Believe in the power of global education
On November 27th, Amizade participated in Give Big Pittsburgh, the annual day of giving in the city of bridges organized…
Archive for November 30, 2018 | Amizade
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,…
Help Make Global Education for All
Dear friends, For the last several years, Amizade has looked in the mirror and felt conflicted by what it sees….
Lessons Learned in Karagwe, Tanzania
This past spring, Joanna Keen traveled to Amizade’s site in Tanzania to spend 12 weeks serving and learning with our…
Navajo Nation: Something I Never Expected
The only expectation I had for my first trip to Tuba City, AZ was that the landscape would look very…
The More You Stare, The More You See
One night over spring break this year, I was lying on the hood of a car in Tuba City, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation Native American reservation. Gazing up at the stars above, unobstructed by trees or buildings, I reflected on my week with new friends doing the same by my side. The stillness and peace was broken seconds later as one of our friends proclaimed, “the more you stare, the more you see.”
Learning Spanish in Cochabamba
This blog entry is part of a series of blogs from Marvin and Martie Wachs, long time friends and supporters…
How Far Would You Walk For Water?
Today, March 22nd, we celebrate World Water Day. World Water Day is held annually on March 22nd as a means of…
Voices From Tanzania, 3 of 4: What if…
This week we bring you a series of blog posts written by participants in Amizade’s summer service-learning course in Tanzania. The posts were written by program participants in response to their work with women from one of Amizade’s community partners, Women Emancipation & Development Agency (WOMEDA).