Approximately 1 billion people currently experience hunger. According to World Vision International, about 1 in 4 of the world’s children suffer from malnourishment, and about 5 million children will die this year from hunger-related causes. Hunger is a formidable issue that fuels civil unrest, a [...]
Archive for the ‘Nonprofit Spotlight’ Category
December 5th, 2011 - 6:00 am § in Guatemala, Nonprofit Spotlight
Que Será, Será…
Sometimes, we experience glorious, serendipitous moments in which everything clicks into place. In these moments, we stand at personal, academic, or professional “crossroads,” and suddenly, we find one path illuminated before us, often a path we had not yet perceived. Through magic, fate, or div[...]
December 4th, 2011 - 5:00 am § in Nonprofit Spotlight, Tips & Resources
A Do-Gooder’s Guide to Responsible Giving: Kiva Cards
In the United States, it was ushered in on Friday the 25th of November in the wee hours of the morning. Here in Ica, Perú, it is manifested in the towering polyethylene Christmas tree and tinsel-adorned telephone booths in the Plaza del Sol shopping mall. Around the world, in many forms, it’s upo[...]
November 16th, 2011 - 6:00 am § in Argentina, In the Field, Looking for Opportunity, Nonprofit Spotlight, Volunteer
Un Techo Para Mi Pais- More than Just a Roof
Since arriving in Argentina earlier this year I’ve been working Un Techo Para Mi Pais, an exemplary organization that works within nineteen countries in South America. Their youth-based, horizontally structured, local leadership and volunteer base works to help families in extreme poverty develop[...]
November 11th, 2011 - 5:00 am § in Good Ideas, Looking for Opportunity, Nonprofit Spotlight, Tips & Resources
Connecting the Least Connected (with people who can help!)
Today’s guest post comes from Kamiel Verwer on his start-up site KindMankind. KindMankind seeks to create a world in which tiny, struggling grass roots initiatives in poor areas get an equal chance to connect and can attract skilled, pro-active “changemakers” that support them on their[...]
G22 Green Connect
I am in this process of creating programs for G22 Green Connect that ignite passion, interconnect ideas, and inspire action to transform our relationship with environment. With a stronger connection to nature, I believe it is possible to deepen the understanding of our community, universe, and self.[...]
Machismo Madness: In with Microlending, Out with Machismo
For the month of July, La Vida Idealist asked bloggers to write about their experiences with machismo. This is the final post in that series. Each Kiva borrower visit I perform here in Ecuador introduces me to new role models. New strong, inspiring women I can look up to; women who, through their [...]
From the “Real World” to the Real World
¿Qué onda? My name is Ginny Savage and for the past year, I have been living in Sololá, Guatemala and working as a Program Director for Manna Project International (MPI). Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, MPI is a holistic community development organization with sites in Nicaragua and Ecuador. T[...]
