Content note: The following article contains mature references to hardships faced by refugees. My name is Martin Abumba Mkyambe, I was born in 1996 in Fizi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the youngest of ten children. I was healthy until the age of three, when I contracted poliomyelitis, a serious illness that left my right leg paralyzed. At that time, my country was in the midst of a civil war, which made it extremely difficult for my parents to access proper medical care for...

Big-hearted Vincent Valdmann cares. The Willow and Ginkgo parent has been involved in many ways to nourish our community and sharpen our vision on making the world a better place for our children.  He has been a vital member of the parent sustainability group, been an important voice in community discussions on the effects of screen time and social media on children through SHIELD (Social Health Initiative for Early Life Development), and has been a vital bridge between MST and Bidii Yetu for...

Our ongoing collaboration with Bidii Yetu and MST teachers has been both inspiring and challenging. Through this partnership, we have gained deeper insight into the realities faced by communities working with limited resources—and into the strength and resilience that sustain them. One of the most significant challenges has been resource scarcity . Basic classroom materials such as paper, pencils, crayons, and even natural wood for creating learning materials are not always readily available....