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Monthly Archives: September 2015
The Time is Now: Delivering on the SDG Agenda
There’s no way around feelings of euphoria today. World Leaders at the United Nations are ringing in a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that promise to end extreme poverty and the scourge of hunger and preventable deaths of infants and children around the world. At the same time, the Pope […]
The First Day of School…in Cuba!
The first day of school is an exciting moment of possibility and potential—and the same could be said for my very first trip to Cuba. Everywhere I went, there was an expectant and hopeful feeling in the air. I spoke with young Cubans who expressed their enthusiasm about greater interaction with the world, including […]
Posted in Advocacy, Education, Foreign Travel, On the Road
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Taking on an Overwhelming Challenge: The Child #RefugeeCrisis
Overwhelming is the best word for it. It has been more than a week since the photo of little Alan Kurdi, the three year-old Syrian refugee who drowned along with his mother and brother in an attempt to flee to Europe, captured the world’s attention. This image has put a human face on a […]
Posted in Emergency Response, On the Road
Tagged afghanistan, migrants, refugees, Syria, syrian
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Changing the Way the Future Unfolds for Children in Poverty
I remember playing the fortune teller game as a kid. We would take a piece of paper, write cute messages and fortunes on it and then fold it origami-style to predict our future. Of course, our paper game couldn’t foretell my future or that of my childhood friends, but with the opportunities that came with […]
Posted in Education, General
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