(← previous entry ←) One of the things that drew me to Auroville was my connection to an old friend, Madhabi: Over 20 years ago she stayed with me as young student volunteer with Cascadia Quest, an evolution of Peace Trees. I had such a deep heart connection with her which I am delighted to report […]
(← previous entry ←) Tiruvannamalai Once we were out of Bangalore – we began to experience the India street scene: cars, motorcycles, cabs and humans laden with piles of sticks on their head etc. all adapt to the cows and dogs with loving care. An Indian friend (Arun, who we will visit later in […]
(← previous entry ←) On the Way The flight over proved challenging and began immediately a big lesson in how interconnected our whole planet is: we were focused on our destination – India – and gave no thought to the conditions en route. There was a huge snow storm in London the day before our […]
(Note: Susan Partnow, founding director of GCJ, will be blogging here about her journey to India, January 19 to March 10, with observations and stories from her experiences as a global citizen encountering this fascinating and rich part of our world.) January 19th is rapidly approaching! I am so excited and a bit anxious as […]
During the last few days of my visit, we were joined by Molly from iLEAP : it was through this small Seattle based nonprofit that I met Emmanuel, as they brought him to Seattle as a promising young leader from the developing world. Molly came to Monrovia to get to see Emmanuel and his organization, […]
What a way for this American to celebrate the 4th of July! Our Liberia Peacebuilder Community Summit was a great day, with well over 100 diverse people in attendance – primarily community members, with a sprinkle of NGOs and Western expats. Our theme was, How can we Build Partnerships and Strengthen Peacebuilding Together? NG0 + […]
Yesterday’s marathon of meetings went very well: We began at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and were promptly introduced to the best program for us to connect with — Community Support Services, Psychosocial and Community. Their director was very interested in our work and would like a train-the-trainers of his team of social […]
Saturday I got to meet with the Pt. Bushrod Island community of “Liberian Returnees Women For Self Empowerment.” They are courageously creating a vocational skill training center with practically no resources – volunteer teachers, little or no equipment or supplies. Sewing with two machines and occasional fabric; soap making with intermittent ingredients that must all […]
Emmanuel and our loyal PCO crew (Alex, Madison and Pauline) delivered me back to The Tides, where I am staying, after a satisfying day in the field. Now I’m sitting on the open air deck of the café/bar above my little studio – with a lovely cool breeze, the sky pulsing with lightening flashes… but […]
Countdown to Tuesday, when I return to Liberia to complete the train-the-trainers program with our 35 incredible core team members. I hope to blog daily while I am there, so stay tuned! Emmanuel G V Dolo and his staff at Population Caring Organization have been working hard to prepare everything to make the best use […]
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