Final Reflection on my Faces2Hearts Journey
Dear friends, family, passerby’s to this blog (otherwise known as my online home for the past half year), I wanted to say ‘thank you’. Thank you for following this journey and supporting me from near and far. I have had the incredible privilege to travel with the European Commission for a project that allowed me […]
Let’s talk about fabrics and culture
Besides Machu Picchu and ceviche, what else do you think about when you imagine Perú? Probably the answer to that is color and fabrics, so today we’re going to talk about that, with a little extra. Well, a big extra that’s very inspiring. While going for the second time to Perú, I visited one of […]
A Generation of Creative Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs have been hailed as “drivers of innovation” or “agents of change”. I’ve always admired the tenacity and creativity of those individuals or small group of people who try to see the world in another light and build something that fills gaps in our world. I think sometimes we’re quick to associate entrepreneurs with […]
STOP! (A story about ending gender-based violence)
Five hours and thirty minutes driving northwest from Managua (the capital of Nicaragua) you’ll get to Waslala, a town with high temperatures, heavy breakfasts and one big issue: gender-based violence. I was told I was going to visit a project that’s helping to eradicate violence against women, but what I wasn’t told was the extent […]
On the road of Chiefdoms (Photo gallery)
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey Cameroon, as a country that still counts many traditional chiefs who hold power over their regions, and who are in some way guardians of the cultural heritage, it is an interesting country due to cultural […]
Fish hunters in Cape Coast
It was a very nice morning. I did my best to wake up as early as possible, just to get morning light pictures. And it did pay off. But there was another reason why I woke up that early. In Elmina, the fish market opens at first light, since fishermen who have spent all the […]
Removing Shame and Stigma through Inclusive Education
Allow me to step into Uzbekistan and share more stories of this nation, a place that will remain in my heart for a long time. Uzbekistan is located in Central Asia with over 31 million inhabitants. When I first arrived, I quickly learned that my project visits would be mostly about water (as I mentioned […]
How Women Are Changing the Face of Farming
In an earlier post, I shared how a lot of my writing in Uzbekistan would somehow related to water. An interesting fact I learned early on in this water-journey is that approximately 90% of the nation’s water consumption is for agriculture. So it means that the water projects are often tied to how farmers work and […]
