Update from Profugo HQ!
During November 2017, I was able to visit Profugo’s Center of Development and touch base with our expanded field team and reconnect with community members. During 2017 we welcomed Dr. TD Peter, P ...
Breaking Down Boundaries: the Practice & Significance of Field Work
“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 ch ...
A Global Neighborhood and a Beloved Community: Reflecting on the work and words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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 lon ...
Adventures of a Field Fellow
October 24, 2017 Today officially marks the end of my first week in Prashanthagiri, and I’m just getting my feet wet in my role as Field Fellow -- both metaphorically and literally. This morning ...
The Interrelatedness of Agriculture, Environment, and Human Health
So far, we have highlighted the importance of agriculture to both the economic life of a nation as well as to its culture. In today’s blog we will be exploring the relationship between agriculture an ...