This one came in from my buddy Ryan Linstrom, who is in the Holy Land working an internship. If you’re interested, give him a bell. Thanks. “Call. Response? I received an email from Robert, a Ugandan friend, last evening asking for support for some projects he is working on, specifically for his mother and some [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Kenya Series – Roads and Bugs
July 14th, 2009
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The first thing that I noticed about Kenya is that the roads are more or less not..roads. In this case, “road” denotes something closer to “collection of potholes held together by interspersed pavement and dirt.” The ride to our Country Director’s home from the airport nearly shook my bones apart. And the traffic, oh my, [...]
The Denver Dispatch of Doom – Vol. 11 (Kenya Edition)
July 13th, 2009
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Hello all, I hope this letter finds you healthy and happy. I’ve eaten a great deal of celery in the past week, a fact for which I have no explanation. I am back from Africa! In my work with The 1010 Project, I’ve spent a lot of time telling the stories of social entrepreneurs and [...]
Community Market Proposal
July 13th, 2009
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I’m working with Matt, one of our interns who is still on the ground in Kenya, to put the finishing touches on a proposal. We’re planning to work with one of our community-based organizations in the Kayole suburb of Nairobi to arrange a permanent space in a market. The basic idea is to give the [...]
Kenya Series – Mt. Longonot
July 6th, 2009
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A fantastic slide show, complete with funny captions, follows this post. Our team from The 1010 Project spent a few days visiting with a partner in Western Province, then headed to Lake Naivasha in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Naivasha is big and beautiful – it’s in the bottom of the Great Rift Valley – [...]
Kenya Series – Amsterdam (to be updated with videos later)
July 1st, 2009
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So I’m midway through an eight hour layover in Amsterdam. Holland is a nice place. I rode a bike through this very old city and felt quite Dutch. The only things missing were clogs, tulips, and giant windmills. The people here are very nice and I wish that I could bottle up Dutch accent and [...]
