Published by JaneLee on 14 May 2013
Meet Fidelis Balakasi, Wiser.org member and a coordinator for the WiserSouthernAfrica group! He is the Founder and Technical Advisor of uMunthu Centre for Environment and Education (UCEE), a not-for-profit based in Malawi that addresses and promotes the stewardship of the environment using uMunthu philosophy. uMunthu (also known as Ubuntu) focuses on people’s allegiances and relations with each [...]
Published by JaneLee on 18 Apr 2013
Adib is a Wiser.org Editor and WiserLocal organizer from Bangladesh. On Earth Day last year, he founded the first online green magazine in Bangladesh – GreenMagz. Adib shares how his dream of launching an environmental magazine came to life. By Adib Khondoker Ratul “In Bangladesh, I wasn’t able to find any platform where environmental professionals [...]
Published by Camilla on 09 Apr 2013
Wiser.org recently celebrated its 75,000th member Dr. Dave Adams (PhD), founder of GoodWork Academy, based in Oxfordshire in the UK. After many years in the development field, Dave believes it is critical to “inspire ourselves to create the change that we want to see in the world.” He also believes that a focused network like [...]
Published by JaneLee on 28 Mar 2013
Meet Emma De Masi, Wiser.org’s new Community Manager! Originally from Italy, Emma has worked in Europe and Brazil, and she comes to Wiser.org with a wealth of experience in both the corporate and nonprofit worlds. She sat down with us for an interview about her most recent experience working in the Rocinha favela of [...]
Published by JaneLee on 27 Feb 2013
Wiser.org volunteer Maria talks about a beautiful project she carried out in honor of International Women’s Day to celebrate the women in her life who inspire her, as well as a challenge she encountered during the process. By Maria Arguelles PART 1: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really [...]
Published by Camilla on 21 Feb 2013
Written by Konomi Kikuchi I moved to the village of La Junta in Patagonia, Southern Chile with my husband, Paul in 2009 . We bought a small piece of land overlooking the confluence of two rivers that flow towards the Pacific Ocean. We are surrounded by thousands of hectares of virgin forest, and look directly [...]
Published by Camilla on 14 Feb 2013
Nancy Bacon talks about her passions for change as well as how she is making a difference through her work with Sou Digna/I am worthy which helps women and children gain knowledge and skills. Tell us about your passions for change in the world and how you are living these passions? I believe people anywhere [...]
Published by Camilla on 06 Feb 2013
Megan Elizabeth Hollingsworth, Founder and Director of Extinction Witness tells us about her work gathering, catalyzing and promoting a creative response to genocide and species extermination of the Americas. She also shares her hopes for International Women’s Day which takes place on 8th March. Restoring humanity to our senses I live in Montana and moved [...]
