This week CHEER honors two of our own as CHAMPions. Kathryn (Kat) Pollack-Hinds and Mariah Banks graduated with their Master of Public Health degrees in May 2023 from Boston University School of Public Health and completed their student internships with CHEER. Both were promptly hired into the CHE

CHEERing’s work wouldn’t be possible without women like Amina Koto. Amina arrived in Greece nearly four years ago after fleeing war in Syria. Now, she works as a Grow Clinic translator for our international partner in Athens. Each week, CHEERing holds Grow Cl

Sista Midwife Productions’ (SMP) mission is simple: To Make Birth Better. Specifically, the birth advocacy training and consulting agency is working to impro

Nikolas works as the chef on a yacht sailing around the Greek islands in the summers – but in the winter of 2022/2023, he volunteered to cook at the NGO Project Armonia. Specifically, he offered to cook with the refugee children who go to Project Armonia for CHEERing’s cooking classes and educat

For Molly Sahlin, a former professional handball player, sport is much more than physical activity. Sport is a tool to bring people together. A way to inspire, motivate, and bring about change. In January, Molly brought her inspired thinking, unmatched enthusiasm, and impressive skills to our int

Motivating Interdisciplinary Lactation Knowledge (MILK) Research Lab is on a mission to improve maternal health outcomes of Black women and birthing people across the life course. The research team conducts innovative human milk feeding (breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and donor human milk) and lactati

Today we honor the life and legacy of John D. Bower, MD, (1931-2023) with our CHAMPion of the Week award. Dr. Bower was a long-time collaborator and supporter of CHEER through the Bower Foundation. During his 60+ years in the medical field,

Football (soccer) coach, teacher’s aide, and super-mom: Hamideh Hosseini is CHEER’s CHAMPion of the Week! Hamideh joined our international team after bringing her children and other young refugees to CHEERing’s Football Club training. Shortly after that first practice, Hamideh began assisting

Becoming a first-time mother during the height of the pandemic opened up a creative outlet for Lydia O’Hara. Motherhood inspired the artist to start (M)other Art Collective, a group of 10 artist-mothers collaborating and supporting each other in their creative practices and parent

Earning a well-deserved promotion, becoming a newly elected board member, and passing important exams are some of Farzana Hakimi’s latest accomplishments. As CHEERing’s Associate Director, Farzana manages programmatic work for the international program, including CHEERing’s Sportnet Project an