Through the website DesignismConnects.com, we were able to find a designer to helps us create the designs for a few FROG shirts. We hope to produce and sell these for fundraising. Thanks Richard! We appreciate the help!
Check out this totally awesome organization that is dedicated to connecting the world through music, by providing resources to musicians and their communities. Playing For Change created a documentary film series and are hosting a benefit concert soon. Their “Stand By Me” film show street performers all over the world performing this famous song. Proceeds [...]
From my inbox – Dear Peace Corps Friends and Colleagues, Great news! We have reached a major milestone for the Peace Corps. With Representatives Baldwin, Kirk, Ellison, Sestak, Fudge, Capuano, and Brown co-sponsoring the Peace Corps Expansion Act 2009 (“HR 1066â€?) this week, 101 members of Congress have now co-sponsored Congressman Sam Farr’s (Colombia 64-66) [...]
Through my work at Idealist.org and FROG, I’m ever fascinated with mass communication technologies that allow communities to work together to quickly coordinate action and respond collectively in a crisis. Thoughts of using these technologies for organizing as a Peace Corps volunteer had hardly crossed my mind. By my close-of-service in 2005, tools like InSTEDD, [...]
I came across a great website one day for the Rupununi Learners. The organization is made up of two non-profit organizations – the Rupununi Learners Incorporated (RLI) and Rupununi Learners Foundation (RLF). RLI is a registered non-profit in Guyana, founded in 2007 and RLF is a registered non-profit in the USA that started in 2001. [...]
Give It To Me Right is just now hitting the radio stations in DC. I love it – and if you’re into great music – I think you will too. I’ve got to admit, knowing Melanie Fiona‘s (Canadian-)Guyanese makes me love her more. You may have first heard her on Reggae Gold 2008 – the [...]
As I was searching for some new material to post, I came across some old news that we at FROG never got to post: PCV Kate Puzey was murdered almost one month ago in the Benin village, Badjoude. She was 24 and an Education Volunteer. This is so very sad. My heart goes out to [...]
(via Guyana Chronicle) One would have thought in this modern era with all the remarkable scientific and technological advancements achieved we would have solved the nagging problem of illiteracy. Unfortunately, the facts and statistics tell a far different and shocking story about global illiteracy. Amanda Credaro, reveals some stunning information in the article- ATAXIA IN [...]
(via Idealist.org) We’re happy to announce that government agencies can now post jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, events, and programs on our site. Please help us spread the word by sharing the news with your friends who work at local, state/provincial, or federal agencies. We’ve recently expanded the opportunities available to our members by inviting government [...]
(via peacecorps.gov) San Jose, Costa Rica, April 1, 2009 – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, met with and thanked Peace Corps Volunteers and staff for their service in Costa Rica. While traveling in Chile and Costa Rica to consult with Latin American leaders regarding the Summit of the [...]
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