Monalisa is a medical researcher who focuses on women’s health in rural India. She earned her PhD in Australia, studying the impact of prenatal and pre-pregnancy nutrition. Her strong inclination to understand the relevancy of her research for women in rural India has compelled her to return to her home country. She found that “sexual and reproductive health …
The New Voices Fellows Class of 2019 took to the stage in Aspen, Colorado for an unforgettable evening of story-telling. Ten New Voices Fellows shared short, personal stories that transcended time and space – from a 1980 Bob Marley concert in Zimbabwe, to a present-day overpriced dinner in New York City, to a father’s 2010 …
I met Cecil during a workshop and sharing session on women’s health that I led in rural India; at the end of the workshop, armed with new knowledge, she decided to try to stop the blaming and shaming of the women in her communities for giving birth to girls. For most of Cecil’s life, she …