Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Meet my good friend and Adventure Philanthropist Pirjo! I met Pirjo while trekking in Nepal and subsequently visited her at her family’s summer cottage in Finnish Lapland this summer.
While visiting at their lovely lake-side cottage I asked Pirjo about …
Wednesday, July 4th, 2012
My good friend Jill started Lucy’s Fund in honor of her friend Lucy, who lived in Kenya. Unfortunately, Lucy died before achieving her greatest wish: to send her 4 children to school.
Jill met Lucy while visiting Kenya for the …
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Adventure Philanthropist Lucky Chhetri is the founder of EWN and winner of multiple international awards, including the prestigious Ashoka Fellowship. I was fortunate to volunteer with EWN for a few days while in Pokhara and learn all about their amazing …
Monday, January 16th, 2012
While visiting the town of La Ceiba on Honduras’ Mosquito Coast, I met with Dr. Harry Castillo Luther, the founder of the First Garifuna Hospital. The hospital and its innovative programs specifically serve the region’s Garifuna community.
Currently, the Garifuna …
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
I met Jo, from London, while on a short 5-day tour with Acacia Africa. We were in Uganda to see the mountain gorillas and stayed a few nights at beautiful Lake Bunyonyi.
That’s where I learned that after Uganda, Jo …
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
I met Suzanne while doing one of the fabulous Acacia Africa activities — a 1-day volunteer stint with Lion Encounter & ALERT in the Victoria Falls town of Livingstone, Zambia.
Suzanne from Leeds, England has volunteered to work with the …
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Meet Adventure Philanthropist Joanne Bajjaly, founder of the nonprofit organization Biladi, which means “My Country” in Arabic. Her nonprofit organization is dedicated to promoting and preserving Lebanon’s heritage.
Watch Joanne tell us about Biladi’s important work and the collaboration with …
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Adventure Philanthropists on the Move!
Inji is a great friend of mine. We met about 2 years ago while I was volunteering in the Egyptian office of the nonprofit organization Ashoka.
Since then, Inji and I have kept in touch …
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Of course, I went to Siem Reap to see Angkor Wat. But I also went because I wanted to visit Cambodia’s Land Mine Museum. Founded by Aki Ra, Cambodia’s Land Mine Museum and Relief Center mission is to:
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
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