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 ...
Conservation, Elephants, and Wayanad
Like the beginning of a summer rainstorm, images of endangered plants and animals would trickle into my mind when I heard the word conservation. Yet after conducting research on the tensions between f ...
Counseling Center Inauguration
The inauguration of the counseling center and study aid distribution to school going children was held on May 30, 2014 at Profugo Development Initiatives. Roughly 100 plus people participated. Mr. ...