Below is a list of project in which I have been involved over the past few years. The Jeneba Project and EDWON are both active organizations and could use your support, so please take a look at their websites.
The Jeneba Project:
Working to rebuild Sierra Leone through targeted educational improvements.
We have now completed construction on a senior secondary school and a library in Lungi, Sierra Leone. The school will house around 150 students, providing a much needed addition to the local infrastructure. For more information on this project please see the final report on the Jeneba Project website.
Over the past three years we have raised over $30,000 to fund our projects and scholarships. Our organization is completely volunteer-run and all of the funding goes towards the work on the ground. At this point we're working to strengthen our organizational structure and applying for 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. Our current goal is to raise 120K over the next five years in order to construct a large senior secondary school based on the educational model of the United World Colleges.
For more information, please visit:
http://jenebaproject.wordpress.com/
A contribution to the work of Empowering Dalit Women of Nepal (EDWON) funded by the Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace Contest. (2008)
EDWON is an inspiring organization founded by a low-caste Nepali women determined to end caste and gender discrimination in her country. Through grass roots organizing and inter-caste savings groups, EDWON has reversed centuries old prejudices in a matter of years in certain villages.
For more information please visit:
www.edwon.org
Article about the project with EDWON from Scope Online Magazine.
A collaborative research project that examines the healthcare needs and barriers to access for Spanish-speakers in a semi-rural county in upstate New York. The findings from this study were presented to local service providers and policy makers in spring 2009. This year-long project constituted my senior thesis at Skidmore College.
Article on the study from Skidmore.edu
Full report available by request. peter.s.brock@gmail.com