Meet our Team – Dr. Peter, Profugo’s COD Director

By on April 2, 2018   /   Agriculture & Farming Cooperative, Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Final Thoughts, Global Neighborhood, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Reflections, The Grand Masala   /   Leave a comment

Meet Dr. Peter, a subject matter expert and Director of Profugo’s Center of Development (COD). He’s the glue that keeps it all together and the backbone of the Global Neighborhood. Dr. Peter offers us an insight into his world, over 8,000 miles away, in Wayanad, India. Read more to find out how Dr. Peter does it all! RAIGAN WHEELER (RW): Where is the place you call home? PETER (DR. P): Where I am, that’s my

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From a Double Minority to a Double Threat: An ode to women of color on the global stage in honor of Women’s History Month

By on April 2, 2018   /   Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Global Neighborhood, Reflections, Social Fund, The Grand Masala   /   Leave a comment

World-savviness, cosmopolitan qualities, and a well-traveled resume are the essentials to carry along in your briefcase on your journey to a career in global affairs.  As women of color, we’re already equipped with a high level of finesse, confidence, and magic, so the world is ours to conquer…better yet, to change! It’s time we change the label of “double minority” to “double threat”; being a woman X being Black, Latino, Asian, Arab, etc. It’s imperative

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Forming Connections and the Global Neighborhood!

By on April 2, 2018   /   Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Global Neighborhood, Reflections, Social Fund, The Grand Masala   /   Leave a comment

Last week,  a fellow intern and I went to Bryn Mawr College’s campus for a Nonprofit Career Fair. It was a great experience, and we managed to garner a lot of attention for the organization. One of the means we used to do so was a raffle. We had students who came to our table answer a question to get the chance to win one of Profugo’s products. The question was: “What do you plan

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Breaking Down Boundaries: the Practice & Significance of Field Work

By on February 8, 2018   /   Agriculture & Farming Cooperative, Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, English Language School, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Natural Resource Management, Reflections, Tailoring Training Program, The Grand Masala   /   Leave a comment

“Talk is nothing without walking the walk.” These are the words of one of Profugo’s past field fellows, said in a documentary on the organization as the camera pans out on the field fellow and a child in the village, walking hand in hand into the distance. The documentary ends there, and viewers are left feeling emotional but also inspired by the fellow’s words. What do these words mean not only for the people of

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A Global Neighborhood and a Beloved Community: Reflecting on the work and words of Martin Luther King, Jr.

By on January 25, 2018   /   Center of Development, Children's Club, Education, Empowering Women, Life in India, Malayalam, Reflections, Social Fund, The Grand Masala   /   Leave a comment

January 15th was MLK Day this year in the United States, a federal holiday dedicated to the life and work of the American civil rights activist and pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  MLK Day has long been an important holiday for me personally, a time to reflect on service, community, and the social equity which we still struggle daily to achieve as a society. Famously, Dr. King’s philosophies of nonviolence were heavily inspired by

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