Lumana, a non-profit organization based out of Seattle, reduces poverty and increase opportunity for individuals in rural Africa through microfinance, savings services, and business education. Currently focusing on the Volta Region of Ghana, Lumana acts as a partner when facilitating healthy, prosperous and economically resilient communities. Lumana’s fellows program gives volunteers the opportunity to make [...]
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Mufindi Orphans, Inc. by Rebecca Kuntz 20 women sit in a circle on the ground. The hot sun shines down on their faces as they laugh and tell stories. Babies cling to their backs, wrapped in colorful cloths, as these women work. Their hands move in an intentional and flowing rhythm as the yellow reed [...]
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Pace Center for Girls by Maisy Page PACE Center for Girls began in 1985 with one Center in Jacksonville, Florida and now includes 17 Centers throughout Florida that serve over 2,000 girls each year. PACE began as a response to a realization in the community that girls involved with the justice system were either being placed [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 10th, 2011
December 10th is Human Rights Day; a day to acknowledge the significant human rights abuses still happening around the planet, but also a day in which to recognize the powerful efforts individuals and organizations around the world are making to address these brutalities. One such organization is the Roj Women’s Association. Founded in 2004 in [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 5th, 2011
Cross Cultural Solutions is one of the premier international volunteer NGOs based out of the United States. Founded in 1995 by Executive Director Steven Rosenthal, CCS has provided volunteer opportunities abroad to thousands of individuals. The programs are diverse not only in geographical location (CCS has local partnerships in 12 countries) but also in focus. [...]
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Posted in Announcements, Organizations on Dec 4th, 2011
Jolkona is a new tech non-profit based out of Seattle, Washington. The name ‘Jolkona’ means ‘drop’ in Bengali, giving one the image of a drop of water radiating outwards in concentric circles. Its mission aptly reflects this concept of the ripple effect. Jolkona “connect(s) people with global philanthropic opportunities and show the impact of one’s [...]
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Posted in From the Field, Organizations on Oct 27th, 2011
Editors’ Note: Photographer, Joni Kabana, is reporting back to us from Ethiopia while documenting the work of the Hamlin Fistula Hospital. Addiss talks with each woman, giving swift advice and health care diagnosis as she recognizes issues. One by one, the women come in to the makeshift clinic, exposing their vulnerabilities and asking many questions. Every woman [...]
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Posted in Interviews, Organizations on Oct 6th, 2011
Tostan, a community-led development NGO, is ending child marriage and female genital cutting and empowering girls in thousands of communities across six countries across Africa. Tostan has a variety of volunteer and internship opportunities available. We had the chance to speak with past Tostan volunteer Sydney, about her experience with in Dakar, Senegal. She shares [...]
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Posted in Announcements on Oct 5th, 2011
Stirringthefire.org has a new community where you can connect with those who are passionate about empowering women and girls. You can share resources, ideas and stories with individuals who are striving to make a difference. By creating an account you can automatically save opportunities you find to study, intern, and volunteer abroad in our “Take [...]
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While in Cambodia, Danielle along with Ashlee Larsen, a Brigham Young graduate student, accompanied Stirring the Fire founder, Phil Borges as he documented the work of Youth Star. The story below illustrates the positive impact Youth Star volunteer Samphors had in the Stieng community. Domestic violence does not discriminate between country, culture, socio-economic status or religious affiliation. Domestic violence [...]
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