Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health is pleased to announce the completion of its first production, a program about mental health which aired multiple times in the Twin Cities on both radio and television during the week of October 6th. Read More

Many low-income Americans were wary of banks even before the latest round of failures and takeovers. Is a semi-reformed payday lender the right guy to bring the urban poor into the banking system?

This New York Times story takes a social marketer's perspective in looking at the positive and negative role pay day lenders play in meeting the financial needs of immigrants and other low income people. Read More

Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health will air a program about mental health in the Twin Cities on October 6th at 7:30pm on KFAI FM 90.3/106.7 and 7:00pm on SPNN Channel 19 on St. Read More

Twa Zanmi partners are planning several events and activities which will unfold in 2008. We are working across 3 key areas: marketing, community-based research and evaluation, and additional capacity building for our team. Read More

According to this New York Times article “Diseases and disorders caused by dirty hands — like diarrhea — kill a child somewhere in the world about every 15 seconds, and about half those deaths could be prevented with the regular use of soap, studies indicate. Read More