Social Enterprise

Girls in Ghana Becoming Pilots, Building Planes, and Practicing Humanitarian Aviation

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On my personal blog, I posted about my experience at the Kpong airfield in the Volta Region of Ghana. If you haven’t already, you can read that post here. Here is an excerpt: Northeast of Accra, close to Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in the world, there is a town called Kpong. It is [...]

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Shadowing a Community Health Worker from Project Muso

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My last post featured Mali Health Organizing Project, an organization I have come to admire because of their approach to public health: Instead of trying to implement a pre-formulated plan to improve a community’s access to health care, MHOP asks the community what their needs are, and what they consider to be possible solutions. MHOP [...]

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Mali Health Organizing Project: Changing the way Health Care is Delivered

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Mali Health Organizing Project (MHOP) takes a unique approach to public health. Instead of trying to implement a pre-formulated plan to improve a community’s access to health care, MHOP asks the community what their needs are, and what they consider to be possible solutions. MHOP then works with the community to generate a health care [...]

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To All the Camel Drawers and Supporters of this Project, Thank You!

I am now back in the states, recovering from jet lag and already thinking about when I will go back to Mali. Lots of posts are in the works: my time with Project Muso, shadowing one of their community health workers, a visit to the Mali Health Organizing Project, and lots more interviews and video. [...]

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Still Looking to Celebrate World Camel Day? Here is your Chance.

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Yesterday was World Camel Day, a time to honor nature’s greatest gift to mankind and the planet. In light of the occasion, I shared a number of world class camel resources and delivered at least one irresistible offer. That offer(s) is still on the table. World Camel Day was also a time for me to [...]

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