I learned about this ingenious invention while at Phinda Rock Lodge in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. Phinda is run by &Beyond, a luxury safari/vacation company that has always distinguished itself by it’s huge commitment to local communities. The &Beyond guest experience is top-of-the-line luxury, and the give-back relationship with the communities where the lodges [...]
Posts Tagged ‘drinking water’
27 Oct
Save the Rain
It’s a gray, rainy, drippy day here in the Northeast. The sound of water hitting the leaves is everywhere around me. How blessed am I that each drop that falls on the lawn already losing its green hue from summer is not a drop I need to survive? Save the Rain is a charity dedicated [...]
27 Jul
Operation WELL Worth It
The lives of 3,000 people in the village of Angiro, Kenya will have their lives changed…by water. The young girls there currently walk 8 miles round trip to a muddy water hole to get one bucket of water for their family to use. Water fetching takes priority over all else, including school, so education is [...]
14 Dec
Giving Up Birthdays: Alyssa Milano
Actress Alyssa Milano has written an article in the Huffington Post pledging her commitment to charity and planning to, instead of receive, give a gift to people everywhere. Milano says: “As a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and the founding ambassador for the Global Network, I’ve traveled to the field and seen firsthand the devastation left [...]
30 Aug
World Flix
Everybody loves their alma mater, and I have a stronger than average adoration for UC Santa Cruz, so I have a little extra bump of pride for a fellow alumna who is dedicated to changing the world, even though I’ve never met her. Laika Grant Mann has created WorldFlix.org, a new way to connect philanthropic [...]
29 Jul
Matt Damon is All Wet
I’ve had this DVD for a while and have been meaning to watch it, but didn’t get to it until today on the airplane. Running the Sahara is a terrific documentary, produced and narrated by Matt Damon, about three friends who run, without a day off, for 111 days across the entire Sahara Desert, covering [...]
