by Lissie | Aug 5, 2012 | Blog |
The bearer of a rich cultural legacy that reaches back centuries, Rwanda marries vivid folk traditions with up and coming contemporary artists. A few of our favorites are below. Who are yours? Urukerereza Traditional music and dance are still alive and well in Rwanda,...
by Lissie | Aug 3, 2012 | Blog |
To celebrate a million dollars raised, we’re taking the opportunity to look back at the projects which your donations have made possible. Second in our series: Rwanda!Known as “The Land of a Thousand Hills,” Rwanda is a mountainous, temperate country...
by Lissie | Jul 28, 2012 | Blog |
To celebrate a million dollars raised, we’re taking the opportunity to look back at the projects which your donations have made possible. To begin, a project AWF undertook in Uganda in 2006. Once called “The Pearl of Africa” by Winston Churchill for...
by Diane | Feb 16, 2012 | Blog |
We have all seen photos of women and children carrying containers of water on their head but how often do we stop to consider a basic fact about the mechanics involved? Water is HEAVY 1 gallon of water = 8 lbs. (actually 8.33 lbs) Many women and children in Africa...
by Diane | Dec 20, 2011 | Blog |
Dream Sailor (who just happens to be my niece) wrote this wonderful reflection/call to action.I’ve posted the text here, but be sure to visit her blog for the original posthttp://www.thedreamsailor.blogspot.com/ Water is a familiar thing to me.Cold...
by Diane | Dec 9, 2011 | Blog |
Great article on NYTimes Fixes blog on the importance of sustainability for water projects.Sustainability has been another of my big take away lessons from my work with AWF and our partner Africare.Every project proposed and implemented by Africare is designed to be...
