POVERTY: Essential Resources from the Carnegie Council
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Below you will find an incredible summary of the ongoing debates about Global Poverty and what we in the “developed world” can and should do about it. Learn more at www.policyinnovations.org. POVERTY: Essential Resources from the Carnegie Council What are our moral obligations to the world’s poor? In this … Read more
Doris Mashego – friend and inspiration featured
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director OneWorld.net selected the inspiring work of community leader and great friend of SMRC as the subject of a story on early childhood education. Doris is a special woman because she has the ideas and persistence to turn difficult situations into powerful success stories. Read the story published by OneWorld … Read more
World Hunger – As clear a picture as ever
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director It doesn’t get any more straightforward than this: Poverty in Africa is still extremely high. The Bread for the World Institute has published a remarkable map of the world disclosing what percentage of people living in every country around the world is surviving on less than $1.25 per day. … Read more
SMRC and Sierra Leone – A story of inspiration
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Over the years, students in developing countries have found SMRC on the web and opted to establish chapters on college campuses in their home country. This happened in Sierra Leone and below you can read the inspiring and moving story of why SMRC-SL came to be, and what it … Read more
8 minutes, Great Music… the Kenya-Lily Story
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director, Lily Muldoon, SMRC project director, is back and we have the story to show you in a beautiful new video presentation developed by Andrea Calderson. Watch the 8 minute film and find yourself feeling totally inspired.
Doesn’t get any better than this…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director This is a truly remarkable story of a young innovator, William Kamkwamba, who brought windmill electricity to his community using ONLY the locally available assets. Anything is possible… Can this be done in Kayafungo? Also, check out his blog at http://www.williamkamkwamba.typepad.com/
What Dan’s Doing Post-South Africa
Posted by Daniel Armanios, Former Global Development Intern I found that South Africa, especially in the Eastern Cape, suffers from water scarcity, which inadequate infrastructure has exacerbated. My goal is now to help rural communities self-develop infrastructures they can locally manage to ensure a sustainable water supply. This goal directly emanated from what I saw … Read more
Public Health film, powerful message…
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director Whether you are in the United States or live in rural Ghana, one thing is for sure, public health is the key to living a healthy life. What does public health really mean? In an impressive new campaign, “Healthiest Nation in 1 Generation,” American’s have the opportunity to engage … Read more
Asset Based Community Development
Posted by Saul Garlick, Executive Director SMRC is preparing an in-depth training program for students on our global development internship. We are seeking to build the capacity of each individual, of course, but we are looking for a way to train them to be catalysts for change when they get to the communities. The most … 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.
