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Contradiction During the Holidays: Creating My Own Traditions
I used to dread this time of year. It felt like a countdown to the stark reminder of how life had let me down. I’d force myself to travel home and feign excitement about the holidays in the hopes I ...
Our Next Chapter: Launching the Global Emerging Leaders Program
Through the expansion of our Global Emerging Leaders Program, AFC aims to reach at least 32,000 Kenyans impacted by cancer by 2025. This is only part of our broader vision to scale our tools and resou...
Colleen Broughton: The Launch Of Online Odyssey
Two pilot program are being offered—one national and one in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon and British Columbia). The PNW program will keep everyone in the same time zone. It will also ma...
Kenya Fellow Shelia McGlown On Holding Space
When diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2009, my whole life changed. It was what some called my new normal. Why would I want a new normal at the age of 43? New normal meant living with breast ...
AFC Expands to Kenya with Global Emerging Leaders Program
“For me, this program is an incredibly full-circle moment. The cross-cultural learning and the opportunity to celebrate both our similarities and our differences enriched my life beyond measure....
Rose Kariuki: Making Connections, Becoming Sisters
Rose Kariuki went to South Africa in 2018 as a fellow with A Fresh Chapter. She is now part of the team bringing AFC to Kenya in the Global Cancer Advocacy program. Read what she learned from cancer a...