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What NOT to do on 9/11
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:24
I’ve been asked by a number of people in the past week, “What are you doing for 9/11?” To me and many of you that means, how am I going to serve others and use the day to remember the lives of the men and women who perished during the 9/11 tragedies? I’ll tell you what I’m [...]
The Second Tale
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 00:22
“Stories are our way to tell that we once were here.. we once existed…”
Two years ago, I went hiking with my friend Marwa through AlNaour mountains in Jordan… she was holding her camera and capturing the elegant nature through her lens…. she turned to me and said that she was not good at writing stories… she can perfectly capture a scene through her camera but she can not tell a story.
A Year of Service: How Far I’ve Come
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 13:53
By Kyle F. Washington DC is a city of networking, business, politics, and power. I came to this city as a twenty-two year old graduate of Ball State University with a degree in elementary education and an interest in community service. My previous job involved teaching fourth graders long division, adverbs, and Indiana history. I had [...]
Group One Fellow up
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 03:58
After intensive training sessions that lasted for 3 days, the trainees were obliged to submit contributions about sexuality issues in Egypt .The trainees are free to choose whatever they like to tackle in the various issues of sexuality , how they want to contribute in whatever module they want and for sure they were free to keep their anonymity or not .
The follow up phase is coordinated by Fatma Emam and Ramy Raoof; we are offering the trainees technical and academic support.
Group One is here !
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 03:29
Nazra team is implementing phase one of the training, the training took place from 5 to 8 August 2010. The hot weather and upcoming Ramadan heated the perpetration of phase 1; we were doing our best to hold the first group of training before the holy month of Muslims.
The training was divided into three categories in the three squeezed days, day 1 was conducted by Bassam Mortda, and he offered the trainees insights about the citizen media, video blogging and how to create a visual post.
Hurricane Katrina: Then and Now
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:56
By Greg Heinrich, Mobilization Manager – AmeriCorps Alums (originally published in the HandsOn Blog) It’s been five years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, and as a person who was born and raised in the region, it has been five years of ups and downs. As a native of the New Orleans metro area, [...]
Nonprofits Rule
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 12:42
Robert Egger shared this today on Facebook saying, “Here’s a great video that details the nonprofit sector’s amazing impact in America. It’s powerful, it’s smart…and it’s G rated.” Nonprofits in the U.S. generate $1.1 trillion every year, which is more than the entire economies of Saudi Arabia and Sweden combined. “Know Your Sector” is intended [...]
Reflections on a Year of Service
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:39
By Nate Kieso, AmeriCorps VISTA – Community Organization Liaison for Volunteer San Diego This is my second year, well spent, with AmeriCorps VISTA. I began my work in Iowa in response to the historic floods of 2008. Working for AmeriCorps has been the most rewarding work I had ever done in my life, so I [...]
You’re Invited: The National Conference on Citizenship
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:28
I wanted personally to extend an invitation to join me and other AmeriCorps alums forthe 65th Annual National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), which will be held in Washington D.C. September 17, 2010 at the Library of Congress. Registration is available here. As you may know, the Conference is an annual event that focuses on the [...]
The First Tale
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 10:13
Ramadan…
The holy month announces itself…
Driving my car through the tiny streets of AlMokattam district,, the car goes through the ups and downs of the unpaved streets… I drove slowly in order not to hit a running child or the groceries stretched at the shop fronts.
I smile when I see Ramdan Decorations hanging between the buildings… for a second I smell my childhood essence at my grandmother's house in Manyal… Ramdan is different in the old and relatively poor districts.. it's more vivid and sensual here than in my home place.
