Category: MAZON Grantees
-
How Low Can You Go…And Stay Healthy?
May 11th 2009
Recently, NPR aired a series entitled “How Low Can You Go?”, in which listeners, website users, and chefs share recipes which can feed a family of four for under $10. The first episode of the series features Spanish celebrity chef José Andrés preparing a chickpea & spinach stew. The recipe isn’t for everyone –Andrés recommends using dried ... continue reading »
-
El Salvador Days 6 and 7 (March 15 and 16, 2009)
May 1st 2009
March 16, 2009 marked a day in history for the El Salvadorian people and we were able to be a part of it as we witnessed the nation’s presidential elections as international observers. At 5 a.m. we entered a polling place, a high school, in the southern part of San Salvador. In El Salvador, citizens ... continue reading »
-
El Salvador Days 4 and 5 (March 13 and 14, 2009)
May 1st 2009
The past day and half has been incredible. On Friday morning we made the two-hour drive to Chalatenago in the northern part of the country. We met with the leaders form the community of Guarjila to discuss their partnership with SHARE as the CCR, a grassrooots board of leaders in the neighboring communities. Many of ... continue reading »
-
El Salvador Day 3 (March 12, 2009)
May 1st 2009
We spent the day in the southeast region of El Salvador visiting two cooperative programs. After our hour and a half bus ride, we visited Los Frailes cooperative with CONFRAS, a grassroots organization that cultivates organic and agro-ecological basic grains and vegetables. CONFRAS, with the support of SHARE, organizes the Peasant to Peasant program, where ... continue reading »
-
El Salvador Day 2 (March 11, 2009)
May 1st 2009
Today began by interacting with all of the participants (MAZON’s delegation of eight people is part of the larger SHARE delegation of 150 individuals) while also going through an in-depth orientation on health, safety, and the elections as well as on the SHARE Foundation. Important health, safety and election takeaways: 1. Brush your teeth with ... continue reading »
-
El Salvador Day 1 (March 10, 2009)
May 1st 2009
Eric Schockman (President of MAZON) and I, along with some of our board members, arrived safely in El Salvador early this morning after our short overnight flight from Los Angeles. The sun was just about to peak as we met the representatives from our long-time grantee, the SHARE Foundation: Building a New El Salvador Today. ... continue reading »
-
Save Darfur
Nov 12th 2008
The genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region remains the most vicious of our time. The Sudanese Armed Forces, anti-government rebel groups & Janjaweed militias continue to clash, killing hundreds of thousands with no end in sight. This explosion of violence reverberates into continuing crisis for over 2.5 million Darfuri refugees, innocent people caught without food, shelter ... continue reading »
-
Weapons of the Spirit
Nov 10th 2006
FINDING WEAPONS OF THE SPIRIT AMID DEVASTATING DISEASE: THE WORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS IN KENYA During the years of my involvement with MAZON’s Grants Advisory Committee, I’ve been struck, time and again, with the work of one of our grantees, the International Medical Corps (IMC), in responding to disasters around the world. The ... continue reading »
-
A Year Later: The Food Safety Network in New Orleans
Sep 21st 2006
I have come to New Orleans today to bear witness to the devastation and to the early stages of renewal of this city. It’s the one-year anniversary of Katrina, and the magnitude of the destruction is still unimaginable. The bleak landscape of flood damage stretches as far as the eye can see. The statistics and ... continue reading »
