Caitlin Cohen
Caitlin Cohen left her home in rural Vermont at age 19 to work in a slum in Mali. While working in a maternity ward in a slum she witnessed the death of a newborn and it changed her life. In 2006 she moved to this slum and started MHOP with $1500 she borrowed from her father. Caitlin has received numerous awards for her work, including the FOX/DoSomething award for the top 9 activists under age 25. She currently directs MHOP onsite in Mali, and has worked on primary care, AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder, and political health advocacy in Rwanda, Mali, and several other francophone West African countries. Caitlin graduated with honors international development studies from Brown University, and is pursuing an MD and an MBA.
Hometown: Westminster Station, VT
School: Brown University
Where I've Lived Abroad: Sikoroni, Mali
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Mali
Trying To Heal A Malian Town (With Paracetamol And A Little Saliva)
Hawa is spitting on my ankle with an intensity and rhythm generally reserved for jazz musicians and train wheels. Her obese forearms end abruptly at her little hands, her forefinger ... read more
29 Mar 2007
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