Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Choice Humanitarian''
Making the Impossible Possible
At CHOICE we believe in dreaming big. Ending poverty seems like an impossible task. However, when armed with a vision and access to a network and resources, we believe that ANYTHING is possible. Take Ram for [...]
The Turning Point
“The turning point for the Egu primary school was when CHOICE Humanitarian came calling,” explains teacher Madam Chizi as she talks with pride about CHOICE’s involvement with her school in Kenya. Before CHOICE Humanitarian made contact [...]
What did you read today?
What did you read today? The newspaper? A street sign? Your bank statement? What would your life be like if you couldn’t read? “I took the wrong taxi because I could not read the route information.” [...]
Investing in Girls
In a recent Time magazine article* columnist Nancy Gibbs state “In Sub-Saharan Africa, fewer than 1 in 5 girls make it to secondary school.” If you are asking yourself what CHOICE Humanitarian and its villages are [...]
Sweet Potato Pride
In the semi-arid area of Samburu, Kenya, water is a scarce resource. The villagers of Egu were forced to trek long distances – up to 6 miles – just to get their daily water, taking valuable [...]
School Desks For Mtulu
Try to imagine doing your school work while sitting on a dusty dirt floor, or improving your handwriting while using your leg as a desk. Imagine trying to focus on your lessons in a bare school [...]
The Best Lettuce in Town!
At 13,000 ft. elevation, almost nothing grows in the Altipalno of Bolivia. Local diet is limited to a variety of potatoes, quinoa and a few other high-altitude grains. Over the years the CHOICE team has been [...]
Plants are growing into Profit
Aloe Vera plants grow wild all around many of the CHOICE villages and until recently these plants were just seen as part of the landscape. Because of the CHOICE training, the villages of Mulunguni and Chanzou [...]
Standing Tall…Continued
Last month we shared with you a story about the village of Mulunguni. (see previous blog post for recap.) Here is the rest of the story… Before the CHOICE Humanitarian program came to the village of [...]
Standing Tall!
Recently a government agency was introduced to the village of Mulunguni, Kenya and expressed interest in rehabilitating a local community water dam. The village welcomed the idea with open arms since the dam was in terrible [...]
Letter from Bishnu in Nepal: Maoist Agitation
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The Big Leagues
Muchos Gracias for the weblog write-up.Really searching forward to rea
The Big Leagues
This is awesome!
Meet Hayley, Our FeelGood Ambassador
That's an inngieous way of thinking about it.
Edgar Armando shares his story...
I’d have to check with you here. Which is not something I usually do!