Blogs About "Global Grassroots"

Tuesday, June 15

I should pause and describe the scene. I sometimes forget to do so, as much of what I experience, which would be so exotic for another, is something that I have come to find so comfortingly familiar here in Rwanda: The women in their beautiful multicolored wrapped skirts; a sweet child sitting on the floor of our classroom while his mother takes notes; ten children and men...

Monday, June 14

Today was my first day of training for our 2010 Academy for Conscious Change. I was actually really nervous for the first time in a while. But it was not because of my new group of participants, but more because I had a large group of Americans observing, which is not usually the case. I will be curious about what they think as we get deeper...

I had the opportunity to have coffee with Gretchen Wallace this morning in Hanover. Gretchen is a very cool member of 85 Broads. She is the founder of an organization that helps, and therefore profits, a lot of women in Rwanda which is why I'm hard pressed to call her org a "non-profit." Global Grassroots is truly best of class.

As everyone knows, donor dollars are extremely...