Breaking stereotypes
In this blog post, Ian Fields, born and raised in Williamson, West Virginia elaborates on how important is for our…
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Why I interned at Amizade
Lucy Crelli, a recent undergraduate student of the Rhode Island School of Social Design, spent an insightful season interning in…
Amizade x 1 Million Student Voices
In a time when the United States is embroiled over the second amendment, it is important to remember how empowering…
Here, take the microphone
In today’s increasingly connected world, methods of communication are quickly evolving. Social media, while criticized for devaluing face-to-face human interaction,…
Apply for the Global Social Action Accelerator
Amizade is beyond excited to announce the launch of our newest initiative: The Global Social Action Accelerator! As part of…
Meeting with a Navajo Code Talker
Recently, Amizade volunteer Theresa Ferraro alongside her friends from Weatherby Healthcare traveled with Amizade to the Navajo Nation for a…
Announcing the third year of Fulbright-Amizade in Appalachia
It is our great pleasure to announce that Amizade and the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange…
Renovating Community Bridges: the final report
Every journey has many bumps, twists, turns, and even failures that we can learn from. In the aftermath of the…
There was more mud today!
Amizade volunteer Chelsea Watts is in Puerto Rico learning about the rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Maria and helping to restore the mangrove wetlands.
Serving to Learn: Personal and Cultural Shifts
This past winter, Sammie Walker, a grad student at Slippery Rock University traveled to Amizade’s site in Bolivia for a season…