Posts Tagged ‘Guest Blog’
Celebrating Imelda: guest post from Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
FBB is proud to share this post from our partners at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. In this Women's History Month, "we at the Florence Project celebrate the strong, resilient women who inspire us every day: our clients who are mothers, daughters, sisters, and survivors. We celebrate Imelda. Imelda grew up in the mountains…
Read MoreBakerRipley President & CEO honored
From FBB beneficiary partner, BakerRipley: "We are eager to share with you that Claudia Aguirre will be honored by Houston’s Solo Mujeres Magazine as the 2019 Woman of the Year.
Read MoreGuest post: Defending against ongoing attacks on the right to seek asylum
In 2018, the Florence Project responded to unprecedented attacks on the right of immigrants to seek asylum in the United States – a right guaranteed by both United States and international law. Unlike defendants in criminal court proceedings, who are guaranteed free legal representation, detained immigrants do not have the right to a public defender.…
Read MoreBeneficiary highlight: The Tandana Foundation
The Tandana Foundation is our first quarter beneficiary in the category of Poverty and Health. They are currently supporting several projects, including a school for literacy among young mothers in Mali and environmental efforts to prevent deforestation in Ecuador. Representatives recently reached out to us to let us know they've started ten new literacy classes for new…
Read MoreGuest blog: In Service, be as Selfish as Possible
There is a cautionary tale that frequently surfaces in discussions about international aid. Women from a particular village walk miles to the river to do laundry despite the donation of a laundry trough circling the village’s water tank. The organization that donated the washing station failed to realize that laundry time serves another function: women-only…
Read MoreGuest Blog from Global Green, USA
Measuring Program Results with Sensors: 12 weeks later… What? For the past year, Global Green has been conducting outreach via the use of eco-ambassadors. In order to track results from the program remotely, we have piloted technologies for reducing waste in multi-family residences. From our work this year, an average of 1.5 lbs of food waste per household were…
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