones and Crime"  by Paul Bisschop, Stephen Kastoryano, and Bas van der Klaauw. “Craigslist Reduced Violence Against Women” by Scott Cunningham, Gregory DeAngelo, and John Tripp. “Income, Income Shocks, and Transactional Sex” by Katherine LoPiccalo, Jonathan Robinson, and Ethan Yeh. “Transactional Sex as a Response to Risk in Western Kenya” by Jonathan Robinson and Ethan Yeh.

My guest today is Kate Holby. Kate, together with her sister, Sara, and the appreciated support of their parents, started a small business 12 years ago, called Ajiri Tea Company. The Swahili translation of the word “Ajiri” means ‘to employ’ and that is exactly what the Holby sisters have done. Ajiri sources tea from small-scale farms in Western Kenya and employs 60 women in the Kenyan region to hand make all the packaging, using dried bark from banana trees. Ajiri asked the tea farmers and women where the profits should go, and they all agreed they wanted profits to be invested in education for the orphans in their community.  100% of profits goes directly to Orphan Education. Ajiri then hired two exceptional Kenyan social workers, who identify vulnerable orphans, providing the concrete financial support of school fees and living supplies, while also providing the emotional and psychological support to address their difficult living situations.   Ajiri cares about the quality of their relationships, from their empowering relationship to the farmers and women making packages, to their social workers and Ajiri scholars, to their phenomenal, loyal customer base who believe in the mission of this truly Kenyan company. And to think that the simple act of sipping a cup of Kenyan tea could have such a positive ripple effect on the lives of so many! Check out the show notes for links to the Ajiri Tea website and their Instagram & Twitter accounts. Explore ways you can help support the inspiring work for this great company. Enjoy the podcast! Links: ajiritea.com IG: @ajiritea Twitter: @AjiriTea

THIS SHOW:  We are doing a Sneak Peek into our upcoming podcast episodes. This show we go over the fun of Valentines Gift giving... or better yet, what NOT to do  when giving gifts.Ronna and Shonna give examples of duds and studs from the female perspective and maybe everyones perspective on Valentines Day.Ronna is the Founder and President of Houses with Hope whose initiatives include Women's Global Impact, United4Kenya, and The Bag Ladies Show.She is a well respected speaker, writer, musician, educator, philanthropist, and author of "The $400 House." In 2014 she received a Humanitarian of the Year Award from The American Red Cross.Ronna is a graduate of Grand Canyon University and is married to Andy Jordan. They have two daughters and four grandchildren.Shonna is the Director of Public Relations for Houses with Hope. She has led volunteer teams to Africa for over twenty years and worked with orphans in the slums of Nairobi, and rural areas throughout Western Kenya. Shonna has also worked with women and children in crisis in the United States.Shonna is a graduate of The University of New Mexico and has two sons.Please Subscribe & Review Our Show Below and Don't Forget To Share!IPhone & Apple Listeners - Subscribe and Leave Review Here:iTunes PodcastWatch Our Videos And Subscribe Here:YouTube ChannelFollow Our Facebook For Giveaways & Updates!FaceBook PageEnter Our Weekly Giveaways & Shop Our Bags For A Cause Here:The Bag Ladies Show Website

Daddy Owen was born in Kakamega, Western Kenya in 1982 and is arguably Kenya's biggest gospel musician. He is the second born in a family of four brothers, all musicians and a sister. His elder brother Rufftone is a gospel musician who Daddy Owen refers to as "my inspiration". He is an alumnus of Eshihiru Secondary school but was not lucky enough to join a tertiary institution due to financial constraints. He thus had to travel to Nairobi where he worked as a matatu tout. The income he earned from this job was to meagre that it could not sustain his needs and that of his family. Daddy Owen has always confessed that he used to be a pick pocket in Downtown Nairobi and thus was until he was attacked by a mob and almost lynched. Daddy Owen is the founder of Malaika Awards which seeks to honour artistes with disabilities. He also launched the "Macho Macho" campaign aimed at providing medical attention to needy people with eye problems in Kakamega. The Second Chance Campaign launched by Daddy Owen in 2012 gives moral and financial support to cancer victims in all parts of the country and creates cervical cancer awareness, encourages women to seek cervical cancer screening services. Daddy Owen also supports the Phoenix football team in Nairobi. MPESA Till (Buy Goods) 5236949 Send Wave (+254) 701-000-777 Support us to continue making podcasts - http://bit.ly/donatecta

Daddy Owen was born in Kakamega, Western Kenya in 1982 and is arguably Kenya's biggest gospel musician. He is the second born in a family of four brothers, all musicians and a sister. His elder brother Rufftone is a gospel musician who Daddy Owen refers to as "my inspiration". He is an alumnus of Eshihiru Secondary school but was not lucky enough to join a tertiary institution due to financial constraints. He thus had to travel to Nairobi where he worked as a matatu tout. The income he earned from this job was to meagre that it could not sustain his needs and that of his family. Daddy Owen has always confessed that he used to be a pick pocket in Downtown Nairobi and thus was until he was attacked by a mob and almost lynched. Daddy Owen is the founder of Malaika Awards which seeks to honour artistes with disabilities. He also launched the "Macho Macho" campaign aimed at providing medical attention to needy people with eye problems in Kakamega. The Second Chance Campaign launched by Daddy Owen in 2012 gives moral and financial support to cancer victims in all parts of the country and creates cervical cancer awareness, encourages women to seek cervical cancer screening services. Daddy Owen also supports the Phoenix football team in Nairobi. MPESA Till (Buy Goods) 5236949 Send Wave (+254) 701-000-777 Support us to continue making podcasts - http://bit.ly/donatecta

Daddy Owen was born in Kakamega, Western Kenya in 1982 and is arguably Kenya's biggest gospel musician. He is the second born in a family of four brothers, all musicians and a sister. His elder brother Rufftone is a gospel musician who Daddy Owen refers to as "my inspiration". He is an alumnus of Eshihiru Secondary school but was not lucky enough to join a tertiary institution due to financial constraints. He thus had to travel to Nairobi where he worked as a matatu tout. The income he earned from this job was to meagre that it could not sustain his needs and that of his family. Daddy Owen has always confessed that he used to be a pick pocket in Downtown Nairobi and thus was until he was attacked by a mob and almost lynched. Daddy Owen is the founder of Malaika Awards which seeks to honour artistes with disabilities. He also launched the "Macho Macho" campaign aimed at providing medical attention to needy people with eye problems in Kakamega. The Second Chance Campaign launched by Daddy Owen in 2012 gives moral and financial support to cancer victims in all parts of the country and creates cervical cancer awareness, encourages women to seek cervical cancer screening services. Daddy Owen also supports the Phoenix football team in Nairobi. MPESA Till (Buy Goods) 5236949 Send Wave (+254) 701-000-777 Support us to continue making podcasts - http://bit.ly/donatecta

Daddy Owen was born in Kakamega, Western Kenya in 1982 and is arguably Kenya's biggest gospel musician. He is the second born in a family of four brothers, all musicians and a sister. His elder brother Rufftone is a gospel musician who Daddy Owen refers to as "my inspiration". He is an alumnus of Eshihiru Secondary school but was not lucky enough to join a tertiary institution due to financial constraints. He thus had to travel to Nairobi where he worked as a matatu tout. The income he earned from this job was to meagre that it could not sustain his needs and that of his family. Daddy Owen has always confessed that he used to be a pick pocket in Downtown Nairobi and thus was until he was attacked by a mob and almost lynched. Daddy Owen is the founder of Malaika Awards which seeks to honour artistes with disabilities. He also launched the "Macho Macho" campaign aimed at providing medical attention to needy people with eye problems in Kakamega. The Second Chance Campaign launched by Daddy Owen in 2012 gives moral and financial support to cancer victims in all parts of the country and creates cervical cancer awareness, encourages women to seek cervical cancer screening services. Daddy Owen also supports the Phoenix football team in Nairobi. MPESA Till (Buy Goods) 5236949 Send Wave (+254) 701-000-777 Support us to continue making podcasts - http://bit.ly/donatecta

Daddy Owen was born in Kakamega, Western Kenya in 1982 and is arguably Kenya's biggest gospel musician. He is the second born in a family of four brothers, all musicians and a sister. His elder brother Rufftone is a gospel musician who Daddy Owen refers to as "my inspiration". He is an alumnus of Eshihiru Secondary school but was not lucky enough to join a tertiary institution due to financial constraints. He thus had to travel to Nairobi where he worked as a matatu tout. The income he earned from this job was to meagre that it could not sustain his needs and that of his family. Daddy Owen has always confessed that he used to be a pick pocket in Downtown Nairobi and thus was until he was attacked by a mob and almost lynched. Daddy Owen is the founder of Malaika Awards which seeks to honour artistes with disabilities. He also launched the "Macho Macho" campaign aimed at providing medical attention to needy people with eye problems in Kakamega. The Second Chance Campaign launched by Daddy Owen in 2012 gives moral and financial support to cancer victims in all parts of the country and creates cervical cancer awareness, encourages women to seek cervical cancer screening services. Daddy Owen also supports the Phoenix football team in Nairobi. MPESA Till (Buy Goods) 5236949 Send Wave (+254) 701-000-777 Support us to continue making podcasts - http://bit.ly/donatecta

In western Kenya, there's water, water everywhere — yet not a drop to drink. Climate change-driven floods have displaced tens of thousands of people, ironically leading to water scarcity. No class or sector is immune, and experts are now scrambling in search of a solution.

In this episode, I am pleased to welcome Sean Morrissey to the show. Sean began as a buy and hold real estate investor in 2003 with a two-bedroom condo in Hanover Park, IL. Having earned his Illinois real estate broker license in 2007, Sean survived the market crash and assisted homeowners throughout the Chicagoland area and opened Chicagoland Realty Group Partners LLC in 2011. Since that time, Sean has managed over 700+ rental transactions, 200+ homes, and owns and manages his own rental property portfolio in the western suburbs of the Chicagoland area. Sean focuses the majority of his time in growing and managing his real estate portfolio while hosting a podcast named Landlording for Life. I am always so interested in how and why people get into real estate investing, so Sean started by sharing his background with us. He said he graduated from Purdue University with a BA in Restaurant Management and joined the Peace Corps where he worked in Western Kenya. When he returned home and began working in restaurant management, his dad introduced him to a book about using real estate investments as tax shelters. Sean started joining REIAs to talk to investors and landlords, and bought his first investment property in June of 2003 in the Chicagoland area. I asked Sean to explain his experience with the Peace Corps and what led him to choose that before starting his corporate work life. He said he was involved in a student exchange program in college which got him interested in international travel and helping others. He was stationed in western Kenya at a technical college helping students work with computers and doing many community outreach projects. Sean said it was an awesome experience and he would love to go back someday soon. I wanted Sean to explain what led him to get his broker's license and what he considers the advantages are to do so for a real estate investor. His thought process was that he would have access to the MLS and more deals, and be a better investor. Sean said it made a lot of sense to pursue his license at that time because there was no Zillow or Redfin, which has made a lot of the property information public now. Until 2009, he was still working full-time in the restaurant business, so working more as a realtor initially helped him to figure out how he was going to transition to real estate investing full-time. As Sean has had his own property management company in the past, we talked quite a bit about common mistakes made by investors when managing their own properties, size of portfolios, and why he sold his company. Sean's opinion is that a newer investor should manage their own properties until they get over ten doors in their portfolio so that they understand the rigors of the job and learn from any mistakes made. He also talked a lot about what their criteria was for screening tenants, which is very helpful for those landlords who self-manage. I asked Sean to explain why he has shifted toward an investor-centered model, rather than focusing on his brokerage work or continuing in the property management field. He went into great detail about the several ways you can benefit financially from buy and hold investing versus other types, and also the time and work investment of each. Sean shares some of his struggles as a landlord, specifics about his business dealings, property management tactics, and so much more! You will not want to miss this fantastic, value-filled episode of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! Notable Quotes: “Ultimately, it is through the experiences where you get burned that you learn the most.” Sean Morrissey “I'm more of a lifestyle-focused guy these days.” Sean Morrissey “If you are not re-creating your business systems every five years, you are going to fall behind.” Sean Morrissey “The use of virtual assistants is very scalable.” Sean Morrissey “At the end of the day, you get what you pay for.” Sean Morrissey “Investors with small portfolios need to put aside money for capital expenditures.” Sean Morrissey “Keep up with your repairs.” Sean Morrissey “All I heard is that I am right.” Mike Simmons “If you can see the bigger picture of how you are building passive income, you can build generational wealth through buy and hold investing.” Sean Morrissey Links: Flip Hacking Live Landlording for Life Podcast Return on Investments Just Start Real Estate JSRE on Facebook Mike on Facebook Mike on Instagram Mike on LinkedIn Mike on Twitter Level Jumping: How I Grew My Business to Over $1 Million in Profits in 12 Months

In this episode, I am pleased to welcome Sean Morrissey to the show. Sean began as a buy and hold real estate investor in 2003 with a two-bedroom condo in Hanover Park, IL. Having earned his Illinois real estate broker license in 2007, Sean survived the market crash and assisted homeowners throughout the Chicagoland area and opened Chicagoland Realty Group Partners LLC in 2011. Since that time, Sean has managed over 700+ rental transactions, 200+ homes, and owns and manages his own rental property portfolio in the western suburbs of the Chicagoland area. Sean focuses the majority of his time in growing and managing his real estate portfolio while hosting a podcast named Landlording for Life.   I am always so interested in how and why people get into real estate investing, so Sean started by sharing his background with us. He said he graduated from Purdue University with a BA in Restaurant Management and joined the Peace Corps where he worked in Western Kenya. When he returned home and began working in restaurant management, his dad introduced him to a book about using real estate investments as tax shelters. Sean started joining REIAs to talk to investors and landlords, and bought his first investment property in June of 2003 in the Chicagoland area.   I asked Sean to explain his experience with the Peace Corps and what led him to choose that before starting his corporate work life. He said he was involved in a student exchange program in college which got him interested in international travel and helping others. He was stationed in western Kenya at a technical college helping students work with computers and doing many community outreach projects. Sean said it was an awesome experience and he would love to go back someday soon.   I wanted Sean to explain what led him to get his broker’s license and what he considers the advantages are to do so for a real estate investor. His thought process was that he would have access to the MLS and more deals, and be a better investor. Sean said it made a lot of sense to pursue his license at that time because there was no Zillow or Redfin, which has made a lot of the property information public now. Until 2009, he was still working full-time in the restaurant business, so working more as a realtor initially helped him to figure out how he was going to transition to real estate investing full-time.   As Sean has had his own property management company in the past, we talked quite a bit about common mistakes made by investors when managing their own properties, size of portfolios, and why he sold his company. Sean’s opinion is that a newer investor should manage their own properties until they get over ten doors in their portfolio so that they understand the rigors of the job and learn from any mistakes made. He also talked a lot about what their criteria was for screening tenants, which is very helpful for those landlords who self-manage.    I asked Sean to explain why he has shifted toward an investor-centered model, rather than focusing on his brokerage work or continuing in the property management field. He went into great detail about the several ways you can benefit financially from buy and hold investing versus other types, and also the time and work investment of each.    Sean shares some of his struggles as a landlord, specifics about his business dealings, property management tactics, and so much more! You will not want to miss this fantastic, value-filled episode of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast! Notable Quotes:   “Ultimately, it is through the experiences where you get burned that you learn the most.”   Sean Morrissey     “I’m more of a lifestyle-focused guy these days.”   Sean Morrissey     “If you are not re-creating your business systems every five years, you are going to fall behind.”   Sean Morrissey     “The use of virtual assistants is very scalable.”   Sean Morrissey     “At the end of the day, you get what you pay for.”   Sean Morrissey     “Investors with small portfolios need to put aside money for capital expenditures.”   Sean Morrissey     “Keep up with your repairs.”   Sean Morrissey     “All I heard is that I am right.”   Mike Simmons     “If you can see the bigger picture of how you are building passive income, you can build generational wealth through buy and hold investing.”   Sean Morrissey   Links: Flip Hacking Live Landlording for Life Podcast Return on Investments Just Start Real Estate JSRE on Facebook Mike on Facebook Mike on Instagram Mike on LinkedIn Mike on Twitter Level Jumping: How I Grew My Business to Over $1 Million in Profits in 12 Months

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.08.12.248724v1?rss=1 Authors: Andagalu, B., Lu, P., Onyango, I., Bergmann-Leitner, E., Wasuna, R., Odhiambo, G., Chebone-Bore, L., Ingasia, L. A., Opot, B., Cheruiyot, A., Yeda, R., Okudo, C., Okoth, R., Campo, J., Wallqvist, A., Akala, H., Ochiel, D., Ogutu, B., Chaudhury, S., Kamau, E. Abstract: The role of humoral immunity on the efficacy of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) has not been investigated, yet naturally acquired immunity is key determinant of antimalarial therapeutic response. We conducted a therapeutic efficacy study in high transmission settings of western Kenya, which showed artesunate-mefloquine (ASMQ) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) were more efficacious than artemether-lumefantrine (AL). To investigate the underlying prophylactic mechanism, we compared a broad range of humoral immune responses in cohort I study participants treated with ASMQ or AL, and applied machine-learning (ML) models using immunoprofile data to analyze individual participants treatment outcome. We showed ML models could predict treatment outcome for ASMQ but no AL with high (72-92%) accuracy. Simulated PK profiling provided evidence demonstrating specific humoral immunity confers protection in the presence of sub-therapeutic residual mefloquine concentration. We concluded patient humoral immunity and partner drug interact to provide long prophylactic effect of ASMQ. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Meredith Dean is the founder of The Dean’s List, Studio Coordinator and On-Air Personality for Ryan Seacrest Studios at Levine Children’s Hospital, and former Executive Assistant to Deborah Norville at Inside Edition. She joins the show to talk about starting her own company right out of college, working for Ryan Seacrest Studios, and her work with her family’s nonprofit, Habitat Aid Initiative, a thriving non-profit in Western Kenya. She is a UGA Grady School of Journalism graduate and 2018 inductee into the UGA Alumni Association’s prestigious 40 under 40 list.

Graham and sally Jones work in Western Kenya, serving alongside local churches where they provide training and mentoring for local pastors. In this podcast they discuss the challenges of life on the ground in rapidly multiplying local churches. Sally explains a new project to get more women reading the Bible, and Graham explains a recent discussion on how Christians deal with traditional beliefs about the spirit world.  

This 10th Episode stays in Africa for the most of its time with a Zambian lady sleeping around for favours and some Kenyans deciding to wife-swap instead of having two couples cheat on each other with each other. The world of Instagram creeps in with a campaign to get Rihanna to perform at a wedding and the way it looks like a stunt but what does Sir Denver B feel about all of this?

This week is an interview Elias Mabiria from Kisii University. In this podcast, Elias and I talk compare the University of Washington and its 200+ person commercialization department with Kisii University, a 16,000-student public university in Western Kenya. Post your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-Libes Read the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-step See the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellc More advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blog Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/next-step-for-entrepreneurs/support

The 10 million people living in Western Kenya consume 400,000 chickens per day. But they currently only grow 120,000 of those locally.Chicken Basket was founded by Abisai Nandi to address this opportunity, working with hundreds of local Kenyan farmers, mostly women and youth, to meet the need for chickens in Kisumu, Kenya and the rest of Western Kenya.Video and more details at fledge.co/fledgling/chicken-basketPost your questions to www.quora.com/profile/Luni-LibesRead the book at lunarmobiscuit.com/the-next-stepSee the results of The Next Step at youtube.com/fledgellcMore advice at lunarmobiscuit.com/blogMusic by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com

Wine and Community:How Wine Events Build Community and Income with Ross Halleck [caption id="attachment_2166" align="alignleft" width="313"]Ross Halleck, Founder of Halleck Vineyard[/caption] Ross Halleck, Principal and Founder of Halleck Vineyard is a man of many talents and a colorful history. After traveling halfway around the world with a backpack, in his early 20s, he settled in Western Kenya to teach secondary school in a small village on Lake Victoria. Returning to the US, he completed school at UC Santa Cruz in marketing communication and founded a branding agency in 1980 at the birth of Silicon Valley. In pursuit of mutual passions, Ross focused his creativity on both high technology and wine with offices in Silicon Valley and Sonoma County. In 1992, Ross planted a Pinot Noir vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. His first 2001 vintage was judged the #1 Pinot Noir in the US. This launched Halleck Vineyard, which focuses on four varietals: Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Gewurztraminer, and it's newest, a Dry White Zinfandel.. Between 2016 -2018 alone, Halleck Vineyard earned over 50 medals in 10 national and international competitions.  Most were Gold. Every wine earned a Gold Medal in multiple events.  Halleck Vineyard wines have been featured in multiple wine publications, including the Wine Spectator. In 2019, Halleck Vineyard was judged #1 Pinot Noir in North America in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. This is the largest, oldest and most respected in the country. 7200 wines competed. Further, Halleck Vineyard was awarded not one, but two Best Of Class Awards, for two the two top price categories of Pinot Noir. They were also awarded a Double Gold and Silver in the same year. No other winery in the 40 year history of this competition has achieved this. The spirit behind Halleck Vineyard is “Building Community Through Wine.” They accomplish this by: Welcome people to their home for private tastings. Sharing experiences around the world.  Supporting philanthropic endeavors that touch their hearts. In 2017, Ross Halleck began a partnership with Josh Groban and his Find Your Light Foundation to support education in the arts in the public schools in the United States. Their first vintage, a Halleck Vineyard 2014, Find Your Light, Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir sold out in four months. The 2015 vintage was released at the Find Your Light Foundation Gala in May, 2018. To date, Halleck Vineyard has assisted in raising approximately $200K for the Find Your Light Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interactive radio talk show that was held on 29th January 2018 at 8:00-9:00 pm in local radio station, West FM, in Western Kenya. The purpose of the radio talk show was to disseminate key findings of the research dimensions of the Water Towers project and to discuss the practical dimensions, including benefits and challenges, of joint forest and water governance. The radio talk show involved three resource persons-Sylvia Rotich (CIFOR intern), Geoffrey Chestit (Chairman, Cheptais Community Forest Association) and Amos Chemining’wa (Chembombai Water Resource Users Association).

People literally ask me this one question ALL THE TIME… “Allen, how did come up with such a lucrative, safe, and easy way to trade?” I explain it all in my new book Passive Trading, get your free book here  https://www.passivetrading.com/free-book! Option Genius was built with you...the individual trader, the breadwinner, the dreamer, the rock your family depends on ...in mind. Because we know what it takes to become a successful and profitable trader. And that’s exactly what we help you do best. Get your $1 trial of Simon Says Options, our most conservative and profitable trading service here https://simonsaysoptions.com/stockslist-ss-trial-offer.  -- Allen: All right, everybody. Welcome, Genius Nation. We have a special edition today. We have a video podcast episode, and I'm today here with Mr. Virgil Hughes, who is a full-time trader. I wanted him to get on the podcast to share his experience, to share his stories, how he got started, what he does, so that he can explain to you how he trades for a living. But I also wanted, and what really spoke to me about Virgil, is that he mentioned that he uses his time away from trading to actually give back to other people in the world, and I wanted him to come on and share that message as well and to share with us what he's doing and how he's actually making the world a better place. So, Virgil, how you doing today? Virgil Hughes: I'm good. Thanks, Allen, and thanks for having me on. It's a pleasure to be talking with you and sharing your story as well. Allen: Yeah, no, I mean I always love talking to traders and the students that come through our system. We've been doing this for a while now, so we have a lot of people that reach out to us and share their success stories. And I think that really, for me, that has actually given me more of a passion of giving back and helping out and sharing their stories as well so it's not just about me talking about myself but it's actually other people are doing well, and I want to share their stories as well. Virgil Hughes: Good. Allen: So that's why we're here. And so, Virgil, tell us, how'd you get started in trading? Virgil Hughes: Well, it's a little bit of an odd story. I think I've always been engaged or interested in the financial markets, but I spent a career as a CEO doing turnarounds, and that was more than full-time. And at one point, I was diagnosed with cancer and- Allen: Wow. Virgil Hughes: ... had to step back and had tried to get back into the workforce and had a relapse. Allen: Oh, my. Virgil Hughes: Eventually, I just said, "I got to figure out something else." And so I started doing some trading in the futures market and then learned about options and so I traded half heartedly for a number of years while I did some consulting but in the last few years have been doing it full-time. Allen: Okay. So, I mean, how are you doing health-wise now? Virgil Hughes: Oh, it's long gone. Allen: Oh, that's wonderful. Virgil Hughes: Fortunately, cancer is a distant memory now. Allen: That's great. Virgil Hughes: [crosstalk 00:02:58] Allen: I mean, I can imagine doing turnarounds, that sounds very stressful. I mean, I- Virgil Hughes: Yeah, it's extremely stressful. You have a lot of people that don't like you. Allen: So you were like the Richard ... What was he? Richard Dreyfuss guy in Pretty Woman? Was that him? Virgil Hughes: No. Not quite. I can't think of a good cultural icon to compare myself to, but companies that got broken because somebody screwed up, I would come in and fix them. Allen: And that would probably mean letting a lot of people go. Virgil Hughes: Well, people get comfortable doing what they're doing, and even if it's wrong. And so I would have to help them see the light or help them see the door. Allen: Awesome. All right, so what are you trading now? What are your specialties? Virgil Hughes: Well, mostly just equities and options and combinations of equities and options. And I've, over the last year, been introduced to your crude oil trading process, and so I've done that as well. But mostly just combinations of equities and options. Allen: Okay. And how much time are you spending doing that right now? Virgil Hughes: Well, over the last six or eight months it's probably been, oh, half-time. Over the last four weeks, as crude has collapsed, it's been more than full-time. Allen: Just watching the markets, right? Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Typically, I can spend some time checking on the markets and the rest of the time doing what I do. Allen: Right. Okay. And so how long did it take you to make that transition from dabbling in the market, learning about it, to going and saying, "Okay. You know what? I'm going to do this for a living [crosstalk 00:05:19] time"? Virgil Hughes: Yeah. I don't think it's a matter of time. It's a matter of when you decide to do it. And what happened was I was running a chain of hospitals and felt called ... I just left and felt called to do the non-profit full-time, and that meant that I needed to have some source of income. And so I just took the knowledge that I'd gathered and just started doing it. [crosstalk 00:06:04] I think some people maybe their minds work differently, but for me, it was just a case of, "Okay, now time to get serious about this and do it." Allen: So I mean, because a lot of people, they reach out and they say that, "Hey, I'm really hesitant or I'm really scared because I don't know what I'm going to fall back on." But I think it sounds like you found your why, you found your purpose, like, "Hey, I am going to do this thing, and nothing's going to stop me. And for me to get this, I have to succeed at this other thing over here, which is trading." Virgil Hughes: That's exactly right, Allen. Yeah. You put it very well. I don't think I can elaborate on that. I found my purpose, and so this is how I'm going to get there. Allen: That's awesome. That's awesome, because a lot of times, people, they don't know. And that's one of the things that we've repeatedly, we've told people, "If you want to get good at trading, it has to be done. If you make it a must," and this is Tony Robbins talking, but, "If you make something a must, then it's going to happen," right? Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Allen: And if you have your why, if you have your reason behind what you're doing ... because when it comes to trading, at the end of the day, how do you know if you're a successful trader? Well, you have more money in the account. And in the beginning, for people who don't have money, that sounds like, "Oh, that's going to be awesome. I'm going to have more money. I'm going to get to go out. I'm going to spend money. I'm going to buy stuff." But then you get to a certain point where that's not enough anymore. And I see a lot of traders, in the beginning they do really well and their accounts grow, but then they get to that point where money is no longer the motivator, and they lose focus. They lose interest. And so then they have a relapse and they lose all that money, and then they start back over again and they grow. So there was this one exercise that I read about in a book, for people who don't know their why. Basically, it was to sit down with somebody, like we're sitting here, just sit across from somebody that you know or that has your best interests at heart and just ask you a question like, "Hey, why are you doing this? Why do you want to get into trading?" And then whatever answer you come up with. "I want to make more money." Okay. "Why do you want to make more money?" "Well, because I got to pay my bills." Okay. "Why do you need to pay your bills?" And then you just keep asking that. They just keep rephrasing what you're saying, and then just asking deeper, deeper, deeper, why, why, why. And it's a simple process, but if you do it right and you still go deep enough, you'll find something about yourself that totally blows your mind. When I did it the first time, I was like, "Oh my God. I never knew that I felt that way inside." And I think for you, it was a little bit easier because you found out right away. You're like, "Hey, I'm going to go do this non-profit thing, and nothing's going to stop me." Virgil Hughes: Yeah, that's exactly right. For me, trading is simply a means to an end, and the end is outside of myself. It's not so that I can put more money in the account. It's not so that I can build a bigger house or something like that. It's so that I can get over to Africa more often or that I can bring on people who can get over to Africa more often, that sort of thing. Allen: Okay. So I do want to talk about that, but before we get into that, can you give our listeners any advice or any tips or tidbits that you picked up over these years to help them on their journey as how they can get to where you are? Virgil Hughes: With trading or- Allen: Yeah, with trading. Virgil Hughes: Okay. Wow. Allen: Or it can be anything in life, generally, but mostly ... because most of our guys, they want to know, "Okay, how do I get to where Virgil is?" Virgil Hughes: Wow. Well, the thing that comes to mind right now is, first of all, every trader is different and every market is different and every season of every market is different. And so you have to find your own style. You have to find what works for you. Maybe it's futures. Maybe it's an indicator that you know how to trade really well. John Carter uses The Squeeze. Somebody else uses this. Somebody else uses Bollinger Bands. The best advice that I can give is be in the game and keep accurate records of what you do and what works and what doesn't. And eventually, something's going to click, and you're going to say. "Look. You know what? I can do this, and this works for me." And maybe it's Forex or maybe it's futures or maybe it's short options. Maybe it's long options. Maybe it's trading MACD. Who knows? Something at some point is going to click, and then it's stepping out of the boat. I mean, it's literally stepping out off the cliff and just doing it. As you well know, Allen, when you take a position with a short put, you know that there's a possibility that that thing is going to keep going down, and you just have to get in there and do it. And I think, for me, I spent years buying different training programs and this person's advice and that person's advice and subscribing to different services, including yours. And at some point, you just have to say, "This is what I know. I know how this works, and I'm going to take responsibility for it." As a friend of mine wrote, based on that movie, that Tom Hanks movie, he wrote to me the other day. He says, "There's no crying in trading." And that's right. You got to man up and just [crosstalk 00:12:42] Allen: There's a lot of crying in trading. We might not admit it, but there is a lot. Virgil Hughes: There is crying in trading, but we can't ... Allen: Yeah. It doesn't make anything go away. It doesn't make it easier. Virgil Hughes: Yeah. [crosstalk 00:12:55] got to man up and take it. Allen: Right, so, okay. So it took you years, and you did all these different things. What did you find in the end that worked for you? Virgil Hughes: What works for me, and I don't want to give specific trade type details because [crosstalk 00:13:17] Allen: No, no, no. Just general. Just [crosstalk 00:13:18] Virgil Hughes: Yeah, I don't want somebody to take my advice and say, "Oh, this works for Virgil. I'm going to go do this." But what works for me is [crosstalk 00:13:27] Allen: Yeah, financial disclaimer here. Trade at your own risk. Virgil Hughes: Yeah. What works for me best is a combination of selling short options around long positions and then with a smattering of other more exotic kinds of things. But you got to keep your position size small. Shorts, triangles, and BCT trades. I have not really gotten into butterflies and back ratio spreads and stuff like that. Allen: Yeah, the very exotic strategies. Virgil Hughes: Yeah. I know that people do them well. I explored at one point the ... you build a net with several different calendar spreads and stuff like that, and it looks intriguing as all get-out on the graphic chart on thinkorswim, but one strong move, and that's blown out of the water. You just got to learn risk management and how to adjust. The trades that require a lot of adjusting really aren't good trades, and people will tell you that they make a living doing it. Bully for them. I'm glad for them. I got work to do during the day, and then I'm in Africa four times a year. I need simple stuff that I can put on and actually leave for a few days because if I'm without internet, I can't have my account be blown up. And I wish I'd taken that advice the last four weeks. Allen: Okay, so I think what I'm hearing is that the base or the bulk of your positions are in stocks, in equities, and then you're selling foots against those? Virgil Hughes: No. It would be in equities or very deep in the money [crosstalk 00:15:50] and then selling individual options or spreads around that position. Allen: Okay. Okay. Yeah, we actually have something that I'm working on right now. It's called passive trading, the passive trading formula, and a lot of that is the bulk of it, really how do you set up trades? How do you set up your portfolio in a way that it only takes a few hours to manage it for a month where [crosstalk 00:16:20] still earn the money but it's just there regularly growing, growing, growing. So that's cool. You mentioned BCT. For those of you who don't know, BCT is the blank check trade, which is our oil course. You can find more information about that on OptionGenius.com. Okay, so Virgil, you've mentioned Africa a couple times. What's that all about? Why are you going to Africa? Virgil Hughes: I spent this time doing my work as a turnaround guy, and that's just hard work. And I always felt that there ought to be something else. And then when I got diagnosed with cancer, something clicked and I just said, "I got to think outside the box." I went to Africa on a church mission trip in 2012, and had always heard about the concept of micro lending, but ended up doing a bit of research on that before I went and was able to see some great examples of how a small loan helping somebody start a small business can make a huge difference in a person's life in an undeveloped country or an underdeveloped country. For us- Allen: So this is microfinance you're talking about? Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Yeah. For us, what would be pocket change almost for an American can help somebody in an under-resourced country set up a business and can make all the difference. So I ended up chartering a non-profit in 2014 after a couple of trips to Africa. And then in 2016, yeah, I left the hospitals that I was running and felt called to just do that full-time. And so that's what I've been doing. We have a non-profit. We're federally tax ID'd, so we're a registered charity, and we have operations now in ... We're in four sites in Kenya. We're starting in the Ivory Coast. We're starting in Ethiopia, and depending on some negotiations, may be starting soon in Haiti and have been invited into even more countries than I've just named. So there's a huge need there, and it makes a huge difference. Allen: So you're a US-based non-profit that is lending money directly, or are you going through a local intermediary? Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Well, what we do is you have to follow the banking laws of the countries that you're in, and each one is different. And so normally, what we're doing is we're working through an intermediary in that country. That's an issue in and of itself because you got to find a trustworthy intermediary that's not going to make off with your money or charge you huge fees or something like that. But normally, our first effort is to find a good partner in that country that we can trust and through whom we can work and then begin the process. Allen: Okay. So it sounds like ... because I mean, I've read Muhammad Yunus's book. He started this in Bangladesh, and it helped a lot of people. And I've given money with Kiva.org, and they do something similar to that where you can pick the loans and you can give it to certain people. And for those of you who don't know, micro lending is really, really small loans. What range do you give your loans in? Virgil Hughes: Well, at this point, typically it's between US about 125 to US about 1,000. And I got a couple of pictures that'll blow you away, but I'll give you just one example. My very first trip, we spotted an opportunity among the- Allen: Yeah, so if you have those pictures, let's put them up. Let's see. Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Okay. Give me just a minute [crosstalk 00:21:31] Allen: Cool. Sure. Yeah, no problem. Virgil Hughes: ... some pictures and ... Hang on. Allen: Yeah. So from what I know, there's this guy, Muhammad Yunus, in Bangladesh who was a professor, and he found that there were women in the main city there of Dhaka or in the little towns where they were trying to make, I think, baskets or something. But for every basket, they got paid very little for the actual amount of work they were doing because there were so middlemen. And so the idea was he found one lady and he said, "I'm just going to give you the money that you can go and skip all the middlemen." And it really changed her life. And one thing I'm going to ask you, Virgil, is how do you make sure that they give you the money back? Because in the Grameen Bank, which is Muhammad Yunus's organization, they have it where the women, they form a group, and then each woman is responsible to make sure the other women pay back the loan. Virgil Hughes: Yes. First of all, can you see my screen here? Allen: Yes. Yes, I can. Virgil Hughes: It should show two stories. And this is a very poignant story. The little guy you see on your left is a little kid that I met in an orphanage in the hill country of Kenya. And he was in the orphanage because his mom disappeared. His father had passed, and his mom was struggling to take care of him, to provide. There's not a lot of jobs in the mountains of Kenya, and she was praying with her pastor every week and stuff like that. She got a job offer from a company in the Middle East. Allen: Wow. Virgil Hughes: And they told her, "Well, leave your son with some friends or relatives. Come out. Get established, and then when you're established and comfortable, you can send for your son." So she did, and they never saw her again. And they did get a couple of calls that were cut off within 30 seconds, and they came to the conclusion that she'd been kidnapped and trafficked by the people that- Allen: Oh, no. Virgil Hughes: It was a false offer, and it was just a sham. And she's probably been trafficked into the sex trade. Allen: Oh, boy. Virgil Hughes: And so the other picture there, the woman with the sewing machine, similar story. Her husband left. She's got four boys, but because an American gave $125 for a sewing machine, she has a small tailoring business, and she's able to support her family. What's $125 to you and me? That's $10 a month. Allen: Yeah, that's nothing. It's a dinner. Not even. Virgil Hughes: Not even a dinner, but this woman has built a business with it. And that's what happens. That's the promise or the opportunity from this kind of small lending. You had asked a question too about how do we get the money back. Yeah, well, Muhammad Yunus was a genius in more ways than one, and we do exactly what he did. We help set up what we call ... The technical term in the industry is a savings and credit association, and I'm going to go here. Here's a good example. We help people set theirs up. It's actually like a homegrown credit union where it's 15 to 30 people getting together to save together, to be responsible together for each other. They learn to take out loans from the group and pay back the group. We use those groups as a springboard for training where we teach them about good money management. We teach them about some business skills and perspectives. And Yunus actually didn't go that far. He made the group responsible for the loan. We and some others have taken it a step further and we're actually providing training within the group. And what we discovered is that the training is more of a life-changing thing than actually the small loans because only about 20% of the people will take out a loan, but the training affects everybody, and everybody learns from it. Allen: Okay. So the small group, it's not just loan holders but just anybody who's interested in learning? Virgil Hughes: Right. Exactly. So, like I said, we've taken the concept that Muhammad developed and tweaked it a little bit. And, like I said, an easier term is a self-help group, and like a little credit union where it's owned by the people. They're saving together, but they also help each other. They can give loans to each other from the group without ever coming to us. It serves as a social insurance. If somebody gets sick, breaks a bone, something like that, the group can step in and help them. So, like I said earlier, our process is three parts. One is helping them set up a self-help group. Two is providing some key training, and then three is the micro loan. Allen: So the loans are given from you guys or from amongst themselves, like they pool their money and then they share it? Virgil Hughes: Yeah, both. Allen: Both. Virgil Hughes: We encourage them to lend to each other, and then we also we teach them business principles. We teach them how to develop a business plan. We teach them how to assess their product in their market. We teach them how to assess the market itself. And then we insist that they put together a small business plan. And we're not talking about a Wharton MBA here. [inaudible 00:28:28] about some basic principles that have been structured to be at this level, and the same thing. We're not looking at a 50-page business plan, but we are looking for people to think through their business and their process and then get the advice of their group. Then the group submits it to us, and we'll look at it. Allen: That's awesome. It says here on the slide, it says, "Our goal," of your organization, which is NewVines International, your goal is, "One million adults in self-help groups hearing the gospel, praying together, receiving business skills and training, and providing for their families by 2028." Virgil Hughes: Yeah, that's correct. Allen: Okay, so now I got to ask you. How many have you gotten to? Virgil Hughes: Well, that's a fair question. What we've found is that the best way to achieve that goal is not to just go out and try to set up small groups. What we're finding is that the best way to achieve that goal is to develop effective relationships with leaders in different countries. And so we end up doing what I call train the trainer, and so we will train a group of leaders to go out and work within other churches and community ministries to essentially expand the network. Hang on a minute while I flip through some ... Here we go. So here is a group of trainers in the mountain country of Bomet. They have graduated our program and ... I'm sorry. The mountain country of Kenya. They graduated our program, and each of them will be responsible for reaching out to between six and eight different churches. Then over on this side, this is about a dozen people from Western Kenya representing a whole group pulled together by an NGO, which is the equivalent of a non-profit in a foreign country. And this happens to be an orphanage/medical clinic ministry. But it serves as a center to pull together a group from about six or eight local denominations. And so these guys, we're training them to go back to their denominations and each one would then be working with anywhere from six to 20 different churches. So our first goal is not to just go out and set up a bunch of groups. Our first goal is to find leaders and train trainers to go out to train other trainers. Allen: That's awesome. That's great. So it's building upon itself, because once you're in the field, then they'll just keep passing on their information and their knowledge and it'll just get bigger. That's awesome. Now from what you said earlier, you were saying that you trade for a living, so you trade to pay your expenses and your bills, and then while you had your position with the hospital company, that's when you started this organization, right, this charity, this foundation? Virgil Hughes: Right. Yeah. Allen: And so you funded it yourself, and now you're at the pace where you're able to accept more ... because it seems like you're doing a lot of work, so it would be pretty hard for just one person to fund it. So you're seeking donations, and you're opening it up to more people. Is that correct? Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Allen: Because I've just recently a couple weeks ago I was looking into starting a foundation myself, and there are different ways to do it. There's different structures. There's the charity, and then there's the private foundation and then there's the family foundation and all different ways. Some of them can accept donations. Some of them cannot. But yours can? Virgil Hughes: Yes. Ours is a 501(c)(3), which is classified by the IRS as a public charity. So we can accept donations and do accept donations. They're tax deductible, and so we have a level of accountability as well to the US government. Actually, technically it's to the attorney general of the state in which we're chartered. But yeah, we accept donations, and like I said, I pay my own bills through the trading, and then the donations that we get are ... We call them partners. Our partners fund the travel and training that we do. Allen: Okay. Yeah, because a large part of most charities that I've seen is human resources, is marketing, administrative work. And I have a friend that she works for an NGO, and I was talking to her and I was like, "Hey, I'm thinking about starting my own foundation. I'm just learning about it. You already have experience in running one of these. Would you be interested in running mine, because I don't know what to do with it. I'm just going to fund it." And she goes, "Yeah, I'll run it." And I'm like, "Okay, how much money do you make doing that? How much do I have to pay you and whatnot?" She gave me a figure like mid ... not mid six figures, but it was over six figures. And I was scratching my head. I'm like, "Every dollar I give to you doesn't go to the people that we're trying to help, right?" And she's like, "Yeah, but I'm worth it, and I deserve it because I'm doing a great job," and this and that. And I was like there's a total disconnect right here between ... There's the employee mindset and then there's the employer mindset and just totally different disconnect. So what you're doing is basically you're not taking a salary. You're not taking any money out of this organization- Virgil Hughes: Correct. Allen: ... because all your expenses are paid for by the trading, which is awesome, which is a great way to do it. Virgil Hughes: Yeah. That's correct. Yeah, so every dollar that we get in helps me either get over there and do training or goes into the loan fund, with the exception of about 2%. I still have a website up. I still have to have an audit at the end of the year. I still have to, from time to time, buy a new computer and stuff like that. So there's a fractional amount of what I would call administrative costs [crosstalk 00:36:06] and things like visas. You got to get a visa every time you go and that sort of thing. So there's some administrative costs, but- Allen: You got to get your shots. Virgil Hughes: Shots. Yeah, that's another one. Allen: Yeah. It's part of the job, right? Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Allen: So let me ask you. Now, from what I learned, most charities and organizations, they are required ... To stay a charity, they have to give away at least 5% of their assets on a yearly basis in order to maintain their 503c charter. And then with the rest of the money, they can actually invest it. So are you actually trading the money that you- Virgil Hughes: No. No, I would never. I talked about being a turnaround guy. All of that was in the non-profit world until my very last job was running a for-profit hospital chain. I would never trade money that's given to a charity. In fact, there's actually some IRS rules about that in terms of the ways that you can invest that money. And I think trading would be a clear violation of the IRS rules about that. Allen: Oh, really? Okay. Virgil Hughes: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Allen: All right. What is your website so that people can find out more information? Virgil Hughes: Sure. It's www.newvinesintl.org. So that's N-E-W-V-I-N-E-S-I-N-T-L dot O-R-G. Allen: Okay, and that's NewVines International if you want to search it online. You'll be able to find them. Cool. Virgil, anything else? You have any other advice for our listeners? Virgil Hughes: I wish I did have something that was insightful and would catapult people forward, but unfortunately, I don't, Allen. It's just plugging away, keeping at it, and eventually something clicks. I guess the advice would be just that. Keep at it. And there are going to be hard times, and financial markets can knock your socks off. But part of trading is to get back up and go at it again and keep your account size small or your- Allen: Your risk small. Virgil Hughes: ... position size, your risk small. Yeah. Allen: Yeah, I mean, it's just something that I talk about a lot, and it's like you don't need 100 different things to work. You need one to work. You just need that one thing, like you said earlier, the one thing that you find that you're good at, and then you just keep doing it and you keep doing it and you keep doing it instead of looking for 15 different ways to trade, 15 different strategies to work out. You find one thing that works that fits your risk tolerance, that fits your temperament, how much money you have in your account, and even how much you want to trade. If you want to sit in front of the screen all day, then yeah, you can day trade, but then you won't be able to do stuff like this. If you're more of a passive trader, more of an options seller, then you can still earn enough money to survive and to live a decent life, live a good life, and then with the rest of your time, you can go and help other people, which is amazing. And it's something that I've always wanted to do, but unlike you, I never felt that strong enough urge to say, "All right. I'm ditching all this stuff, and I'm just going to go do it." So that is awesome, and I think you're leading by example. So if there's anybody out there that wants to do what Virgil is doing, I think I'm pretty sure that if you reach out to Virgil ... He's also on Facebook, if you want to reach to him there. I'm sure he'll help you and guide you and say, "Hey, you know what? Try this or go in this direction or whatnot." It's been a pleasure to talk to you, my friend. Virgil Hughes: Yeah. Glad to. If anybody wants to reach out, I'm here. Facebook, Virgil Greg Hughes. And I got to say it's been a wonderful journey. This is where life is at is getting beyond yourself and doing something good in the world. Allen: Yep. Yeah, it is. I mean, it's more than just leaving a legacy, because I mean, we talked about this earlier. After you get to a certain point where it's like, "Okay, I've made enough money. Now what?" People ask me all the time. "Allen, why do you have Option Genius, and why are you doing all this stuff? If you're so rich or you're doing so well trading, why don't you just go live on a beach in Hawaii or something?" I was like, "Yeah, you could, but after a while, you get bored and actually you want to help other people. You want to give back." Virgil Hughes: [crosstalk 00:41:22] it still becomes kind of empty if you do that. Yeah. Allen: Yeah. Yeah. There's only so many pina coladas you can drink. All right. All right, folks. Well, we appreciate you tuning in. like I said, contact Virgil if you have any questions, and we'll see you on the next episode. Virgil Hughes: Good. Allen, thanks so much. It's been an honor to be with you. Allen: Thank you, Virgil, for having us. Virgil Hughes: Take care.   References: NewVines International, Inc. -- LOVE ALLEN SAMA - OPTION GENIUS AND WANT TO LEARN MORE TRADING TIPS  AND TRICKS? HERE ARE SOME NEXT STEPS... SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST FREE 9 LESSON COURSE: https://optiongenius.com/ WATCH THIS FREE TRAINING: https://passivetrading.com JOIN OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP:  https://optiongenius.com/alliance Like our show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps. 

This conversation with Bill Black, OCMC Missionary to Kenya, was recorded during the International Orthodox Theological Association conference in Iasi, Romania (9-12 January 2019). Bill gave a talk on this subject at the conference and was gracious enough to take time away from the sessions to talk about it for the podcast. Enjoy the show!

This conversation with Bill Black, OCMC Missionary to Kenya, was recorded during the International Orthodox Theological Association conference in Iasi, Romania (9-12 January 2019). Bill gave a talk on this subject at the conference and was gracious enough to take time away from the sessions to talk about it for the podcast. Enjoy the show!

December 16th, 2018  Our Advent series “Giving Life" continues. Today’s podcast features an update on our partnership with The Water Project, dedicated to providing clean water to schools and communities in Western Kenya. This special service included several videos to help tell this story. To see these videos and other related content, click the link above or visit idcpdx.com/water.

Our Advent series “Giving Life" continues. Today’s podcast features an update on our partnership with The Water Project, dedicated to providing clean water to schools and communities in Western Kenya. This special service included several videos to help tell this story. To see these videos and other related content, visit idcpdx.com/water. The panel discussion included in this service presented us with some unforeseen audio challenges. We apologize for the rough quality of this recording. 

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As always, I'm super excited to introduce you our guest for today, the incredible Shonna Jordan! Shonna is the first non-profit of 2018 and the second non-profit of all time on this podcast. This is great because there are so many non-profits that we really want to support out there and although we have an open invitation for them, it's still very hard to convince them to come to Sales Camp! Shonna is the director of development for Houses With Hope and her organization was our non-profit of the year at Sales Coach Now. This was announced at the Quantum Sales Summit and so we will be sending financial gifts to Shonna throughout the year! If your heart is touched by what you hear today, I'd really like to encourage you to do whatever you can to help her organization.  Houses With Hope is a non-profit organization which builds houses for orphans and families in Africa and they also assist the homeless population in the United States.   Shonna has led US teams since 2001 to Kenya, to help orphans in the slums of Nairobi and to assist homeless families in the rural areas of Western Kenya. As the director of development for her organization, Shonna is living out her passion to help children and families and she really puts a lot of hard work into people all over the world- especially the kids! According to Shonna, Sales Camp is very important for non-profits and she explains that if a non-profit is not run in the very same way as a for-profit organization, it is going to fail. We really want to gift Sales Camp to non-profit organizations, so if you are one or if you know of one, please go (or send them) to our web page where there is a tab specifically for non-profits, where they can apply to attend Sales Camp at no cost. This is our way of giving back.   Today, Shonna tells us her story. She talks about the point at which non-profits showed up in her world and how she knew at a relatively young age that she wanted to go to Africa to work with the people who really needed her help. She shares how her love for softball earned her a scholarship to play college ball and how this led to her getting an opportunity to go to Africa for some mission work and to play softball. Shonna also discusses her mindset around selling within her organization to bring in the necessary funds to help people all over the world. Listen in to find out more!   Show highlights: Shonna discusses her limiting beliefs around sales and selling. Shonna's view of sales within a non-profit organization. What happens when a property is donated to a non-profit and how Shonna dealt with it. The results that Shonna experienced from not giving up. The importance of the way you show up in the world and how it really counts towards your success. The importance of bringing love into the world! People are actually buying your passion and your excitement for your brand. Realizing that you really are worthy and loving yourself through the process! The things that keep Shonna's energy and spirits high on a daily basis. Shonna's belief that there really is enough abundance in the world for everybody. How when you change yourself, everything in the world changes for you. Shonna discusses the business of her life. Why it really doesn't have to be so hard! The top two strategies that Shonna used to grow her non-profit. Learning to see a 'no' as a stepping stone to a 'yes'. Why relationships are key to any organization. Coming back from Africa as a changed person. Becoming a 'voluntourist' with Houses With Hope- to learn to appreciate abundance on a whole new level. (Go to www.houseswithhope.org) About Shonna's Get Mom Down fund-raiser, which is coming up in May, just before Mother's Day.   Links:  Shonna's website: www.houseswithhope.org  Get Mom Down website: www.getmomdown.com – For your donations! $400 builds a home in Africa and your donation of $400 or more will get you into a draw for an awesome prize!        

Kenyan widows fighting sexual cleansing and talking to war criminals in the Balkans. Kate Adie introduces correspondents' stories from around the world. For some among the Luo tribe in Western Kenya, tradition dictates that widows must have repeated, unprotected sex with a stranger to rid themselves of evil spirits. Theopi Skarlatos meets the women fighting back. Mark Urban talks to convicted war criminals from the former Yugoslavia – some accept their sentences and have moved on, others claim they are the victims. Mark Stratton visits the Buddhist temple that has been at the heart of a long-running (and sometimes bloody) battle between Thailand and Cambodia. Sophie Ribstein embarks on a journey of musical discovery that provides an unexpected insight into the complex rhythms of Apartheid South Africa. And Lucy Williamson flies from Paris to the Gulf to spend seven minutes with the supposedly charming Emanuel Macron. He is a President that likes to talk, but what is he like to talk to?

This episode is all about money, hustling and superfans. It was recorded between Kenya's 2017 national elections and the 2017 presidential rerun. We discuss how young people in Kenya make money, define hustling and explain the difference between a passion and a side-hustle. The episode includes interviews with three Shujaaz superfans in Western Kenya, who explain how their hustles connect them to young people. Featuring: Joram Kioko, Networks Team Leader For more on hustling and superfans, read this blog post: http://www.welltoldstory.com/hustles-networks-and-kenyas-last-milechange-everything/ For more on SexMoneyFun, read this blog post: http://www.welltoldstory.com/sexmoneyfun-kenyas-young-people-dont-make-sense-without-it/ For more on how adults use money to control young people in Kenya, read this blog post: http://www.welltoldstory.com/what-for-how-parents-use-money-to-micromanage-young-people/ Produced by: Stephanie Boy (who performed miracles after our studio flooded!!!) Send your feedback to our presenter Richard Darlington on Twitter: twitter.com/RDarlo

Kenya's ruling Jubilee Party says the law allows for the country's Electoral Commission to declare a winner in the Presidential Elections without the votes of the four counties* where voting was disrupted by violence. Over 5-thousand poll stations in Western Kenya did not open for Thursday's repeat vote due to violent protests. The four counties have more than 1-and-a-half million registered voters. Jubilee's Secretary General - Raphael Tuju says the results of the affected counties won't have any effect on the national results.

Kenya's Electoral Commission is yet to announce whether or not it will declare a victor in the repeat Presidential Elections while votes are outstanding from four counties. But the governing Jubilee party, says the constitution allows for the announcement of the winner even though more than 1-point-seven-million registered voters did not have a chance to cast their ballots on October 26. The voters in four counties in Western Kenya - which are opposition strongholds - were denied the right to vote due to election-related violence. Noma Bolani reports...

Bishop Athanasios of Kisumu and Western Kenya offers a reflection on mission work in Africa and Christian life.

In this Bible Study Bishop Athanasios of Kisumu and Western Kenya offers a reflection on mission work in Africa and Christian life as well as a question and answer period.

Commentary by Dr. Valentin Fuster

July 1, 2014. Winyo performs traditional Luo songs infused with witty storylines, Afro fusion, Afro jazz, and Benga (a mix of contemporary music with traditional Kenyan Luo music in which the guitar is played to mimic a Luo eight-string lyre called a nyatiti). Winyo sings in Dholuo, Swahili and English. Speaker Biography: Born Shiphton Onyango, Winyo adopted the artistic name "Winyo," which is a Luo word for "bird." The Luo are a tribe from the Lake Victoria region of Western Kenya. He says that he derives his music and musical strength from his forefathers, whose African music was rich in melody and traditional harmonies. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6563

The idea of a “hungry farmer” should be an oxymoron. However among smallholder farmers in Africa for whom agricultural practices have not changed since the 1930’s, most do not produce enough to feed their families. Consequently every year they face what in Kenya is known as the wanjala—the hunger season—between when food from the previous harvest has run out and the next one is ready. Join Roger Thurow for an exploration of the year he spent following four farming families in Western Kenya as they tried to dramatically change their farming techniques in an attempt to increase their harvest, and the challenges facing individual farmers striving to increase food production, as well as the macro-problems facing our global food supply chain.

This week's Assignment reports on the post election violence in Kenya which has claimed the lives of up to 900 people. The opposition claim that the poll was rigged and the violence, which began in Western Kenya, has spread to other parts of the country. Pascale Harter travelled to the town of Eldoret in western Kenya to trace the roots of the tribal violence that has pitted neighbour against neighbour.

BIO: Theodora O. Ayot is currently Professor of History at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. She taught previously at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, State University of New York, College at Fredonia, New York, and as a Visiting Professor at the University of Jonkoping, College of Health Sciences, Jonkoping, Sweden. Major academic publications include A history of the Luo of Western Kenya 1590-1930, (1987), The Luo Settlement in South Nyanza (1987), and Women and Political Leadership in Precolonial Period: Case Study of Chief Mang’ana of Kadem in Western Kenya (1994). She is the Director of Daniel Katete Orwa Foundation for Humanity.