On Saturday, November 19, Wendo Aszed of Dandelion Africa and Francoise Nibizi of SaCoDe two of our East Africa grant partners, joined 60+ Pangea members and guests at the Wellspring Family Services building in Seattle for brunch and a program. They discussed at length what is making their programs successful in rural Kenya and Burundi, made possible with relatively small Pangea Giving grants, and how they are now helping thousands of women and girls.  These two outstanding women exemplify the best in non-profit leaders and are a prime example of how small grants in the hands of excellent partners can be leveraged...[ Read More ]

Educating and empowering women and girls is one of the most effective approaches to global development. But what programs work and why? How can successes be replicated on a larger scale for more impact? Two highly effective East African Pangea grant partners will join us on November 19 to share their fresh insights and inspirations for supporting women and girls to develop their full potential in Kenya and Burundi. Come hear what these dynamic leaders have learned about creating successful programs  and the tremendous impact their work is having in the communities they serve and beyond. Event Venue: Wellspring Family...[ Read More ]

Do you share Pangea's conviction that lasting change happens from the ground up? Do you believe that successful community development relies on strong local leadership engaging the voices and energy of those most in need? Do you have a desire to directly support and learn from people who aspire to escape poverty and oppressive social and cultural barriers, especially women and children, in emerging community organizations in Africa, Latin America or SE Asia? If your  answer is YES to at least one of the above questions, we think you should strongly  consider joining  Pangea Giving as a Member or Friend between...[ Read More ]

 Departure dates are fast approaching for both the Asia Pod and the Latin America Pods 2016 site visit teams.  The Latin America site visit team is planning their week-long Oaxaca visit, (in southern Mexico) departing October 16. The six person group includes Betsy Hale, Patti Kilpatrick, Susan Sola, (all three fluent Spanish speakers), Teri Akin, Janet Pearson and her daughter Anne Sivley. They will be visiting partners Flor y Canto, and GESMujer. Patti, who is the GESMujer liaison, says she is particularly excited that the Pangea visit will coincide with the first graduating class of young women who have gone through GESMujer's Joven ("Youth")...[ Read More ]

The Fight against Climate Change and Land Rights in Latin America Please join Pangea Giving, Global Fund For Women, and Channel Foundation to hear Bettina Cruz, from Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders Initiative discuss the fight against climate change and land rights in Mexico. When: Tuesday, October 4, 6-8pm Where: Pangea Member Gary Tabasinske's home (in Seattle's Belltown District) This timely conversation will discuss the central role women's organizations throughout Latin America play in the struggle for justice and basic human rights.  Indigenous activists courageously fight for their rights to preserve the environment while protecting their livelihood and entitlements. As the...[ Read More ]

Raphael Okumu, Executive Director of Tears Kenya, a long-time strategic Pangea East Africa partner prepared this inspiring summary of the East African Leadership Forum that took place in Kenya in June 2016. The 3-day retreat was sponsored by Pangea Giving with support from Segal Family Foundation. Pangea Giving believes in a long term partnership with grass roots development partners as foundation for lasting and sustainable community transformation. With over 8 years partnership relationship, Pangea is supporting eight grass-root organizations working in East Africa on women's empowerment, education and health; agricultural and food security, environmental conservation and youth development. Amazingly, the leaders have similar...[ Read More ]

LINET comes from a rural community outside Nakuru (in central Kenya) called Athinai Village where traditionally, girls education is not supported. The residents of her community were resettled by the government with only minimal resources following post-election violence in 2007.  She is the youngest of six children and has been raised by her father. Her father, even though he has a poor-paying job, has done all he can to support her education. Thanks to the Girls for Leaders program offered by Dandelion Africa in 2014 and 2015,  a program wholly supported by Pangea Giving, Linet is one of 25 girls...[ Read More ]

SAWMILL, comes from a small cooperative farm in a village near Luanda (NW corner of Kenya)  that is served by our partner organization, BIOGI (Bio Intensive Gardening Innovations). Sawmill is married and with his wife is supporting a young family. Because of BIOGI’s  comprehensive perma-culture community farm-training programs and demonstration gardens, he and his wife have increased the fertility and productivity of their farm. Before BIOGI’s program to restore depleted agricultural lands, Sawmill was struggling to  support his family locally and considered moving to a larger city many hours away to make ends meet, which would have meant long periods...[ Read More ]

MARGARET  is a guardian of six young children in a small rural village outside of Meru, Kenya who has struggled for years to provide food and basics. When she received a water tank, made possible by a Pangea Giving grant to CIFORD Kenya, things started improve. Margaret is using rainwater collected in the tank to irrigate her gardens more efficiently. This, in turn, has resulted in much larger food yields for her and the children. She is also selling surplus vegetables from her garden to neighbors which helps her meet other basic needs for the children. CIFORD Kenya works for...[ Read More ]

My name is N. O; I am from Lycée Communal de Bubanza and I am in form 9 (middle school).  Before I started using the Agateka pads, provided by SaCoDe to manage my menstruation, I could not afford to buy the disposal sanitary pads (Kotex). The only thing I could get was a piece of an old Kitenge which is a piece of cloth and very often  I was feeling a sting in my private parts and I could not attend school which means that I missed several school days each month, and failed in exams. Since I started using...[ Read More ]