Walls and Leadership Path to Success
Posted by Sarah Whitney and Claire Bristow, Fellows There are walls! Construction is moving along. The community hall has walls, and we are thrilled. We even spent the afternoon sitting inside the new building just getting used to it! Azaph Sithole is the senior member of our committee. He is an Elder and therefore is … Read more
Julie Shares a Glimpse into her Story
Posted by Julie Walz, Fellow There are quick memories that jump to mind to paint a picture of life in Manyeleti, South Africa. Dozens of cows in the streets, women pushing wheelbarrows of water, children running up to hold your hand. What I remember most are the people; the high school students that worked with … Read more
KENYA PRESENTATION
Take a look at a draft of our Kenya projects in a clear powerpoint presentation. It is simply amazing to see how much Lily and our team achieved in Kenya over the last 12 months.
GDA meets Office Intern
Postedy by Jessica Schwartz, Intern The GDA to South Africa was an amazing way to spend my last spring break in college. SMRC provided the GDA participants with the ability to fully immerse in the culture and life style of rural South Africa. While on the GDA we experienced more in a week then most … Read more
Lily Sets the Bar High
Lily Muldoon, project director for Kenya, has just returned to the United States. Her work is a testament to the power of individuals to improve lives. SMRC has worked with her in Kenya for 3 years, and we have achieved life changing improvements working in partnership with the Kayafungo community.
Global Development Ambassadors Photos
What a trip! We led 8 individuals to South Africa for a week, and we learned more, saw more, and met with more people that offered us insights into our development work in the community. Libraries, sports fields, classrooms, and more have been built there…
Running a Marathon for Social Change
Posted by Kaitlin Walter, Fellow Team Uta is in training! A group of six girls, Sonia Rao, Emma Shapiro, Adele Williams, Maddie Kane, Emily Martin and me, will be running in the Georgia ING Half-Marathon on March 29th to raise funds for the Uta Bakery Social Entrepreneurship project! The team has set the fundraising goal … Read more
Community Mobilization and Development
Posted by Saul Garlick, Exec. Director When do you know that your development efforts are community based? When do you know you are making an impact? These are incredibly difficult and important questions, but one thing is for sure. The other day in Kenya, when our project director, Lily Muldoon, learned that community members had … Read more
