Posted in Interviews on Jun 2nd, 2011
Here’s another interview from my archives with Sarah. Sarah especially touched my heart. I spent the most time with her, listening to her, talking with her and learning about her life. A favorite moment was when she took me for a walk in the forest and showed me her favorite spots to rest or to [...]
Posted in Interviews on May 19th, 2011
“If you educate a man, you educate an individual. If you educate a woman, you educate a family.” -African Proverb I had the privilege of working with women and girls in Southern Sudan during the summer of 2010. During that time, I conducted lots of interviews which I later transcribed, wanting to hear more about [...]
Posted in Interviews on Apr 27th, 2011
My name is Danielle Prince and I volunteered the summer of 2010 with The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation. How can I sum up all the pieces of my experience in Southern Sudan during my 5 weeks there? I am forever touched and changed by the women and girls I worked with. Despite the intense heat, [...]
Posted in Announcements on Apr 21st, 2011
Ariel is the newest volunteer to share her story with us! Ariel volunteered at Sambhali Trust and focused on their Sheerni Micro Finance Project in Setrawa, a village close to Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Sheerni Project creates Self Help Groups, in which rural women can save money and take loans to begin a business. Micro Finance [...]
Posted in Organizations on Jan 27th, 2011
Meet RC, our newest volunteer story contributor! RC participated on a Play it Forward Adventure to Nepal where not only did they trek in the Himalayas but they also built a sewing center for trafficked women. Sewing center before completion. RC told us that , “It wasn’t until after I retired from the postal service [...]
Posted in Announcements on Jul 1st, 2010
We would like to thank everyone that has contributed volunteer testimonials to our new “How I Got Involved” section! You can read how others have worked to empower women and girls, what organizations they worked with, how they made it happen and what they have gained from their experience. We hope that the information in [...]
