By Madison Beal/El Inde On a rainy Sunday morning in September, a group begins to gather alongside the Santa Cruz River in the heart of the city of Tucson. The end of the summer monsoon season is fast approaching, but storms continue to roll through to the delight of the desert dwellers standing nearby. One…
By Kirsta Marlatt/El Inde Dr. Stanley Mutunga formed Tumaini International, a Christian charity, to help the generation of children left orphaned by the AIDS epidemic in Kenya two decades ago. His organization is flourishing — and so are the people who volunteer to help him.
By Jack Ramsey / El Inde An aroma of damp soil, human sweat and fresh leafy greens was in the air. A college kid was spending his afternoon caring for a small backyard garden on a hot California day. Evaluating his excess of crisp, ripe food, he could not think of enough roommates and neighbors…
By Mickaela Elich / El Inde An orange pill bottle was slowly stripping away Bill Meeks’ life. As he sat in his hotel bed with no recollection of where he was, he realized that there needed to be a change. Meeks ended up in this situation when he was traveling the country 40 out of…
By Jacqueline Canett / El Inde Mariana Valencia remembers the day she got the best news any person on the lung transplant waitlist could receive. She was on the phone with one of her best friends when an anonymous phone number called from area code “720” — Denver. She answered the phone and heard, “Hey,…
