Oct 28
Elizabeth StoltzPeople and Places, Student Voices Coffee, Ethiopia
The jebena and cini used in the coffee ceremony. Photo: Concern Worldwide
You can thank goats in Ethiopia for the coffee that fuels your day! Legend has it that goats in the highlands of Ethiopia started munching on bright red berries when their shepherd, Kaldi, noticed their strange behavior. Filled with a newfound energy (caffeine!), Kaldi’s goats refused to settle down as the moon set. Kaldi, meanwhile, was filled with curiosity.
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Oct 14
Elizabeth StoltzPeople and Places, Student Voices Ethiopia, Top 10
Serving coffee in Ethiopia (Photo: Concern Worldwide)
1. Food - Ethiopia’s national dish is called “wat.” Ethiopians prefer to eat this spicy stew with injera, a flat, spongy bread. Meals are enjoyed by tearing off a piece of injera and using it to scoop up a big bite of wat. Wat can be made with chicken (doro wat), beef (sega wat), lamb, vegetables and seasoned with berbere, a combination of spices, and niter kibbeh, a clarified butter. It may also be topped off with hardboiled eggs!
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Oct 07
Sinead NaughtonPeople and Places, Voices from the Field Concern, Education, Field Visit, Kenya, Livelihoods
Women weaving mats from a Concern-supported livelihoods project in Kisumu, Kenya
From the moment our delegation from Concern, which included two high school students, myself, and a staff member, arrived at the Nairobi airport until our departure a week later, the word that rang the loudest was “community.” Our Kenya field visit trip provided me with a stronger understanding of that word than perhaps I have ever known.
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Sep 09
Elizabeth StoltzHealth, People and Places Concern, Sierra Leone
Students of Alhadi district school in the Madora Village. Photo: Sierra Leone, Concern Worldwide
What kind of health education did you receive in school? Did you attend a nutrition or gym class? For students in Sierra Leone, health education is a critical component of school. In a country where spending on health and education is among the lowest in the world, it’s no surprise that a preventable disease like malaria is responsible for the deaths of 40% of children under the age of 5.
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Sep 02
Elizabeth StoltzEducation, People and Places Burundi, Concern, Education
Concern's school supply distribution to the Batwa in Burundi. Photo: Mugina Commune
Burundi is an east African country bordered by Rwanda, the DRC, and Tanzania. Since 1994, over a decade before civil war ravaged the nation, Concern has worked in Burundi providing health, education, and livelihood support. As millions of students in America head back to school this September, we take a look at education in Burundi!
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Aug 19
Elizabeth StoltzGlobal Awareness Days, People and Places World Humanitarian Day
A man receiving a bag of maize in Kenya (Photo: Concern Worldwide, Aug 2011)
Today, the world honors humanitarians, individuals who have dedicated their life to serve those most in need. Humanitarianism is the very heart and soul of Concern, so today, we celebrate the expertise, skill, and passion of our very own. Below are profiles on four of our staff members who have worked both overseas and here in NY fulfilling Concern’s mission to reduce suffering and fight hunger and poverty.
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Aug 18
Lu WangPeople and Places, Student Voices Education, Global Concerns Classroom, Intern
Lu at the Concern office
Coming to the United States for the first time from China, I have been deeply enchanted by the cultural diversity and open-mindedness here. I feel so lucky to intern at Concern, which provides me with a great opportunity to learn about organizational culture in the U.S., as well as how education projects are conducted.
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Aug 01
Melissa BeanPeople and Places, Student Voices Concern, Interns
GCC interns Lu (left) and Elizabeth (right) with Concern's Education Officer
Concern Worldwide US is a small office. It’s no more than 30 people spread out over the 19th floor of a midtown Manhattan office. The fact that Concern managed to have seven interns over the course of this summer is amazing.
Now that the summer is winding down and soon all the interns will go back to their studies, we thought it would be nice to introduce everyone and salute their efforts before they all leave. So here they are, Concern’s 2011 interns:
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Jul 22
Elizabeth StoltzPeople and Places, Student Voices Niger
Grain stores in the Toro Village of Niger. Photo: Concern Worldwide
How familiar are you with the country of Niger? Could you point to it on a map? Do you know its capital? Not to worry if you don’t know the answers to either of these questions! That’s what Global Concerns Classroom is for. This month, we’re focusing on the theme of world hunger and the country of Niger, so we couldn’t let July pass without taking the time to paint a more detailed picture of this country!
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Aug 31
Kathy CiceralePeople and Places, Voices from the Field Afghanistan
Kathy visiting the Afghani Kochi tribe in 1976
Seems like centuries ago since I set out on my trip to Southeast Asia on a very tight budget of a few dollars a day. It was truly an adventure and one of the most exciting parts of it was traveling from Pakistan to Afghanistan on the Khyber Pass. Little did I know that traveling this route to Afghanistan was a challenge but a spectacular journey and a once in a lifetime opportunity.
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