About

In 2020, I was sitting in my living room watching 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper when a segment aired titled “War on Women: Rape as a Weapon of War.” It shared the heartbreaking stories of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, survivors of unthinkable violence, whose bodies had become battlefields.

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That night changed the course of my life.

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I made a promise — to listen, to stand with them, and to tell their stories to the world.

Since then, I have traveled to D.R. Congo, sat with survivors of rape, held their hands, cried with them, and made a vow not to forget. Their courage—so fierce, so quiet—has become my compass.

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But I knew that listening was not enough.

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I returned to D.R. Congo not only with my heart open, but with action in my hands. I led a team of nurses and doctors into some of the most dangerous regions, where maternal health care was virtually nonexistent. There, we provided life-saving training in managing pregnancy complications and newborn resuscitation, standing shoulder to shoulder with those delivering care under the harshest of conditions.

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We also began shipping thousands of clean birthing kits to traditional birth attendants who had been delivering babies on the bare ground—without even the most basic supplies. These simple kits became instruments of safety, dignity, and hope.

And then came the call to Somaliland, during the time of Ebola.

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I traveled to that far, distant land—where resources were scarce and fear was real. At Edna Adan University Hospital, I taught health care providers how to properly wash their hands, how to don protective gear, and how to protect themselves and their patients from an invisible killer. I knew that if we could keep the nurses and midwives alive, we could keep communities alive.

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Every journey, every step, has only deepened my commitment.

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Today, I carry forward this promise by committing to educate and empower 100 young women across Africa—providing full scholarships to train them as midwives. We are proud to partner with Wisconsin International University College in Accra, Ghana to make this vision real.

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Because when a woman is trained, a village is saved.
When a midwife is equipped, a mother survives.
And when we listen, serve, and act—we change the world.