The Borgen Project of C-ville, VA

10/07/2013

Many of us have heard the stories of how our parents or grandparents had to walk miles in the snow to get to school. Perhaps some of these tales were a tad embellished, but we got the point. A lot of American kids have the luxury of being driven in a warm car or bus to a good school nearby. This is…

09/07/2013

Building Goodness Foundation of Charlottesville creates community buildings and housing locally and in areas of need across the globe. The annual Battle of the Bands and Rockin' Auction fundraiser is fast approaching and is bigger and better than ever (read: Bourbon bar and Harvest Moon Catering)! To learn all about this event/buy tickets/vote for your favorite band, go to http://bgfbattle2013.weebly.com/.

Purchase your tickets

08/23/2013

One million of Syria's children are refugees.
Just imagine a city without kids.

08/22/2013

None of us reading this and seeing this photo know a day of work like this one... But this picture helps you realize how connected we really are.

Citarum River, Indonesia

08/19/2013

Thousands of Syrians streamed across a bridge over the Tigris river and into Iraq’s Kurdistan region yesterday. UNHCR's Galiya Gubaeva, was on the ground with her camera and took these photos. The latest: http://www.unhcr.org/520dfb809.html

07/23/2013

Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their new baby boy yesterday.

Beautiful Amira, born to Syrian refugees in Turkey around a month ago, is a royal baby in her own way too; Amira means Princess in Arabic.

We wish them both a warm welcome to the world!

07/22/2013

Time to put your share button to work for the fight against hunger. Get everyone you know to follow this link:

https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/app_624054217607158

07/22/2013

Is hunger really so bad in Haiti that people resort to eating cakes made out of mud?

Find out here: http://goo.gl/Yqo3P

07/18/2013

Mayor Declares "Borgen Project Day" in Seattle!!!

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn proclaimed July 20th, 2013 as The Borgen Project Awareness Day! "I encourage everyone in Seattle, Washington to honor this day and join the fight to bring global poverty to the forefront of the nation's political agenda and consciousness." Read more about the proclamation athttp://borgenproject.org/borgen-project-awareness-day-announced-in-seattle/

Mayor McGinn announces Borgen Project Awareness Day in Seattle.

07/05/2013

Photo of the Day: Natasha, 2, stands by her family’s Heifer cow in the Kyankwanzi village in Uganda. See how you can help provide for a family in need today: http://hefr.in/19VlZzr

07/05/2013

Our super-star intern, Erinn lived in Kenya with a small-scale farming family. In this blog, she shares her experience and makes the case for investing in 's sector to . http://bit.ly/14o3uye

07/05/2013

The latest report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been published! What's the gender dimension? What is the situation for women and girls? We've created an overview here: http://owl.li/myTvn