Monthly Archives: May 2015
Success Story from Nigeria: Dr. Seyi Oyesola’s “Hospital in a Box”
Seyi Oyesola was born in Nigeria, but spent much of his childhood growing up in Cleveland, Ohio in the USA. After graduating from high school in 1975, Mr. Oyesola returned to Nigeria and obtained his Bachelors of Science Degree and, in 1986, his Medical Degree from the University of Lagos. In Nigeria Mr. Oyesola was […]
Success Story from South Africa: A Review of Tutu & Tutu’s The Book of Forgiving
When South Africa transitioned to majority rule in 1994 and Nelson Mandela took on the presidency many questioned whether the country could peacefully transition to a post-apartheid state. A main way in which South Africa sought to move forward was the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1995. In 1996 the TRC […]
Success Story from Sudan: Dr. Donald Hopkins’ Guinea Worm Disease Eradication Efforts
Donald Hopkins was born in 1941 in Miami, Florida in the USA. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from Morehouse College, a Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University, and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Chicago. In 1980, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) near Atlanta, Georgia in the USA began […]
Success Story from the DRC: Dr. Corneille Ewango’s Conservation Initiatives
Corneille E.N. Ewango grew up in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). From the age of 14 he was collecting elephant tusks and meat poached by family members. By the age of 17, Mr. Ewango also was a poacher as a means to fund his studies. He wanted to become a medical doctor […]
Success Story from Eritrea: Kassahun Checole Founds Africa World Press and Red Sea Press
By guest blogger Dr. Mussa Idris* Kassahun Checole is the founder and publisher of Africa World Press and the Red Sea Press. Mr. Checole was born in what is today Eritrea. While in secondary school in Keren, Eritrea, he enjoyed organizing a musical group and wrote poetry in his school’s first newsletter. Later, he started […]
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