Blogs About "Africa"

 

Kids Play Int'l 2013 Volunteer Trips

When you decide to travel with a purpose with KPI, you're in for a trip of a lifetime...Get ready to be inspired!
  As we're master planning away to create the coolest Volunteer Trips with Kids Play International possible, we figure it's only fair that we give you a sneak peek. With overwhelming response for ways to get involved, we are now offering...

SAVE THE DATE!  SEPT 24, 2012 at 48 Lounge

I hope all the fabulous 85 Broads women from in and around the NYC area will join us!  

 

Cocktails for a Cause in NYC!

  Who's ready to dance, bid, walk the red carpet, drink, chat, and laugh the night away in true style? That's right my...

Have you ever thought about supporting a nonprofit organization but weren't entirely sure how effective your contribution would be? Ha, I'm right there with you! I want to see numbers, pictures, stats, the real deal! 

 

  Without further ado, we'd like to share with you the impact that Kids Play International has had on the  youth of Africa*.  It's profound, inspiring, educational, and encouraging (at least we think...

With Steve Jobs’ passing after a long battle with cancer, tributes have poured from across the globe, and countless viewpoints have been offered on what his legacy shall be.

 

“A visionary. A designer. A perfectionist. An exacting CEO. An entrepreneur. The man who redefined the Digital...

World Computer Exchange (www.worldcomputerexchange.org) has two last minute openings for volunteers to join up on our trip to Tanzania leaving Aug 20th.

Teams of 5-8 volunteers assist our Partner in setting up computer labs in schools including with trouble-shooting, training and technical support. We're looking for volunteers who have some prior tech skills, plus a willingness to participate in technology-related tasks and education. FYI: These computers will connect 6,000+ youth annually.

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Saturday, June 12

My journey begins about noon on day one as I board a bus from New Hampshire. I fly out of Boston Logan overnight to Amsterdam, spending a 12 hour layover in Europe before another overnight flight to Nairobi, connecting finally to Kigali in the afternoon on day 3. Here are a few ways I allow myself a bit of self-care to prepare for a journey to the...

Friday, June 11th

I am writing over a triple Kenyan latte in Nairobi’s airport. The sun is coming up. World Cup fans fill the spaces usually taken up by foreign aid workers and African businessmen. All are wearing evidence of their leanings – a jersey, a scarf, a hat, a patch. They are not afraid. Everyone is glued to CNN. South Africa looks like...

Next week I'll be returning to Rwanda for a month to work with grassroots women change agents. My non-profit, Global Grassroots (www.globalgrassroots.org), operates the Academy for Conscious Change, a 12-18 month incubator for vulnerable women who have ideas for social change. We help women who are impoverished, war widows, undereducated and survivors of violence start their own non-profit organizations benefiting other women and girls. This June we will host our...

4.10.2010

We named our community center at our clinic in Kigutu, Burundi, Rumuri House, light house in Kirundi, the language spoken in rural Burundi where we work. The name implies leading and teaching right, the opposite of misleading. May its flame burn bright.

The day began early with workers tidying up. For those guests who arrived early, there were tours of the premises, including our food security work and solar farm. At 10:30...

Are you a woman who is passionate about the intersection between business, social justice, and environmental protection?

Do you want to see a model of green African manufacturing?

Do you want to be part of a cutting-edge social enterprise?

Do you want to see girls stay in school through affordable sanitary pads?

Do you want to help offer dignity for women through affordable sanitary pads they can purchase, and financial freedom through sales of pads...