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Neelley Hicks

Jan 27, 2021
2 min

Fakes, Facts & YOU

From HHG’s January newsletter. Be sure to subscribe! I hope you have gotten off to a great start in 2021! A new year and a new administration in the United States gives us pause to reflect. A story keeps coming to mind. A woman goes to her rabbi to confide the guilt she feels about telling something that turned out to be untrue. The rabbi asked her to get a pillow from her home. When she brought it to him, he told her to open the pillow and take all the feathers out. Doing wh

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Neelley Hicks

Nov 4, 2020
2 min

Love Above All

By Marion Ndeta, Women Arise Collective Representative Nairobi, Kenya My friends and I had a catch up time this past weekend. Family, work, and of course sharing about the impact of COVID19 came up. One shared how their employer just informed them that some will be sent home on unpaid leave. Yes, you read it right. Stay home indefinitely without any pay, while those who remain will earn only up to 70% of their usual pay. My heart sunk. It grieved from within. I imagined those

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Neelley Hicks

Nov 3, 2020
1 min

Body, Mind, Spirit in Nigeria

How I Lead and Serve Women I am praying to God to give me wisdom to lead and serve women, and also the heart to love the job and the women I am working with. Let God give me the courage to work with the women in trust, transparency, accountability and patience. I want to support the women in prayer, advice and sharing their painful feelings and give them material support whenever I have the means. The Women Arise Collective in Nigeria has entered into buying and selling farm

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Neelley Hicks

Apr 15, 2020
2 min

Left with Communication

Hi our beloved supporters, Let me take this opportunity to thank you for the great work you’re doing to support the work of Harper Hill Global. Your support has enabled the unreached people around the world to receive information on health and hope. This is a very difficult period which the world is facing. The pandemic is causing suffering to many in this world. COVID-19 is a unique virus affecting all. It doesn’t discriminate rich or poor, black or white but all people. Sch

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Women in Leadership Spotlight: Betty Kazadi Musau, Communication for the Good of One Another

Neelley Hicks

Apr 19, 2019
4 min

Women in Leadership Spotlight: Betty Kazadi Musau, Communication for the Good of One Another

It can be hard to imagine an environment where information is not easily accessible by the entire population. In some places, individuals do not have easy access to life-saving information. It’s equally difficult to think about living in an environment where women have to teach other women that their voices matter – that they do not have to remain silent about the stigma placed against them. The heartbreaking reality is that women in many countries all over the world, includi

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Education is a gift that can’t be taken away, and that only multiplies when shared.

Neelley Hicks

Nov 27, 2018
1 min

Education is a gift that can’t be taken away, and that only multiplies when shared.

At Harper Hill Global, we are focusing on educating and equipping women to establishing an interfaith network that communicates for disease-prevention, peace-building, and stigma prevention. Your donation multiplies on #GivingTuesday as it is matched through PayPal and Facebook donations. Our Work: Communicating for Better Lives in a Refugee Camp Her ministry is in the Rhino Refugee Camp, where she resides. Judith Osongo Yanga Our Work: Communicating for Disease-Prevention in

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Health Crisis in East Democratic Republic of the Congo

Neelley Hicks

Nov 15, 2018
2 min

Health Crisis in East Democratic Republic of the Congo

Photo credit: UNMEER/Martine Perret Article by Philippe Lolonga “No other epidemic in the world has been as complex as the one we are currently experiencing.” – Dr. Oly Ilunga, Minister of Health According to the Weekly Bulletin of the Ministry of Health in Congo published last weekend, Ebola has claimed 200 lives in North Kivu where the outbreak remains “dangerous” and “unpredictable.” Among the dead are seventeen Methodists from the Beni District. Reverend DS Ezechiel Math

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The Church Raises Ebola Awareness via SMS

Neelley Hicks

Oct 3, 2018
3 min

The Church Raises Ebola Awareness via SMS

By Philippe LOLONGA October 10/3/2018/Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo In 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo experienced two episodes of the Ebola virus disease: first in early May in the health zones of Bikoro, Iboko and Mbandaka in the Equateur Province, (in the northern part of the country); then at the beginning of August in the Beni region, in the North Kivu Province (Eastern DRC), with the extension in Ituri (Northeast). Since August, the Ebola virus has been p

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Neelley Hicks

Aug 20, 2018
1 min

Join Us On The Journey!

Harper Hill Global Executive Director Neelley Hicks will join women across faith, tribal, and geographic lines for September “Women Arise from Stigma” workshops in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, focusing communications and technology that spreads the message: You are God’s beloved. Nothing and no one can take that from you. This unprecedented work emanates from The United Methodist Church in eastern DR Congo taking a stand against traditions that shun women who’

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Neelley Hicks

Jul 12, 2018
3 min

Kivu Women Stand Against Stigma

Written by Judith Osongo Yanga, edited by Quinn Needham. Horrific acts of war have ravaged the provinces and peoples of Kivu. At the center of these terrors lies the manipulation of sexual violence against women and children as a weapon of domestic destruction. Since stigmatization of rape victims remains commonplace throughout the region, survivors of these gruesome assaults are often abandoned by their husbands and families. Additionally, many women and young girls have bee

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Neelley Hicks

Jun 4, 2018
2 min

Communication as a Weapon Against Disease

Judith Osongo Yanga uses technology to impact her fellow neighbors and community members in East Congo. By sharing the right media and messages via text, WhatsApp, radio and television, Judith works to reduce Ebola infections during an outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo. At times, people of faith worry about who to follow – physicians or faith leaders. As an example, doctors may advise against touching those dead from Ebola, but failure to follow sacred traditional

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Neelley Hicks

Apr 10, 2018
2 min

Arise: A Message for All

New Hope During these past few weeks, it seems like everything in Nashville is just beginning to bloom. White blossoms adorn the Bradford pears, the grass is green and lush, and a cluster of yellow daffodils have emerged in front of my mailbox. The sunshine provides a stark contrast to the cold, gray winter behind us. With Easter season still on the mind, I reflect on the symbolism that these signs of spring offer for new life and for hope—themes that also run deeply in the w

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Neelley Hicks

Apr 2, 2018
1 min

Women Arise from Stigma

“Women Arise from Stigma” is a campaign originated in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo to help women claim the fullness of their identity in God: beloved and able; fierce and bold; from different places, yet from one tribe. Resources (available in English, French, Swahili, +). Contact info@harperhill.global to request. A Plea to My Father animation to overcome stigma by Harper Hill Global, Chocolate Moose Media, WiseHeart Foundation. “A Plea to My Father” Drama and Dr

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Neelley Hicks

Mar 19, 2018
1 min

Equip Women Who Will Equip Other Women

They are inspired. They are brilliant. They are ready. Five women, willing to serve their own communities by sharing knowledge that can improve lives. By their leadership and presence, girls and women will imagine new ways of being in the world – bold and beloved, fierce and determined – in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Uganda. Who are they? A part of Harper Hill Global’s campaign called “Women Arise” which encourages women to embrace their sacred worth a

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Neelley Hicks

Mar 7, 2018
3 min

Esther

par Judith Osongo Yanga Le mois de la femme est un mois spécial dédié à la femme dans le monde entier. La femme congolaise en générale et celle de l’église méthodiste en particulier se réjouit de cette journée du 08 mars de chaque année. La situation de la femme dans notre pays, surtout celle de l’Est du Congo présente quelques défis. La situation sécuritaire du pays la R.D.Congo expose la femme de l’Est du Congo ce qui fait que nous enregistrons plusieurs cas de viols des f

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A Display of Hope for East Congo Survivors of Sexual Violence

Neelley Hicks

Jan 3, 2018
3 min

A Display of Hope for East Congo Survivors of Sexual Violence

By Judith Osongo Yanga: Director of Communication, East Congo United Methodist Church The Problem of Rape and Stigma The eastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where one finds our Episcopal region is well-known for numerous troubles from militants or rebels, who often rape women and children. Being innocent and vulnerable these victims are abandoned by their own family, in particular by their husbands. There are many reasons for this, and all of them contribute

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Neelley Hicks

Nov 28, 2017
2 min

Untitled

Can you hear it? Voices which have long been silenced from abuse are now amplified through the use of communications technology. In the United States, #MeToo has broken through a societal fog which normalized bad behavior, and the chance of building a new culture of mutual respect finally seems possible. Similarly, an innovative communications campaign by Harper Hill Global called “Arise from Stigma” is becoming known across one of Africa’s largest countries where women are d

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Neelley Hicks

Sep 5, 2017
2 min

SDGs, Religion, and Communications

Some of my friends will wonder why I am attempting to explain the Sustainable Development Goals because, well, doesn’t everyone already understand them? Other friends will wonder why I’m explaining the value of religious groups, because it’s obvious, right? Well, not everyone understands the value of religious groups, and not everyone has heard of the Sustainable Development Goals – yet the 2 topics go hand-in-hand. So here goes…the value of each, and the way communications c

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Join Me in Changing the World through Communications

Neelley Hicks

Aug 24, 2017
2 min

Join Me in Changing the World through Communications

The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. – Frederick Buechner Over the past two decades, I’ve become a believer in using communications and technology to improve lives and reduce human suffering. I’ve also come to a deep understanding of the influencing role that religious groups play – particularly in parts of the world where new communication technologies are emerging. My calling in life is to address societal issues

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