PassionTraveller

We've now been in Bangalore for 6 days and already I know I'm leaving a piece of my heart here with the girls in Vivek Nagar slum that are connected with Global Concerns Leadership India . Alot of international workers will say "Once you've seen one slum, you seen them all." I've heard that many times since starting international humanitarian work in 2008. I bet though they have not been here or met Brinda Adige. Here in Vivek Nagar slum, imparticular the area where Brinda created the Global Concerns India office (a small 10x20 sqft room with a metal garbage pull down door), the energy and the people are a little different. Groups of women meet each month and share their concerns about their community, their health, their wellness, and that of their children, especially their ... read more

Well we are off again but this time with two new INCREDIBLE team members and a suitcase of stellar Lunapads. It's country # 4 of 12 for Global Sorority . Over the next 17 days Tia, Robyn, Reem, and I will be traveling to India to connect with over 25 girls and young women for our documentary. We will be learning about their lives, providing them with leadership tools, all school aged girls will receive a Lunapads Pads4Girls kit, and we'll be asking them about how they see the world, what they would like their future to look like, what might stop them from achieving it, and what they might need to get there. We will be starting off in Mumbai interviewing a young woman involved with Point of View... read more

This week of our trip was much different than the first.From rural Uganda to one of the most beautiful towns in Piemonte, in northern Italy. We have been taking in the lanscape of Venaus, a small town just outside of Susa. It’s a writers or artists paradise, with old buildings, cobble stone streets surrounded by unbelievably beautiful mountains. Venaus, has around 2,000 people, almost all of whom were born here. Sometimes going back more than 4 generations. Very few people come to visit, so we were a bit of the subject around town. When Tia and I went to dinner two nights ago, we were greeted with blank faces and stares. The guys who ran the joint must have called their friend, because by the time we left there were about 10 men ranging 20-50 years ... read more

There is no question that I knew that running this journey on such a tight schedule would be challenging both personally and professionally.In the last few days not only has my body been adjusting to time change and diet change (yup we’ve pretty much been eating the same food -eggs and stale toast for breakfast, beans, rice, and greens for lunch and dinner) but we are also working within a system that is much different than our own. Trying to gain answers to questions that do not belong to a system or neighbour’s advice is challenging enough but add a language barrier and we are having to get pretty creative in putting all the information together. At same time the laughter, smiles and community are so beautiful. Each place we go in the world will be ... read more

Well it's been a while since my last trip but now the adventures and journey continue... with a bit of an exciting spin. My amazing and beautiful friend, Tia Kelly, of San Diego and I are about to embark on an unreal journey to three countries, in three weeks, into three communities to capture the stories of young women and their visions, dreams, and aspirations. From rural Uganda to meto Italy to countryside Ireland. We will provide coaching tools for leadership, engage them from a place of passion, and listen to their stories. In order for us to make this go really well we need your support. AND NOW! We are asking our community to support us by clicking on this link and making a pledge to support our journey. Every pledge matters. If we don't ... read more