Today’s post comes from Jennifer Salazar, a dear friend and an Everyday Ambassador who lives and works in Oklahoma City. Jennifer grew up in Waco, Texas, but became an Okie almost 10 years ago when she chose to study anthropology at the University of Oklahoma. As she was inspired by issues like HIV/AIDS and public …
UPDATE! KULI-KULI’S FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN HAS KICKED OFF – PLEASE WATCH THEIR VIDEO HERE! Today’s post comes from Lisa Curtis, co-founder of Kuli-Kuli, a socially responsible company specializing in international development, product innovation, and using technology to enrich humanity. As a writer, activist, and traveler, Lisa’s experience ranges from the working in the White House, to the Peace …
Dear EA Community, A few weeks ago we had the privilege of sharing with you the remarkable story of our dear friend Laura Rozo. It is with profound sadness that we share with you her passing yesterday, at age 20. With great humility and adoration, today we invite you to join us in commemorating her life. …
Today’s post comes from Jenna Rogers, the Executive Director of S.O.U.L. Foundation. The organization works to foster sustainability in vibrant Ugandan communities through unique partnerships focused on education, women’s empowerment, food security and health. Jenna earned her MIA in international development from The New School and has designed and worked for human development initiatives focused on …
Today’s post comes from Sydni Heron, a fellow with our partner organization Global Citizen Year. She is spending part of her gap year as a nurses assistant at a small health clinic in Ecuador. Patronato is an agency of social character, created to provide social protection to the most vulnerable groups of the canton. The action part of the policies laid …
Today’s post comes from Benjamin Orbach, Director and Founder of the America’s Unofficial Ambassadors initiative at Creative Learning, a Washington DC-based not-for-profit organization. He is also the author of Live from Jordan. It was almost 10 years ago at Jordan University in Amman that I met Sundos, a 19-year old sophomore. Little did I know …
In today’s fast-paced society we have become used to sharing information in a quick way. What happens when it comes time to share in a more interpersonal and meaningful way? Have we, to some degree, lost our ability to do that well? Kate Otto addresses these issues in her presentation at the Millennium Campus Conference …
Today’s post comes from Toni Maraviglia founder of mPrep, an innovation on mobile phones to improve education opportunities in low resouce areas. Here she shares some reflections on her experiences from living in rural areas of Nairobi, Kenya for the past 4 years. I often feel as if I’m an old-timer here in Nairobi. I’ve seen Kenya …
Over the past few months, our team has expanded to include the remarkable Chex Yu, Jennifer Mejia, Meg VanDeusen, Wendy Lu, and Hannah Nemer – and we have seen our website followers spike to over 4,000! From fostering discussions online to featuring your amazing work, to producing a new video series, Our Team is thrilled to be moving the EA message …
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Dear Everyday Ambassadors, As graduation season approaches, it feels like an appropriate time to send out a few updates on some of our EA “Alumni” – folks whose work we have featured here on the website, and who have exciting news about their initiatives! 1. Remember our friend Toni Maraviglia in Kenya? Her mobile phone-based … Continue reading »
Today’s post comes from Mark Arnoldy, the Executive Director of Nyaya Health, an organization that is realizing the right to health by delivering transparent, data-driven health care for Nepal’s rural poor. See their Mother’s Day campaign to crowdfund safe births at http://bit.ly/givemotherhood My first encounter with motherhood in Nepal was memorable, but not for the right … Continue reading »
Everyday Ambassador knows that in our global Internet society it is easy to forget that meaningful relationships and hard lessons must come from more than simple convenient clicks and instant messaging. Interpersonal connections cannot grow when communication is limited to 140 characters. But the internet doesn’t have to be an individual pursuit. Social media connects us for a … Continue reading »
Dear Everyday Ambassadors, Over the past few months, we have watched with excitement as our community keeps growing all around the world. We now have more than 5,000 people committed to understanding what it means to be an everyday ambassador. Today we wanted to share more about a few of our latest followers and their great … Continue reading »
Today’s post comes from EA’s Partnerships Manager, Meg VanDeusen. Two summers ago I had the honor of teaching the most optimistic and successful children I have ever met. Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project educates students from India’s Dalit, or untouchable caste, for 13 years of their lives and helps to develop them in to outstanding … Continue reading »
Today’s post comes from Hannah Davis, founder of BANGS Shoes, a social enterprise that sells fashionable footwear, and invests a portion of profits in community-based service initiatives around the world – from disaster relief to clean water. We want to highlight Hannah today for two reasons. One, as you will read, is that she is … Continue reading »
Today’s post comes from Alison Marqusee, a first year student at Haverford College. This post reflects on her experience in China during her global gap year with Thinking Beyond Borders. I once heard a saying from a friend who had lived in Japan: “When you’ve spent two weeks in Japan, you know all there is … Continue reading »
