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Wiser.org intern Jessica recently hosted her first WiserLocal in Beijing, China. First she tells us about her experience, and then she shares some of her learnings from organizing the gathering. Click here for the English version of this article.   Jessica and participants chose the topic “The Challenges and Difficulties for Graduating Women in China” [...]

Tags: Beijing, china, Jessica Liu, WiserLocal

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 [...]

Tags: community, Dave Adams, education, Facebook, GoodWork Academy, LinkedIn, milestone, networks, Wiser.org

By Suzanne York, 6degreesofpopulation.org. There is nothing like going out into the field and seeing first-hand what is happening on the ground to validate your work and experience. That’s when you learn how projects, ideas, and initiatives can really work (or in some cases, not work). Here in Ethiopia, after the recent conference of the [...]

Tags: community empowerment, environment, global health, Population growth, women's empowerment, women's rights

It was a whirlwind of activity for Wiser.org’s Women Empowered group during the weeks leading up to International Women’s Day on March 8th. Women and men of all ages from over 25 different countries participated in discussions, sharing their thoughts on the importance of women’s empowerment, favorite quotes by women they admire, and much more. [...]

Tags: blog series, community, inspirational, International Women's Day, Wiser's Women of the Week, women empowered

  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 [...]

Tags: Brazil, Community Manager, corporate, Emma De Masi, favela, Il Sorriso dei miei Bimbi, NGO, nonprofit, women, youth

In honor of World Water Day, Wiser.org Editor and water expert Frank Patton shares his reflections about the crucial role water continues to play in societies around the world. By Frank Patton It’s a cliché but true: Water touches everything and everyone. Photo credit: Allan Foster To elaborate on that simple idea is to delve [...]

Tags: cycle, environment, human experience, knowledge collection, technology, Water, World Water Day

Our WiserLocal Program Coordinator Laura gives us an update about the exciting developments that have been taking place within the WiserLocal program so far in 2013. By Laura Ross-Perry This past week marked a very successful “first” for the WiserLocal program. Members of the community in Kumbo, Cameroon, traveled upwards of 10 kilometers during the [...]

Tags: Chicago, collaborate, community, cross sector collaboration, firsts, gathering, Kumasi, Kumbo, Perth, Sandton, share, Tokyo, WiserLocal

Wiser.org volunteer Carolina Oro shares her story about how she became a part of the Wiser.org network and how she was inspired to organize WiserLocal gatherings in her community.    By Carolina Oro When I first joined Wiser.org, I had no other expectations than to feel that I was part of a larger human community [...]

Tags: Carolina Oro, Casentino, co-creating, collaboration, italy, WiserLocal