travel hiatus. my favorite kind.
we’re in nepal and india for the next four months, volunteering for VCD Nepal, Pencils of Promise, shooting a lot, playing a lot, and testing out olfactory fatigue.
india has gotten more expensive, but really, the dollar is just not what it used to be. not even since last spring. good thing [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Nonprofit’
October 8, 2009
namaste
August 23, 2009
The Girl Effect
Microfinancing changes lives. For the women involved, their parents, their daughters, sons, their towns. They create governments, strive for freedom, build houses, battle healthcare, encourage education, and instill hope. It happens for so little.
Join Kiva (it’s just a loan). Read Banker to the Poor, Three Cups of Tea, Infidel. It’s so easy. Join the [...]
June 28, 2009
Saving a Kashmiri Village After Remaking His Life
by Adam B. Ellick
CHIKAR, Pakistan — The lone hospital in this Kashmiri mountain town was on the eve of hosting one of the year’s biggest social gatherings, a health fair for several hundred villagers, and Todd Shea was not happy.
The hospital’s founder, Mr. Shea, an American who resembles a football coach more than a health [...]
March 25, 2009
Earth Hour
It’s as simple as a flick of the switch.
What began as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. In 2009, at 8.30pm on March 28, people around the world will turn their lights off for one hour – Earth Hour. [...]
February 24, 2009
Case Against Cruelty
Animal victims of abuse cannot speak for themselves—so concerned citizens and our legal system must speak up for them. That’s why the Animal Legal Defense Fund has created National Justice for Animals Week—an annual event that will be dedicated to raising public awareness nationwide about how to report animal abuse—and how to work within your [...]
January 19, 2009
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. has now been dead longer than he lived. But what an extraordinary life it was.
At 33, he was pressing the case of civil rights with President John Kennedy. At 34, he galvanized the nation with his “I Have a Dream” speech. At 35, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. At 39, [...]
November 28, 2008
Shhhhh
StoryCorps’ National Day of Listening. This holiday season, ask the people around you about their lives — it could be your grandmother, a teacher, or someone from the neighborhood. By listening to their stories, you will be telling them that they matter and they won’t ever be forgotten. It may be the most meaningful time [...]
October 23, 2008
Building a Better World
There are so many things we can do. You don’t have to design for change.
You can just vote for it.
October 20, 2008
Question Everything
Why is it socially acceptable to hoard wealth while so many go without basic needs?
Is egoism the reason for human failure?
Is it possible addiction is not really about drugs, that addiction is really about relationships that human beings form with one another?
What is freedom? Is it relative to where you are in the world?
Are women [...]
October 9, 2008
The Decision is Yours
Join American Express in their Members Project. Learn about some amazing organizations and vote for one of five projects to receive funds of $1.5 million. International Medical Corps sends medical staff around the world to provide relief and developmental programs. Kiva provides person-to-person microlending to change individual lives and as the money gets repaid, you [...]
October 6, 2008
XDR-TB
Tuberculosis is killing one person every 20 seconds. One in three people in the world is infected with dormant TB germs. I’m one of them. TB affects the whole world. Epidemics affect the whole world. It’s an ancient disease that is preventable and curable. We can stop it and save millions.
September 25, 2008
War/Dance
In a place where children fight wars, fight each other, fight for their lives, we find hope in the power of music, dance, and laughter. Go to the War/Dance website and find out how you can help.
Uganda Fast Facts:
236,040 square kilometres, slightly smaller than the UK
28 million people, with an average [...]
