I arrived in Rajasthan in September ready to learn about microfinance. I was dissatisfied with my previous life in the corporate world, and was yearning to do something meaningful and deeply fulfilling with my life over the next 8 months. Seven months later, my mind has begun to discover the intricately multifaceted nature of [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Incubating Microfinance Institutions in Southern Rajasthan, by Dave Bullon Patton
Posted in India, tagged ACCESS, dave bullon patton, India, Maha Shakti Fountation, microfinance, rajasthan, udaipur on May 28, 2008 | 7 Comments »
A Way Forward, by Rebecca Regan-Sachs
Posted in Uganda, Uncategorized, tagged entrepreneurship, finance, jinja, loss, PEFO, Phoebe Educational Fund for AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable, rebecca sachs, tailoring, Uganda, vocational school on May 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am volunteering in Jinja, Uganda, with the Phoebe Educational Fund for AIDS Orphans and Vulnerable Children (PEFO). Part of my work involves administering a vocational school that PEFO established in December 2007 in order to help young women who had had to leave school early because they could not afford the school fees.
There are [...]
Sustainable Living in Chagüitillo, by Paul Cook
Posted in Nicaragua, tagged ADCH, Asociación para el Desarrollo de Chagüitillo, Chagüitillo, irrigation, Nicaragua, organic farming, Paul Cook, preservation on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Within walking distance of the center of Chagüitillo, Nicaragua, is a beautiful ravine with a trickling stream, a plethora of wildlife, and intriguing petroglyphs. Unfortunately, the ravine is also extremely contaminated. Both local residents and residents from a nearby town bath and launder their clothes in the natural wells formed by the stream. Cows from [...]
“This City, it is Shining” by Shannon Harney
Posted in Uganda, tagged education, jinja, shannon harney, teaching, youth on May 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Shannon Harney recently returned from Jinja, Uganda. In Uganda, she worked with Soft Power Health, a local health clinic, to expand HIV education and testing in four rural secondary schools–via an educational HIV seminar for teachers, an on-campus HIV seminar for students that included free on-site voluntary testing and post-test counseling, and the creation of [...]
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