by Milena Fraccari | Apr 1, 2021 | ShiftHappens
The New York winter was beginning and I had just made a decision that was going to change life as I knew it. After a deep and prolonged time of contemplation, I came to a realisation – I had grown as much as I was going to grow as a monk. The time had come to...
by Milena Fraccari | Mar 5, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
March 8th is International Women’s Day, and this week we are celebrating all our female changemakers. In the last seven years, 1,800 women and girls have joined the global community of Pollination Project changemakers. Coming from different countries and cultures,...
by The Pollination Project | Feb 12, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
When he was 10, Jacob Cramer lost one of his favorite people on earth: his grandfather. After the grief and pain began to subside, he thought of how many seniors just like his grandfather were isolated and alone. He decided to honor his grandfather by volunteering at...
by Milena Fraccari | Apr 3, 2020 | Seeds: Our Blog
By Nina Magpili-Smith Amidst a long period of stillness in society during the pandemic, I watched a gardener in a video advise would-be growers of potatoes to refrain from digging the soil around its stems and leaves, at a certain phase of growth, to make it easier...
by Milena Fraccari | Mar 27, 2020 | Heartivist Of The Week
As the founder of AFFORDABLE, a software-based nonprofit dedicated to reducing barriers to healthcare access, Warren Campbell, a TPP Changemaker, realized COVID-19 could be a potential health hazard in the US as early as February. Then, something unexpected happened...