by Jennifer Hatton | Oct 20, 2017 | African Road projects, Learning Trips, People
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead You might have heard the above quote before. To me, Maggie Hanson is the embodiment of its meaning. Can you...
by Guest Author | Oct 10, 2017 | African Road projects, News and Updates, People
by Evariste Ndikumana, African Road Changemaker Evariste Ndikumana is a leader of the Batwa Indigenous People in Burundi. Long marginalized and left out of development efforts, the Batwa are among the poorest people in Burundi, a country that stands as one of the...
by Guest Author | Oct 3, 2017 | Learning Trips, People
By Donna Edwards Weber — and Bryan Weber too! 2017 Learning Trip Participants At first, I had a hard time wrapping my head around the ongoing mission of the Togetherness Cooperative. The horrific Rwandan Genocide happened in 1994 — 23 years ago. The people...
by Guest Author | Aug 17, 2017 | Learning Trips, People
By Grace McLaren, 2017 Learning Trip Participant Here’s what I’d say to someone thinking about coming on a Learning Trip: Expect this to change your life in some way. The African Road Learning Trip recalibrates how you see things. I am really glad that I joined the...
by Guest Author | Aug 16, 2017 | Learning Trips, People
Guest post by Kathryn Gearheard, 2017 Learning Trip Participant Though my expectations for my African Road Learning trip were high, they were fulfilled the first day we were in Dar es Salaam. Little did I know how much those expectations would be exceeded again and...
by Guest Author | Aug 11, 2017 | African Road projects, Learning Trips, News and Updates, People
Guest post by Glenda Montgomery, 2017 Learning Trip participant The mandatory “feet on the carpet photo” at PDX marks my return to Portland from an extraordinary adventure with African Road this summer. During two weeks in July, a small group of us from the States was...
