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	<description>Transforming Lives through Enterprise, Health and Education</description>
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		<title>Sanitary Pads &amp; Reproductive Health Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 22:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Public Health team is excited to begin work on a new component of our school Mobile Clinics, distribution of sanitary pads for menstruation and reproductive health education. It is common for young girls to miss school during menstruation due &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/sanitary-pads-reproductive-health-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hand Washing with Soap!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After receiving over 4,500 soaps from PZ Cussons in January, Village Hopecore International began to distribute them at our mobile clinic partner schools. In order to ensure that students wash their hands with soaps, we teach the importance of hand &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/hand-washing-with-soap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On Dairy Farming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011, almost 50% of members who either completed their first or second loan cycle, had invested most of their 30,000 KSH loan in dairy farming. A good portion of loan clients used this money to buy a new cow &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/dairy-farming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>International Women&#8217;s Day: Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures</title>
		<link>http://villagehopecore.org/international-womens-day-connecting-girls-inspiring-futures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://villagehopecore.org/blog/?p=1178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women have always been the cornerstone of the work at Village Hopecore International and many microfinance initiatives throughout the world. We focus on women because they are more likely to spend the money they earn through microbusiness on their families, most notably &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/international-womens-day-connecting-girls-inspiring-futures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gladys Ruguru &#8211; Glory Self Help Group</title>
		<link>http://villagehopecore.org/gladys-ruguru-glory-self-help-group/</link>
		<comments>http://villagehopecore.org/gladys-ruguru-glory-self-help-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microfinance Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://villagehopecore.org/blog/?p=1157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gladys Ruguru, age 56, is married to Milo Ishmeal, age 66. She is mother to six children, with one child currently attending school. She lives in the village of Baraimo, which is only a few kilometers away from Village Hopecore &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/gladys-ruguru-glory-self-help-group/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sihagi Lords Self Help Group</title>
		<link>http://villagehopecore.org/sihagi-lords-self-help-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microfinance Program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to UNICEF, the estimated adult prevalence of HIV/AIDs in Kenya is 6.3%. The majority of Kenyans know at least one person, either a friend or family member, who has HIV/AIDs or has died from HIV/AIDs. Kenyan society generally places &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/sihagi-lords-self-help-group/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Program in January, 2012</title>
		<link>http://villagehopecore.org/health-program-in-january-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Village Hopecore International began the year 2012 with many achievements! We distributed free insecticide-treated mosquito nets to nearly 700 primary school students, teachers, and staff. They were very happy to receive the nets, and our peer educators taught them the &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/health-program-in-january-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Murimi Group</title>
		<link>http://villagehopecore.org/murimi-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://villagehopecore.org/blog/?p=945</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our all-male microloan groups was funded last year and is doing well in their loan repayment process. Murimi Group was founded in April 2010 and received funding from Village Hopecore on September 2011.  The group comprises of individuals &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/murimi-group/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health outreach in 2011</title>
		<link>http://villagehopecore.org/health-outreach-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://villagehopecore.org/health-outreach-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://villagehopecore.org/blog/?p=895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What a year! 2011 was a great year for Village Hopecore, filled with new programs and new ways of engaging the community in poverty eradication. Our School Mobile Clinic completed 55 mobile clinics, provided health services to 4,441 patients and &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/health-outreach-in-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Believe in HopeCore</title>
		<link>http://villagehopecore.org/why-i-believe-in-hopecore/</link>
		<comments>http://villagehopecore.org/why-i-believe-in-hopecore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://villagehopecore.org/blog/?p=605</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a completely unexpected blessing that brought me to Kenya. My wife and I had the privilege of joining a safari group headed by Dr. Phil Rasori, the Medical Director of HopeCore. The safari experience was amazing, but we &#8230; <a href="http://villagehopecore.org/why-i-believe-in-hopecore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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