In this season of giving, I tried to focus on giving presents beyond the sheer materialistic exchanges that entrap many in the United States but also here in Guatemala. Giving canbe inspired, creative, and ecologically friendly. I tried to pursue traditional eco-giving- but with a twist. The twist[...]
Posts Tagged ‘giving’
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[...]
September 3rd, 2009 - 8:20 pm § in Around Town, Guatemala
Money, Money, Money
For every traveler or volunteer living in an impoverished country, the question of money donations arises. The sad-looking woman with her tiny baby and the plastic bowl for coins by her side on the street; the man with one leg and his hand out….these are the obvious ones, and each person dec[...]
Projects and More Projects
The primary project I’m involved with, which exists around the south side of Lake Atitlan and also in the Antigua area, is Pedagogia Basica. This consists of a series of exercises to promote laterality, as most children in the rural areas are carried on their mother’s backs for as long as two [...]
