Categories: Disaster, Environment, Famine, Genocide, Human Rights, Hunger, International, Man-Made Disaster, Natural Disaster, Poverty, Somalia, Sudan, Sustainability, War & Conflict, Water, Africa, donors, drought, sustainability, water, water management
Mar 19, 2010 01:16 pm
Good Morning Change Agents: I started blogging this week for Beyond Profit (www.beyondprofit.com) about drought, water management and the incomptence of the international community in Africa. They are an amazing magazine telling stories from the social enterprise business sector. I just posted this blog about Africa,... Continue reading Water, Water Everywhere – Africa, Drought, and the Continued Failure in Water Management
Categories: Famine, Hunger, International, US, emergency response, Haiti, hunger, malnutrition
Mar 17, 2010 02:00 pm 1 Comment
Hello Everyone !!!!! Most people think of malnutrition as simply not having enough to eat. But for many of the world's one billion hungry people, the problem is that they get too few of the minerals and vitamins that would allow them to thrive, physically and mentally. The challenge is to ensure these p... Continue reading 10 Truths & Reasons to Face the Challenge of Global Nutrition
Categories: Corporate Responsibility, Fair Sourcing, Hunger, International, Land, War & Conflict, Water, Africa, Kenya
Mar 11, 2010 10:00 pm 7 Comments
Hello fellow Change Agents .... To start with the climax; on Wednesday evening, I and a member of my volunteer team Sara were hijacked by 10 men with machetes. Yes, a machete is a big knife used to cut through the bush in Africa. In a split second, I watched a gang of men emerge from the bush, surround us and use physical force ... Continue reading The Dark Side of Working in Africa
Categories: Adult, Corporate Responsibility, Hunger, International, Land, Sustainability, Water, Women's Rights
Mar 8, 2010 07:29 am 2 Comments
Good Morning Change Agents Just a quickie... I launched our first fundraiser on Kickstarter which build 20 1/2 acre Backpack Farms supporting 20 single mothers in Meru Kenya. You can read more of the design at Kickster: http://www.kickstarter.com/e/4Kenk/projects/RachelKenya/witness-kenyas-single-mothers-become-successful-b I am... Continue reading Raising Funds on Kickstarter to Support Pilot with Single Mom with Eco-Farming
Mar 4, 2010 05:06 pm 4 Comments
Hello fellow change agents Ok... I admit it.. I am lost and a little frustrated. I have a new fundraiser on kickstarter to suppot a Backpack farming pilot with single moms in Meru, Kenya. We only have 22 days left and have only managed to attract 2 backers. I knew it wasn't going to be so easy but I also didn't think it... Continue reading I need some advice.. trying to figure out social media