In the Media
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The Lancet: Grassroots Project Shines Hope on Nairobi Slum Life
From the Lancet, by Samuel Loewenberg A development initiative in one of Africa’s largest slums is taking small steps towards improving health and education for the people who live there. Samuel Loewenberg reports. To arrive at Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner’s school for girls in Kiberia, one must cross a small footbridge. The roughhewn…[learn more]
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Nicholas Kristof Features Shining Hope in NY Times Op-Ed
Just Look at What You Did! By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF In a Mother’s Day column in the spring, I suggested that readers commemorate the day not only with flowers but also with a donation to lift up women around the world. Readers showered one group that I mentioned, Mothers’ Day Movement, with more…[learn more]
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VH1 Do Something Award: Jessica Posner & Shining Hope for Communities
Jessica won the 2010 “Do Something Award” and was named “America’s Top World-Changer 25 & Under” live on VH1. Read the coverage in the Denver post here (July, 2010). Click Here to View
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Entertainment Tonight Features Jessica Posner
Entertainment Tonight features Paula Abdul talking about Shining Hope, as well as Jessica Posner and Jane Lynch supporting the cause of girls education! Cli(July, 2010). Click Here to View
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Kennedy Odede’s Op-Ed in The New York Times
Read CEO Kennedy Odede’s Op-Ed in The New York Times about slum tourism (August, 2010). http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/opinion/10odede.htm