by Milena Fraccari | May 7, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
Rose is from Cameroon, has a university degree in history, and is a survivor of human trafficking. She was sold as a slave by her cousin with a promise of a teaching job in Kuwait that turned into a nightmare of human exploitation. When she finally was able to return...
by Milena Fraccari | Apr 30, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
Northern Ghana is a region that faces many intersecting challenges: severe poverty, illiteracy, resource scarcity, a growing population, and job loss due to deforestation, just to name a few. In the face of all these circumstances, of what value is the simple act of...
by Milena Fraccari | Apr 29, 2021 | ShiftHappens
“Let me drop everything and work on YOUR problem.” I recently saw this written on a tin sign in a novelty store. It was on a wall next to another that read “I may be old but at least I got to see all the good bands,” flanked by one reading “I’m sorry for what I said...
by Milena Fraccari | Apr 22, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
Smitha Daniel was working in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation when she found an animal she had never seen before. The adorable palm-sized ball of fur was the elusive slender loris, found only in a few places in the world. These nocturnal creatures, whose Indian...
by Milena Fraccari | Apr 22, 2021 | ShiftHappens
Over the last year, much of America and the world waited with heavy hearts for the outcome of the case against Derek Chauvin. This wasn’t just a fight for George Floyd. This wasn’t just a fight against Derek Chauvin. This was a fight for the soul of a nation, a fight...
