Meet the Children at the HTDC Orphanage

Emma

Your generous donations support these lovely kids

Thank you to Everyone who Gave or Volunteered to Help Hait

Pax Christi Fair

Rain at Daktari

 On January 18th it rained so much that our dam burst and our roads flooded. In this video we took the kids to see the dam and the river, to show them the power that water can have! 

Indoor Game Drive!

volunteers picture

bandhu

This picture was taken by Aimabroad team

Having breakfast at school inspires many to be present always

Pat Robert

Laurenhelping teach the childrenhow to read

Pat Robert

Pat Robert checking brick samples

Volunteer with SOVHEN Uganda

Students with Professor from University of Delaware,USA

Students with Professor from University of Delaware,USA

19 Students from University of Delaware,USA visited on 19th January 2012 with Dr Mahasreta Barua,English Department of University of Delaware.

parijat children leatning American football

American football

19 Students from University of Delaware,USA visited on 19th January 2012 with Dr Mahasreta Barua,English Department of University of Delaware.

The washing machine has arrived!

The washing machine has arrived!

second picture trying to open the box...

Opening the big box ...

The big machine box coming in the laundry!!

walking with the laundry machine to the laundry (pic1)

VG team in the picture jast waiting and watching!!

workers unloading the washing machine (pic 2)

workers unloading the washing machine (pic 1)

Miguel's Mansion - Time lapse video of an amazing project funded by Omprakash donations.

CREAR - Pintar gorras

CREAR - Pintar camisas

CREAR - Tienda

CREAR - Charla Reciclar para las mamas

CREAR - Charla Reciclaje en San Fernando

the best "thank you"

Asociacion CREAR

TEDxDavis - Brennan Bird - "Waste is an Illusion - A Resource in the Wrong Place."

In this eye-opening talk, Brennan Bird shares his experiences attempting to promote sustainability. One of his projects, involves using "bottle bricks" in order to recycle our waste in a simple and convenient way. He asks us to use these simple ideas in our everyday life to make a better tomorrow.

Brennan Blazer Bird is a recent UC Davis graduate and former resident of the Domes on-campus community. He earned a B.A. degree in Nature and Culture and is currently working as an ecological educator in the Bay Area, teaching students in East Palo Alto and Oakland about sustainability issues. He is an avid environmental activist and believes we can all turn our ideals about sustainability into real action. He saved his trash for the entire year of 2010 and was awarded the title of "Greenest Student" by the ThinkGreenLiveClean online blog. He is also a proponent of Portable Landfill Devices, plastic bottle "bricks" stuffed with trash that are used to build houses and other structures around the world. In addition to his zero waste projects, he teaches workshops on composting and solar cooking.

About TEDx, x=independently organize event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Peace On Earthbench Movement - 1000 Bottle Brick Benches for Peace

The Peace On Earthbench Movement (POEM)
“Transform waste into community space.”

The Peace On Earthbench Movement (POEM) empowers youth and community members to clean up the environment, repurpose their trash into a building material, learn natural building techniques, and then create a communal gathering area— an earthbench—where they can share music, share stories, share life. The earthbench effectively seals trash from entering the worlds’ oceans and rivers while serving a clear artistic, educational, and social function. So far I have led the building of benches in Ghana, Davis, and East Palo Alto, and I have inspired others to build benches in Bolivia and the Philippines.

How will a bench create peace on earth? Earthbenches symbolize our collective desire for a more sustainable, more just, and more peaceful world. These benches empower youth to clean up the environment as they lead a community outreach campaign to collect discarded plastic bottles, stuff them with trash, and create a green building material—bottle bricks. These benches foster community interaction and collaboration. And when they are completed, they create a place for communal gathering—a reinvigoration of the commons.

The larger vision is to eventually build 1000 bottle brick benches around the world, and retain one bottle brick from each bench. These bricks will be saved and eventually used to build the mother of all earthbenches in the Middle East, a global symbol of peace in the most volatile area in the world.

Getting ready for the big football game!

A few of the 5,000+ kids who started their education at Bruce Peru Schools

Homeless Children
There are too many now
to help each one.
Knowing they are out there however
and that they suffer
compells one to do something
if only a little
to relieve them.
Or how should we face ourselves
at the hour of our death confessing we did nothing.
Children have the right to be fed and clothed and sheltered and educated by their parents. When parents are unable or refuse to do this then society must intervene. Bruce Organization exists to feed, clothe and educate children who have been let down by their parents.
 

Life is a song!

I recently held a reading project for children last year in December and I discovered that every human being, despite our differences, have the same purpose in life. The purpose is none other than living a better life where they are respected and appreciated, and above all else, every one wants to be given the chance to shine and this can only happen when one stops copying others and starts having their own song in life.

Laguna 69 (students)

Wilderness trips with Teach Huaraz are fun! 

On TheTrail

Students hit the trail as part of Teach Huaraz Peru's wilderness therapy project.

Lunch Prep

Before setting off for a day of hiking, students work together to pack bag lunches fas part of Teach Huaraz Peru's wilderness therapy program.

Tent Class

Students learn to set up tents as part of Teach Huaraz's wilderness therapy program.

Laguna 69

Brainstorming words that reflect the spirit of VE

Nutrition Program Overview

This is an interview of the two directors of Deep Jyoti and their thoughts on the new nutrition program