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  • Penny Gushiken (left) takes a photo of her cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in a restaurant in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as listening to music, talking on the phone, and taking out trash. In this case, the class was supposed to find someone eating. When they spotted these two women through the windows of a restaurant, the class went inside and Gushiken took a photo of the group posing with them. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-235.jpg
  • Recently arrived women immigrants from different parts of the world learn stretching and exercise techniques during a class sponsored by Tacoma Community House in Tacoma, Washington. Held at a public library, the class also serves as one more medium in which the women can learn and practice English. TCH is a mission institution sponsored by United Methodist Women.
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  • Recently arrived women immigrants from different parts of the world learn stretching and exercise techniques during a class sponsored by Tacoma Community House in Tacoma, Washington. Held at a public library, the class also serves as one more medium in which the women can learn and practice English. TCH is a mission institution sponsored by United Methodist Women.
    usa-2010-jeffrey-tacoma-community-ho...jpg
  • Penny Gushiken (left) takes a photo of her cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as listening to music, talking on the phone, and eating. In this case, the class was supposed to find someone taking out the trash. They found a man pushing a cart of trash out of an office building, and Gushiken took a photo of the group posing with him. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-lancaster-...JPG
  • Penny Gushiken (left) takes a photo of her cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as listening to music, talking on the phone, and taking out trash. In this case, the class was supposed to find someone reading. They found a statue of a man reading, so Gushiken took a photo of the group posing with him. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-lancaster-...JPG
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-233.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-239.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-227.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-216.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-219.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-213.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-209.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-197.jpg
  • A participant in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, displays a sample of her work in the class. Taught by a Methodist deaconess, the class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-201.jpg
  • Penny Gushiken (left) takes a photo of her cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees on a sidewalk in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as eating, listening to music, and taking out trash. In this case, the class was supposed to find someone talking on the phone. When they did, Gushiken took a photo of the group posing with her. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-lancaster-...JPG
  • Penny Gushiken (right) walks on a street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with members of her cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as eating, listening to music, and taking out trash. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-lancaster-...JPG
  • Penny Gushiken (center) leads a cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees on a walk through the streets of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as eating, listening to music, and taking out trash. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-lancaster-...JPG
  • Yafaruzbee participates in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, that is coordinated by a Methodist deaconess. She said she initially got involved so she could sew dresses for her children's Barbie dolls, as well as sew her own dresses. The class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods. (She uses only one name.)
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-242.jpg
  • Two women participate in a class on sewing and tailoring in Chennai, India. The class is coordinated by a Methodist deaconess. By increasing the earning capacity of the students, she's helping them earn money for family needs while at the same time gain respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
    india-2019-jeffrey-chennai-186.jpg
  • Cris Mussett (left) leads a cooking class at the Holding Institute in Laredo, Texas. The institute is supported by United Methodist Women.
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  • A teacher and his primary class at the Notre Dame de Petits school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The school's building collapsed in the January 2010 earthquake, and while some classes are conducted in the ruins, other classes meet in large tents provided by International Orthodox Christian Charities.
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  • A teacher speaks to his primary class at the Notre Dame de Petits school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The school's building collapsed in the January 2010 earthquake, and while some classes are conducted in the ruins, other classes meet in large tents provided by International Orthodox Christian Charities.
    haiti-2010-jeffrey-A047.jpg
  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A553.jpg
  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A551.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A548.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A546.jpg
  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A544.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A543.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A542.jpg
  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A541.jpg
  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A539.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A540.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A537.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A536.jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Mojakhomo is a first-year nursing student. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_546...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Mary Mpeqa  is a first-year student in the general nursing programme. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_173...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_167...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_166...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Kamohelo Khoarai is a first-year student in the general nursing programme. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_164...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_163...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_159...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_153...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_151...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_152...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Rosaleah Lobako (left) and Diny Makanyane (right) are first-year students in the general nursing programme. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_545...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Kamohelo Khoarai is a first-year student in the general nursing programme. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_540...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Rosaleah Lobako (left) and Diny Makanyane (right) are first-year students in the general nursing programme. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_173...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Diny Makanyane is a first-year nursing student. Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • Penny Gushiken (right) walks through downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with members of her cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as eating, listening to music, and taking out trash. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • Yafaruzbee participates in a sewing and tailoring class in Chennai, India, that is coordinated by a Methodist deaconess. She said she initially got involved so she could sew dresses for her children's Barbie dolls, as well as sew her own dresses. The class increases the women's earning capacity, providing money for family needs while at the same time gaining them respect in their homes and neighborhoods. (She uses only one name.)
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  • Two women participate in a class on sewing and tailoring in Chennai, India. The class is coordinated by a Methodist deaconess. By increasing the earning capacity of the students, she's helping them earn money for family needs while at the same time gain respect in their homes and neighborhoods.
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  • The Rev. Uma Natarajan (right) hosts a class for women learning sewing and tailoring in the Ebenezer Methodist Church, located in a poor neighborhood of Chennai, India. By increasing their earning capacity, the class is helping them earn money for family needs while at the same time gain respect in their homes and neighborhood.
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  • A girl leads a class under a tree in the Loreto Primary School in Rumbek, South Sudan. The Loreto Sisters began a secondary school for girls in 2008, with students from throughout the country, but soon after added a primary in response to local community demands.<br />
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The older girl leading the class is a student of the Loreto Girls Secondary School. She took charge of the primary class so the regular teacher could attend a staff meeting.
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  • A class under the trees in the Loreto Primary School in Rumbek, South Sudan. The Loreto Sisters began a secondary school for girls in 2008, with students from throughout the country, but soon after added a primary in response to local community demands.<br />
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The older girls leading the class are students of the Loreto Girls Secondary School. They took charge of the primary class so the regular teacher could attend a staff meeting.
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  • A girl leads a class in the Loreto Primary School in Rumbek, South Sudan. The Loreto Sisters began a secondary school for girls in 2008, with students from throughout the country, but soon after added a primary in response to local community demands.<br />
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The older girl leading the class is a student of the Loreto Girls Secondary School. She took charge of the primary class so the regular teacher could attend a staff meeting.
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  • A class in the Loreto Primary School in Rumbek, South Sudan. The Loreto Sisters began a secondary school for girls in 2008, with students from throughout the country, but soon after added a primary in response to local community demands.<br />
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The older girls leading the class are students of the Loreto Girls Secondary School. They took charge of the primary class so the regular teacher could attend a staff meeting.
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  • A primary class at the Notre Dame de Petits school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The school's building collapsed in the January 2010 earthquake, and while some classes are conducted in the ruins, other classes meet in large tents provided by International Orthodox Christian Charities.
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  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
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  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
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  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
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  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
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  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
    drc-2008-jeffrey-congo-A545.jpg
  • Claudethe Ilunga teaches in elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
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  • An elementary school class in the Uweso II neighborhood of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many students in the class receive school supplies, uniforms, scholarships and mentoring from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Mary Mpeqa  is a first-year student in the general nursing programme. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_172...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Mary Mpeqa  is a first-year student in the general nursing programme. Here, during anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_155...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_158...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170302_AHP_154...jpg
  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • 2 March 2017, Ma Mafefooane Valley, Lesotho: Anatomy class, as part of a course in Anatomy and physiology for first-year students in the general nursing programme. This lesson is on the neural system. The class consists of 31 students, both men and women, and is in its second semester. The Roma College of Nursing is a Roman Catholic non-profic institution under the Christian Health Association of Lesotho. The college educates nurses and midwives, and is situated adjacent to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in the Ha Mafefooane Valley, some 35 kilometers from Lesotho’s capital, Maseru. The school forms an integral part of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, where the students acquire essential parts of their hands-on training. The school was founded in 1972, and is open to candidates of any gender and various religious backgrounds. Applications are also open to students from other countries. Most students begin their studies at the age of 19-20. Most are from Lesotho, but some are international. The college hosts a total of some 120 students. Four out of five are women. Through sponsorship from ICAP and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which draws funds from PEPFAR, the school maintains a library and a skills laboratory specifically designed to improve nursing education in Lesotho. There are six nursing training institutions in Lesotho in total, of which four are denominational as part of the Christian Health Association of Lesotho, and thus owned by the churches. Two institutions are public, run by the government.
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  • Children participate in a church school class in the Methodist Church in the Cambodian village of Talom.
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  • A young woman leads a Roman Catholic catechism class in Agok, a town in the contested Abyei region where tens of thousands of people fled in 2011 after an attack by soldiers and militias from the northern Republic of Sudan on most parts of Abyei. Although the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement called for residents of Abyei--which sits on the border between Sudan and South Sudan--to hold a referendum on whether they wanted to align with the north or the newly independent South Sudan, the government in Khartoum and northern-backed Misseriya nomads, excluded from voting as they only live part of the year in Abyei, blocked the vote and attacked the majority Dinka Ngok population. The African Union has proposed a new peace plan, including a referendum to be held in October 2013, but it has been rejected by the Misseriya and Khartoum. The Catholic parish of Abyei, with support from Caritas South Sudan and other international church partners, has maintained its pastoral presence among the displaced and assisted them with food, shelter, and other relief supplies
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  • A young woman leads a Roman Catholic catechism class in Agok, a town in the contested Abyei region where tens of thousands of people fled in 2011 after an attack by soldiers and militias from the northern Republic of Sudan on most parts of Abyei. Although the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement called for residents of Abyei--which sits on the border between Sudan and South Sudan--to hold a referendum on whether they wanted to align with the north or the newly independent South Sudan, the government in Khartoum and northern-backed Misseriya nomads, excluded from voting as they only live part of the year in Abyei, blocked the vote and attacked the majority Dinka Ngok population. The African Union has proposed a new peace plan, including a referendum to be held in October 2013, but it has been rejected by the Misseriya and Khartoum. The Catholic parish of Abyei, with support from Caritas South Sudan and other international church partners, has maintained its pastoral presence among the displaced and assisted them with food, shelter, and other relief supplies
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  • A man teaches a Roman Catholic catechism class in Agok, a town in the contested Abyei region where tens of thousands of people fled in 2011 after an attack by soldiers and militias from the northern Republic of Sudan on most parts of Abyei. Although the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement called for residents of Abyei--which sits on the border between Sudan and South Sudan--to hold a referendum on whether they wanted to align with the north or the newly independent South Sudan, the government in Khartoum and northern-backed Misseriya nomads, excluded from voting as they only live part of the year in Abyei, blocked the vote and attacked the majority Dinka Ngok population. The African Union has proposed a new peace plan, including a referendum to be held in October 2013, but it has been rejected by the Misseriya and Khartoum. The Catholic parish of Abyei, with support from Caritas South Sudan and other international church partners, has maintained its pastoral presence among the displaced and assisted them with food, shelter, and other relief supplies
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  • A girl leads a Roman Catholic catechism class in Agok, a town in the contested Abyei region where tens of thousands of people fled in 2011 after an attack by soldiers and militias from the northern Republic of Sudan on most parts of Abyei. Although the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement called for residents of Abyei--which sits on the border between Sudan and South Sudan--to hold a referendum on whether they wanted to align with the north or the newly independent South Sudan, the government in Khartoum and northern-backed Misseriya nomads, excluded from voting as they only live part of the year in Abyei, blocked the vote and attacked the majority Dinka Ngok population. The African Union has proposed a new peace plan, including a referendum to be held in October 2013, but it has been rejected by the Misseriya and Khartoum. The Catholic parish of Abyei, with support from Caritas South Sudan and other international church partners, has maintained its pastoral presence among the displaced and assisted them with food, shelter, and other relief supplies
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  • A woman leads a Roman Catholic catechism class in Agok, a town in the contested Abyei region where tens of thousands of people fled in 2011 after an attack by soldiers and militias from the northern Republic of Sudan on most parts of Abyei. Although the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement called for residents of Abyei--which sits on the border between Sudan and South Sudan--to hold a referendum on whether they wanted to align with the north or the newly independent South Sudan, the government in Khartoum and northern-backed Misseriya nomads, excluded from voting as they only live part of the year in Abyei, blocked the vote and attacked the majority Dinka Ngok population. The African Union has proposed a new peace plan, including a referendum to be held in October 2013, but it has been rejected by the Misseriya and Khartoum. The Catholic parish of Abyei, with support from Caritas South Sudan and other international church partners, has maintained its pastoral presence among the displaced and assisted them with food, shelter, and other relief supplies
    south-sudan-2013-jeffrey-abyei-032.jpg
  • A man teaches a Roman Catholic catechism class in Agok, a town in the contested Abyei region where tens of thousands of people fled in 2011 after an attack by soldiers and militias from the northern Republic of Sudan on most parts of Abyei. Although the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement called for residents of Abyei--which sits on the border between Sudan and South Sudan--to hold a referendum on whether they wanted to align with the north or the newly independent South Sudan, the government in Khartoum and northern-backed Misseriya nomads, excluded from voting as they only live part of the year in Abyei, blocked the vote and attacked the majority Dinka Ngok population. The African Union has proposed a new peace plan, including a referendum to be held in October 2013, but it has been rejected by the Misseriya and Khartoum. The Catholic parish of Abyei, with support from Caritas South Sudan and other international church partners, has maintained its pastoral presence among the displaced and assisted them with food, shelter, and other relief supplies
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  • Student in a class at Patrice Lumumba University, a United Methodist school in the Congolese village of Wembo Nyama.
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  • Girls in class in the Dereig Camp for internally displaced persons.
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  • Children participate in a church school class in the Methodist Church in the Cambodian village of Talom.
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  • A Sunday school class at the Methodist Church in the Cambodian village of O Kroich. The people of this village are from the Kouy indigenous group.
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  • A Sunday school class at the Methodist Church in the Cambodian village of O Kroich. The people of this village are from the Kouy indigenous group.
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  • Penny Gushiken (second from right) leads a cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During a visit to a supermarket, participants discuss available food items, including different types of meat. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • Penny Gushiken leads a cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in a church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class, which includes learning common English phrases, is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • Penny Gushiken leads a cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in a church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class, which includes learning common English phrases and verb tenses, is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • Penny Gushiken leads a cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in a church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class, which includes learning common English phrases, is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • Penny Gushiken leads a cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in a church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class, which includes learning common English phrases, is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • Hayat Husen, a newly arrived refugee, is tutored by Shirley Kurtz in a cultural orientation class in a United Methodist Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Husen was resettled in the Harrisonburg area by Church World Service, which also sponsors the class.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • In the basement of a United Methodist Church in Durham, North Carolina, Church World Service sponsors a class in financial literacy for refugees. The class includes how to use a cell phone to check the balance of your debit card. Church World Service resettles refugees in North Carolina and elsewhere in the United States.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
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  • Women participate in a class on weaving and other crafts in Alagasanager, a village in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu.
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  • Women participate in a class on weaving and other crafts in Alagasanager, a village in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu.
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  • A woman who fled political conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo watches a demonstration, her baby on her back, during a class on new agricultural techniques in a refugee camp in Panyume, South Sudan. The class is conducted by World Renew, a member of the ACT Alliance, which also provides participants with seeds and tools. South Sudan is hosting refugees from neighboring countries at the same time tens of thousands of South Sudanese have fled the country in the wake of political violence that broke out in December 2013. That conflict quickly ripped apart regions of the young nation along ethnic and tribal lines. The ACT Alliance is providing a variety of services to both refugees and internally displaced families throughout the country.
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  • Participants in an adult literacy class on a church-sponsored farm in Riimenze, South Sudan. The farm is run by Solidarity with South Sudan and provides food for students at a teacher training college, residents of a Congolese refugee camp, and displaced South Sudanese who live in a camp for internally displaced persons that formed around the Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Riimenze.
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