Health in Harmony - Saving Forests • Saving Lives

Happy 2012! Dear friends, We hope the first month of 2012 finds you well – we at Health In Harmony are gearing up for what promises to be a year full of change and growth.  Let us not get ahead of ourselves, though! 2011 was an amazing year for Health In Harmony and our partners, thanks to you. Here’s [...]

Giving the gift of life this holiday season – news from the field including updates from Klinik ASRI, our partnership with Water Hope, and the success of experimental reforestation plots.

Greetings from Sukadana! As always, much is happening in our small Bornean town. Health In Harmony on Tour Health In Harmony Founder, Kinari Webb and Director, Nichol Simpson will be touring the United State this September and October talking about the link between human and environmental health. We hope you can join us!   September [...]

Healthy People.  Healthy Forests. Healthy Babies! When women in the Gunung Palung area get pregnant, most elect a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA), many of whom come from long lineages of birth attendants. Others choose to work with midwives, whose government training may be minimal. Despite the best efforts of these caregivers, the rate of complications and [...]

In Sukadana, this month has had Celebrations, Soil Tests, and Community Collaboration. Abroad, ASRI Staff visited the U.S., and Hotlin has been shortlisted for the Whitley Prize! Read the full stories here.

These past two months, we’ve been keeping quite busy! On the Indonesian side, we’re seeing a reforested area truly take root, and in the United States, we’ve just finished up a West Coast tour, full of friends new and old.

September and October have been full of the challenges that come with working against time to save lives and save forests.  And they’ve been full of growth – of seedlings, smiles, and the strength of our work on both sides of the globe.

Your support helps us to grow ever more effective in this work. Here are stories about our recent work, and an opportunity (or two) to help…