A few days ago, CARE USA and the CSIS Global Health Policy Center teamed up to send policymakers, government officials, and global health experts on a fact finding mission to Kenya. Through this Learning Tour, this group was hoping to "look at the successes and challenges of U.S. funded global health programs," especially focusing on maternal health and child health programs.

Throughout the trip, Representative Keith Ellison has been tweeting updates on all that he has seen, giving his readers a sense of being right there with him. His narratives are all the more compelling due to his skill at weaving touching stories with 'bigger picture' contextual factoids. (hard enough to do without a 140-figure limit!):

Nr Kisumu: Left a woman's home who's son died in Kenya's post-election violence, 08. 1500 killed. Grave on-site.

Find a screenshot of his entries from Kenya here.