Ever want to give back when traveling in the world of need? Love to take photos? Then join Dog Meets World, the photo diplomacy project and help connect cultures through the power of photography. The ambitious mission of Dog Meets World (DMW) is to give all children/families in developing countries personal photograph, often for the first time.

 

With great insight, author Kwei Quartey brings the children of Accra's streets to life in his latest book, Children of the Street. If you're like me, you haven't read a lot of fiction about or from Ghana. I'm not sure whether it was from a lack of authors that have been translated, or that the literature isn't accessible to me, but I had no idea what I was missing. Kwei Quartey, a doctor and intercultural author that delves deeply into Ghanaian culture in his books, is the real deal.

Be Part Of A Young Man’s Journey: Tshidiso Mabote’s Story

In 2008, www.explr.coms Director & Founder, Jenny M. Buccos, met 19-year-old Tshidiso Mabote while working in South Africa. Tshidiso was one of five students from Mpontsheng Secondary School selected to participate in ProjectExplorer.org’s Student-to-Student project, a hands-on education program created to teach high school students communication and professional skills through the use of digital media.

 

It’s fortuitous: My first posting for Wandering Educators as the Global Cuisines & Kids Editor falls in September. Just in time for Mexico’s Independence Day, celebrated today, the 16th. Mexican cuisine  happens to be one of my family’s all-time favorites. My husband spent two years in college as a service volunteer in Mexico.