It's hard not to feel disheartened by the overcast lingering above America over the last couple years - unemployment, idiot politicians, health care costs, economic worries, impending wars, etc. Naturally, ethnocentric issues take priority. But we also forget that our situation, in its most dismal perceptions, is incomparable to the basic, life-threatening issues that other human beings face on a daily basis. Marginalized societies, that do not have the benefit of excessive media coverage, persevere without any acknowledgment of their insufferable livelihoods.
To voice and magnify such inequality, a group of students from my alma mater recently launched an inspiring non-profit organization - ASH - to combat our world's health crisis. ASH builds and sustains community centers in poverty-stricken countries to promote health initiatives holistically - addressing multiple barriers to health-care at once, such as access to medicine and doctors, income and jobs, preventive education, water (list goes onnn).
Their first community center launched in Wamuini, Kenya. They empower the local residents to invest their own labor, land, and time into the community center, creating a spiritual and motivational bond to keep the center self-operating. Within the center, ASH has already built a vocational center for girls, a medical dispensary, and classrooms, while employing a full staff of nurses, instructors, and counselors.
The accomplishments thus far may seem like a droplet within an ocean. But the vision is pure, and ASH hopes to provide the impetus and compassion for rebuilding communities world-wide. One community at a time.
Please learn more.
Feel free to visit weareash.org or ask myself for more information on how you can help!
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