Author: tyfairclough
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Its not as bad as you think
Today Ray Kurzweil announced the launch of the Abundance Book which promotes the simple message that “we’re living during an incredible day and age” .. “the realization that the world is getting better at an accelerating rate“. Having just watched Cool It by Bjørn Lomborg I’m totally up for the positive outlook; concentrating on what…
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Diary from Nkiito
Děkuji Petr z Česká republika <Thank you to Petr from Czech Republic> for this article: Petr & Jackson; liaison and community member At the end of my stay in Nkiito in 2010, I promised that I would come back. Last year I made friend with Jackson. We were in contact almost every 2 weeks and…
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Photography from Nkiito
Pictures tell a thousand words – from Petr & Ingie, 2 of 5 volunteers that stayed with our maasai hosts in November/December 2011. Click for more pictures on our FaceBook page. If you’d like to visit or simply to support the Water Project in Nkiito please contact uscontact us.
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AngelMule is Go !
The amazing Avis Mulhall has finally launched the incredible mmMule service. Sign up & post some requests for your projects here for example: deliveries needed around the world; clothing, food, books, technology, mosquito nets help with finding volunteers Avis has managed to partner with a number of travel blogs & had 1000+ signups…
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Volunteerism Contributes Significantly to Human Development
The extensive State of the Worlds Volunteerism Report, 2011, is now out. The full report can be found here. Click the image for the full PRESS RELEASE Some favourite quotes are : “Volunteering is an expression of the individual’s involvement in their community. Participation, trust, solidarity and reciprocity, grounded in a shared understanding and a…