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Mar 19, 2014

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Mission and Ministry
Dozens gather for the burial of the Rev. Themba Siwela of Gutu Mupandawana Circuit Masvingo District. Many did not wear face masks or maintain social distancing. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Close ties challenge rural Africa COVID-19 fight
Close relationships in rural Africa make social and physical distancing to avoid COVID-19 culturally difficult.
Mission and Ministry
The Nyadire Social Committee distributes food to families at The United Methodist Church’s Nyadire Mission in Mutoko, Zimbabwe. The Nyadire Connection, an all-volunteer group founded by individuals from a network of United Methodist churches in Pittsburgh, raised more than $25,000 for food relief at the mission. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Donations pour in for church hospitals, missions
United Methodist hospitals in Zimbabwe receive protective gear for front-line workers, while mission families get food relief from Nyadire Connection.
Mission and Ministry
An Africa University student and a Yale student have co-founded a company they hope can provide small solar-powered clinics in African communities that have no health care. The students are Munyaradzi Chakonda (left) from Africa University and Jon Schulder (right) from Yale. Composite created by Kathleen Barry, UM News.

AU, Yale students aim to fill health care gaps
An Africa University student and a Yale student have co-founded a company they hope can provide small clinics in African communities that have no health care.