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Germany

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
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Posted 6 days, 19 hours ago
Anyone on the Starfish community live and work in Germany? Kay

Bangladesh Visit

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
0 Votes 2 Replies 419 Views
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago, updated 10 months, 2 weeks ago
I am planning a trip to Bangladesh and wondering if anyone has great contacts there. I am looking at the potential of opening an office/warehouse space there. Thanks! Kay

Child and Women Protection Connections!

Kay Hiramine
96 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 182 Views
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago
I have a friend who is coming from Libya who has a desire to volunteer for three months starting 8 AUGUST in DC at an NGO or group that will teach him how to help women and children in Libya! Do you have any connections??? Please reply.

Re-Selling Goods Created in Developing Countries

Tim Young
3 Posts
2 Votes 12 Replies 2306 Views
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago, updated 1 year, 3 months ago
My church is considering setting up a small "store" where we sell goods that are created in developing countries. I have seen a number of small displays of goods from a small village here or there. I am looking to see what types of options are available for

Minimal Focus on Pakistan in Major News Outlets

Matt Wallace
76 Posts
1 Vote 2 Replies 317 Views
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago, updated 1 year, 9 months ago
As the scale of the crisis becomes more evident, it was hoped that the major news outlets would increase their frequency and depth of coverage. Personally, I've not seen that increase. Have you found any sources that seem to be stepping up? This is a link to a video ...

Mosquito nets

Tom Jennings
8 Posts
0 Votes 0 Replies 305 Views
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Does anyone know of any manufacturers that produce reasonably priced mosquito nets? In particular, I would prefer a company that makes a net that is treated with an insecticide that will kill off the insects, but is not harmful to humans and preferably has been approved by the World

Asset-based community development resources?

Karen B
31 Posts
0 Votes 3 Replies 453 Views
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago, updated 1 year, 10 months ago
I'm wondering if anyone can point me to some good materials and tools (preferably online, but other suggestions welcome too) related to the asset-based community development (ABCD) model. I'm PARTICULARLY wanting materials and resources in French. But I'll take good materials in English and translate them if ...

Stories of Volcano-hindered Travel in Europe

Matt Wallace
76 Posts
0 Votes 3 Replies 263 Views
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago, updated 2 years ago
With so many people stranded in Europe, there have been all types of crazy emails, calls, research, etc all triggered by people figuring out how they're gonna react to the airport shutdowns across Europe. If you have any stories you want to share, revelations, helps OR requests, let us ...

The Making of a Movement

Matt Wallace
76 Posts
0 Votes 1 Reply 250 Views
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago, updated 2 years, 1 month ago
Recently, while reviewing a portion of THE TRUE BELIEVER, it occurred to me that there seems to be almost a prerequisite in the making of a mass movement, per Hoffer's description, that there be a noticeable % of misfits or otherwise unbalanced or troubled people in the movement. That may ...

VPN Service

David Chung
8 Posts
0 Votes 3 Replies 343 Views
Posted 2 years, 2 months ago, updated 2 years, 2 months ago
Hi, Does anyone know of a good VPN service I could recommend for our partners in sensitive areas? Thanks, David