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Last week our wonderful writer Kim brought you highlights from Free The Children and ME to WE staff’s experience in Kenya. Now, check out some pretty cool moments from our staff trip to the Amazon! From the moment the plane landed in Quito, Ecuador's capital, it felt like a second home. Forty staff made the trek to the lush, green jungle...
January 21st, 2015 read moreWhere have ME to WE and Free The Children staff been for the past 2 weeks? In Ecuador- Amazon and Kenya! We spent our holiday connecting with our partner communities overseas and checking out Free The Children development projects on the ground. We saw firsthand how continued support from amazing youth (like you!) is resulting in beautiful schools,...
January 9th, 2015 read moreMalcolm Hill, 17, and his twin sister Veronica from Michigan, knew fundraising was their best option to get them to East Africa, but what they didn’t realize was the amount of people they would meet in their community while doing it. Collectively, their efforts offset more than half the cost of their trip—over $8,000. How did you find ou...
September 16th, 2014 read moreJoin us on a journey around the world! Picture this. It’s mid-morning and you’ve just arrived at a rural village. After spending the morning getting to know local community members, you’ll join them to volunteer on a development project that will help remove the barriers to education for children. The project will continue long after you...
August 25th, 2014 read moreForty-year-old Rahab Sopiato gave birth to the first of three children when she was just 12. She bursts out laughing when I ask what happened to the father (so do all the women sitting around her with colourful beads on their laps), but makes it clear that he didn’t stick around, so she scratched out a living making charcoal. It was gruelling,...
December 18th, 2013 read moreMama Margaret has eight children. And like any mother, her greatest wish is for them to be happy, healthy and have everything they need. Today, this dream has come true. Since Margaret joined ME to WE Artisans, she now has a market for her traditional Maasai beading, a skill passed down from generation to generation of Maasai women. (more&hellip...
April 18th, 2013 read more