by Milena Fraccari | Sep 23, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
In 2014 Amanda Cats-Baril and Anne McGuinness were working in Nepal in the humanitarian sector when they met and decided to found The WE United Project. Anne grew up in Kathmandu and returned home in 2011, the same year that Amanda moved to Nepal from New York. Both...
by Milena Fraccari | Aug 20, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
After living in the United States for more than 30 years, Rosa Sabido was facing deportation. She made the difficult decision to live in sanctuary rather than leave the community and friends she loves so much. For the past four years, Rosa has lived in a church near...
by Milena Fraccari | Aug 6, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
Since 2017, Dr. Christian Andres has worked to turn two hectares of land in Busua, Ghana, into a vocational center; the culmination of a life-long dream to build something meaningful in Africa. Promoting social entrepreneurship and a circular economy model, the...
by Milena Fraccari | Jul 23, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
The Aarey Forest, part of the Sanjay Ghandi National Park, is home to 15,000 indigenous peoples called Adivasis, as well as a rich array of flora and fauna. Existing for more than 500 years, the forest holds centuries of native knowledge. It is also the only open...
by Milena Fraccari | Jul 9, 2021 | ShiftHappens
“The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.” -Shinto proverb Most of the world’s great faith traditions teach the centrality of loving your neighbor as yourself. Iterations of the “Golden Rule” have been spoken in temples,...
