Melanie Lidman

Melanie Lidman is a freelance journalist in San Francisco. Originally from Boston and a graduate of the University of Maryland, she previously worked for the Times of Israel and as Africa and the Middle East for Global Sisters Report. Previously, Lidman was the Jerusalem metro reporter for the Jerusalem Post.

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In Rwanda, one good deed, required by law, deserves another

Sisters listen to help heal as Rwanda marks 23 years since the genocide

Tracing Rwanda's highs and lows as it moves beyond history's shadow

Raised by sisters, a Rwandan orphan looks to the future

Sharing voices of African sisters

Q & A with Sr. Florence Nweonuma, tracing trafficking trends in Nigeria

Q & A with Sr. Mary Joan Njeri, putting impoverished mothers first

Sisters' center offers boys a haven from Nairobi's streets

Caritas Baby Hospital tends mother and child a mile from Bethlehem's manger

New water: Benedictine Sisters in East Jerusalem revive ancient cisterns

Store on busy road invigorates Nairobi women's peacemaking group

Sisters run semi-orphanages after Ethiopia cuts back international adoptions

Sisters in Africa discuss efforts to protect environment, address climate change

CARA receives grant for four studies, visiting African scholar

Q & A with Sr. Senkenesh Gebre-Mariam, seeing beyond patients' labels

St. Louis Sisters' mission in rural Ethiopia has adventures, challenges, and beauty

In Ethiopia, a little round house is the strongest medicine against women's labor complications

Q & A with Sr. Dr. Antonia Redito, ministering in Ethiopia no matter the method

Electronic waste: Informal economy supports thousands in Ghana slum

Oops, it's Easter -- and other surprises from Ethiopia