Developing Country Network

11/18/2015

The Regenesis Project is hosting a Rice and Beans fundraiser at Wilder Center on November 29th from 5-7 pm. Come and join them for rice and beans, the typical Haitian meal, and learn about their micro enterprise and financial education work in Haiti. Cost is a donation.
They will also have Haitian made paper bead jewelry and ornaments, acrylic jewelry and ornaments, cloth handbags and assorted items, and traditional Haitian paintings for sale. The proceeds from the sale of these items goes directly back into Regenesis Project to fund future projects.
For additional information, please email: [email protected] or call 603-252-1785

Regenesis Project’s goal is to work alongside of hardworking individuals to help them develop a sustainable income or livelihood with encouragement, financial assistance, materials, knowledge and scholarship. We want to help mothers and fathers in poverty, support and educate their children, by work…

06/19/2014

Stanford Social Innovation Review, "Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World." suggests that the conventional tools of strategic philanthropy aren't working and that a more nuanced "emergent strategy" is needed that "aligns with the complex nature of social progress." Go to: http://www.ssireview.org/

Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine covering best strategies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. Published quarterly by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

02/22/2014

What does environmental devastation actually look like? At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz shares shocking photos of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project -- and the beautiful (and vital) ecosystems under threat. (Filmed at TEDxVictoria.)

02/22/2014

As many as 50% of U.S. honey bees died this winter. The European Union just put a two year ban on the pesticides likely responsible - but the U.S. continues ignoring this crisis. Urge the EPA to take action now.

01/27/2014

"It doesn't matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop." ~ Confucius

09/05/2013

What a great reading list for this fall! Do you see any favorites on here?

The Ashoka Future Forum witnessed many innovators who shared their groundbreaking, future-focused ideas and solutions for the world's most pressing challenges. Below is a list of books written by such innovators; Ashoka Fellows, social entrepreneurs and experts some of whom were featured at the foru...

07/11/2013

More great photography from around the globe being featured in the Upper Valley these next few weeks...

Among the art shows in the Upper Valley are a lot of exhibitions by what might be called amateur artists,

06/08/2013

Have you visited any of these counties yet?

Are you up for going on that unique trip that almost no one has done before you? The problem might just be finding the right destination. The least visited country in the world may not be the one you would think...

04/06/2013

Don't miss this special film screening next Saturday 4/13 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College!

10x10 - Girl Rising is a social action organization seeking educational equality for underprivileged girls across the globe. Director Richard Robbins tells the moving stories of several of these girls, with help from some of the most recognizable female voices of today.

Click below for full details or to reserve your tickets today!