Blog Entries for the 'Global Issues' Category

Building a school roof in Belize (and having a blast!)

How can you put a new roof on a school, integrate technology with laptops and wireless, create a library and conduct a cultural exchange for very little money? Great partnerships and community involvement! Find out what students in NC and Belize did to make their world a better place.

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Completed Projects in Cambodia and Laos!

Thanks to your support, we have recently completed two projects in Southeast Asia! We have photos to share of both the new reading room in Laos and the new Ian Tilden School in Cambodia. Both projects are making huge changes for the better when it comes to the education of local children.

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Thank You for Your Support in India!

Thanks to your support, our project to build houses and give land to Dalit people and to help fund the health education program for sponsored children in Calcutta. We have several posts and videos about theses projects that we hope you’ll enjoy!

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Certificate from Cambodia Ministry of Education

We received this Certificate of Appreciation from the Cambodian Ministry of Education for the Ian Tilden Middle School project and wanted to share it with all of you who helped make the school a reality.                 

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Laos Reading Room Visit

We were able to visit one of the three reading rooms that you made possible in Laos! Thanks for all of your support!

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War through the eyes of a 5 yr-old, strength of the human spirit, and new school opens!

What can we learn from a 5 yr-old? – a unique perspective on war and the endurance of the human spirit. It is the love, joy and spirit of the Cambodian people that make us so grateful to you for donating enough to fund a new primary school for them! Stay tuned for news of the opening ceremony of the Ian Tilden School on April 7th and 8th!

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A Day in the Life – video made by kids in the slums of Calcutta

The kids in our computer / video class made this incredible movie about their day to day lives and their dreams for the future.

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I Just Discovered That My Dream Of Becoming a Zoologist Has Flaws :(

My idea of becoming a Zoologist seems to be crumbling. All because I don’t know what a Crenarchaeota is. See Mr. Robinson? I can ask questions, unless I’m in a class full of children, then I’ll be quiet. But seriously, what’s a Crenarchaeota?

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Podcast – behind the scenes look at a poverty in Kolkata

podcast Kolkata 30 Jan 2011

Podcast – get a behind the scenes feel for everyday life in the poorer neighborhoods of Kolkata as we are invited to the homes of some of the CI-Sahay sponsored children. Also, taxis, street markets, Grand Hotel buffet, our English, video and crafts classes and more.

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Learning to Teach

Teaching is a much harder job than I thought it was. Especially when you don’t know the native language, or much about the subject!

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