by Charlena Wynn | Aug 1, 2016 | Features, Internation, Foreign Affairs, and Nation Security, Philanthropy Journal
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Erin Crandell Mayan Families operates in underserved, primarily indigenous communities in the rural highlands of Guatemala. 87% of the families we work with are living under the poverty line, most have little formal education and...
by Charlena Wynn | Aug 1, 2016 | Features, Internation, Foreign Affairs, and Nation Security, Philanthropy Journal
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Emily Coppel A little more than 30 years ago in Bangladesh, Naveen’s* mother was about to give birth to a baby girl. Her family was relatively well off, and she was able to deliver in one of the better hospitals in the country....
by Charlena Wynn | Aug 1, 2016 | Features, Internation, Foreign Affairs, and Nation Security, Philanthropy Journal
By Charlena Wynn Waste reduction has been a continued concern for the global community for over twenty-five years. Environmental rights groups and public policy workers have worked to reshape the narrative of how consumers interact with waste and surplus with recycle,...
by Charlena Wynn | Aug 1, 2016 | Features, Internation, Foreign Affairs, and Nation Security, Philanthropy Journal
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Karen Sugar, MA The empowerment concept gives life to the idea that a woman can be an agent of change in her own life, determining her own future. But defining empowerment is nearly impossible. The way we see others, and...
by Charlena Wynn | Jul 25, 2016 | News, North Carolina, Philanthropy Journal
News about grants, gifts The Duke Endowment awarded a $325,000 grant to the NC Early Childhood Foundation to advance policies and practices that support children’s optimal development beginning at birth. In the wake of flash flooding across...
