This week marks five years since I was given the life-changing opportunity to travel with Wateraid America to see their work on the ground in Nicaragua. I blogged about the experience extensively, but words will never quite adequately express what that trip meant to me, personally and professionally. It not only solidified my commitment to […]
On World Moms Network: Be #GirlStrong and Go #Blue4Water on World Water Day
Today (March 22) is World Water Day, a day devoted to bringing awareness to the global water crisis and taking action to end it. Last year, I wrote about why the cause is important to me and how the privilege of access to clean water and sanitation does not go unnoticed in my day to day life. […]
Philanthropy Friday: #GiveaShit on World Toilet Day
Tomorrow, November 19th, is World Toilet Day. Do you give a shit? You should. Because 1 in 3 people worldwide (that’s 2.4 billion) do not have access to a safe, private toilet. The theme of World Toilet Day 2016 is “toilets and jobs,” focusing on how sanitation, or the lack of it, can impact people’s livelihoods. […]
Philanthropy Friday: Celebrating Water #Blue4Water
World Water Day exists to help spread awareness of water-related issues and to inspire others to take action to make a difference. With 650 million people around the world still lacking access to safe, clean water, it’s time we take a stand. I’ve written fairly extensively over the past few years about the water crisis […]
Philanthropy Friday: #WorldToiletDay is No Joke
If you read this blog or follow me regularly, you know I have a thing for toilets. Every year around this time, I enjoy a good amount of potty talk. I also tend to talk about dirty water too. Clean water and sanitation are important to me because access to both affects so many other […]
Philanthropy Friday: Inspired By the #GlobalGoals and Linda in Nicaragua
I blogged about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development about a month ago. These 17 goals were officially adopted by world leaders at the UN Sustainable Development Summit at the end of September in New York, NY. The aim of these goals is to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years: end extreme poverty, […]
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