Author Archives: Carolyn
More than Just a Handshake: How Corporate Partners Are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and Making an Impact
This post originally appeared on FSG.org’s blog. The rise of partnerships between INGOs and corporations is now an established phenomenon. It’s common knowledge that promoting relationships between business and development and relief organizations holds extraordinary value for the world’s poorest families. But when do these mash-ups really work and when are they just a lot […]
Syrian Kids, Lebanese Schools: A New “Normal”
When we came inside the tent, the Syrian family of eight welcomed us warmly and urged us to sit close to the small stove in the center for warmth. While the weather had improved from the previous weeks when a winter storm dropped several inches of snow and temperatures dropped below freezing, it […]
New Boots Bring Hope in Jordan
The kindergarten inside the Za’atari camp in Jordan is a little island of happiness inside a place that is full of tragedy. Here, 3-5 year-old Syrian children living in the huge camp are able to come three times per week in the morning or afternoon to have fun, build social skills and start learning. The […]
2014 Must be a Better Year for Kids
This past year, like so many other years, saw its share of challenges for children around the world. There were the more than one million refugee children who fled Syria, the tens of thousands of young children who lost their homes and loved ones in Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and the over 300,000 babies […]
Courageous Work in Freezing Temperatures
With more than half of the United States under a blanket of snow this week, it’s clear that winter is here! The frosty weather has arrived in full force—but it’s not just the Midwest or East Coast where winter is making itself felt. The winter snow storms have started in Lebanon and Jordan, and my […]
Lending a Dollar in a City of Diamonds
After a weekend in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I traveled to see a Save the Children program in Mbuji Mayi, a city about 600 miles into the interior of the country. On my way to the office, I was amazed by the number of diamond trading outlets along the main […]
On the Streets of Kinshasa, Finding the Path Back to Childhood
Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is as busy a place as any in the world. There are swarms of people, crowded streets and traffic jams. The streets of Kinshasa are always bustling—but for a child growing up on the streets, it is one of the toughest places I have […]
On the Ground in the Philippines: Helping Kids after Typhoon Haiyan
This morning, children and families in the Philippines woke up to another day of fear, uncertainty
A Race to Save Lives on the Line
Drew, 11, pins a number on his t-shirt and stands beneath the palm trees bordering the track, waiting for his turn. His teammate crosses the line and hands him the baton, and then Drew is off and running as fast as he can. Drew is one of more than 50,000 kids globally – 12,000 […]
Put the Frontline Health Worker Into the Post-2015 Framework
This post previously appeared in the Huffington Post and on the Skoll World Forum. As world leaders gather this week to discuss the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2015 Framework, no subject of conversation will be more important than the need for more frontline health care workers. In the last two decades, […]
