On Mindfulness and Consumption
In order to raise awareness about Profugo, I recently worked an event at a local university that centered on fair trade. The event featured products from all over the world that devoted their sales an ...
Limes, Trash, and String: A Recipe for Promoting Teamwork in our Children’s Club
Take one part lime, one part trash, one part string, one part friendly competition, and two parts motivational reflection, and you have the recipe for our latest Children’s Club meeting. The meeting, ...
Arts in International Development: What are the Benefits?
Whether you enjoy watching a Broadway show in Manhattan; or sipping a cup of coffee and reading poetry in your backyard; or admiring a framed picture of a sea turtle created by your five-year old son, ...
Children Need Role Models
I have had multiple role models during my life. Perhaps the most important role model of all was my mother; she is a well-educated woman who is dedicated to her job and to others. She has spent the ma ...
Positive Effects of Reading on Children
A young child sits in her bed one night, determined to finish just one more chapter of the book she borrowed from the library a few days ago. She has to know what happens next! Will the main character ...