Today, I thought I should walk up the hill to my hotel which is not so far from the conference hall where the joint water and sanitation sector review is taking place.  I should have heeded the warning not to … Continued

Monday, May 27: It is in the dead of night on May 27. The taxi has just pulled out of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport. ‘I work from Sunday morning to Thursday 9am without really taking a break’ the driver tells … Continued

Sitali will be posting about his AFE everyday this week! Here is the first: KB (real name withheld) is still recovering from the predicament that befell her family in 2007. The two men that she loved the most, her husband … Continued

Sandcastles I remember when my boss at ESCWA turned to me and said: “Ana, this experience will be good for you if you go back to the US with more doubts than when you came.” I guess Vito had no … Continued

Amor, Tecnica, Human Connections and Sustainable Development This Sunday I visited the Sagrada Familia, the magnificent basilica in Barcelona still in fieri (on-going construction), the huge project of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. The Sagrada Familia has been my source … Continued

Spreading the Light This summer, I headed to California to assist One Million Lights as it tries to merge into public-private partnership model that will help it be a more sustainable organization, as it tries to reach its goal of … Continued

The Destination Being a Rotary Peace Fellow is more than the educational opportunity that I have been given, it is more than building my qualifications and improving my resume. It is an experience that has made me reflect deeply on … Continued

The Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research is at the Forefront of the Fight Against Maternal and Infant Mortality in Developing Countries Among the Millennium Development Goals, those that aim to reach significant reductions in maternal and child … Continued

The United Nations – ‘the place where we park our ideals’ In the last few weeks, I have reflected on the debate about the relevance of the United Nations. When genocide ripped through Rwanda and the Balkans in the 1990s, … Continued

My Word for Chicago  I have always had a strong relationship with big cities. For as long as I remember, whenever I wanted to heal from any type of disappointment, all I needed was to be in Sao Paulo’s downtown … Continued

Back in a Familiar Place, Fellow Gains a New Perspective After almost five years, here I am once again in Washington D.C. I feel glad to be back to this town that is the seat not only to America’s government, … Continued

Blogging for Peace: Responding to Violence against Women and Girls in Asia Pacific My life in Bangkok has begun by navigating my way through narrow streets, filled at all hours with motorbikes, tuuk tuks and cars all trying to carve out … Continued