On April 20, in honor of Earth Week Activism Day, I will be speaking about the school we built my Friends Project grassroots effort and the ability we all have to make an impact. Join us at the State University of New York [https://www.google.com/…
I'm honored to give a TedX talk Wednesday, April 13, at SUNY Geneseo campus on: "Living Fearlessly and the Power to Make a Difference: One person can change everything. Being scared means you're doing it right." I'm up all nig…
Thanks to a generous contribution, our four teens in Las Minitas, Nicaragua, are finishing their high school educations ... Each of the four students will receive a $35 scholarship — enough to cover supplies and books needed to attend. The families…
Hey, remember when we raised $5,200 for materials and built a school with farmers of Las Minitas? I wrote about what it's like to do so and to find a second home along the way. Read it here [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/rochester-…
One year ago this month, The Friends Project opened the preschool in Las Minitas, Nicaragua. On the newsstands today, the 10th anniversary issue of Rochester Magazine features a personal essay and lots of photos about our project! It's a celeb…
This time last year we — The Friends Project — opened the Las Minitas preschool in Nicaragua. Wondering how Marisela, the teacher, and the kiddos are doing? Enrique took these photos for us last week. Seventeen kids attend the school. Pretty sweet…
*Margaret Nsombo, left, and some of the neighbors she and her friends help OUR GRASSROOTS EFFORT, THE FRIENDS PROJECT, IS PROUD TO PROVIDE $500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. On the outskirts of Ndola, Zambia, schoolteacher Lillian Hetman, Margaret Nsombo and a…
This time last year I snapped this selfie as we all celebrated the opening of the Las Minitas preschool that WE all helped build. More than 200 people came together from Rochester and beyond to raise $5,200 to help the farmers realize their dream.…
I am talking with students at Colchester Middle School with media specialist Lisa Buckton about my travels and photographing remote communities with linguists in Africa and Australia. I'm using the fish Remy carved me in Bandial last week and t…
