Awesomepreneurs We Love: Tramaine Brathwaite
In my experience, when you’re operating on the love frequency, the world begins to vibrate with you–or at least is sure feels that way. Take last week: a friend introduced me to the work of Tramaine...
View Article¡Ni Una Más! Valentine’s Day The San Cristóbal Way
On February 14, 2013, ten months after the murder of Itzel Janet Méndez Pérez, several hundred people gathered in the center of San Cristóbal de las Casas with white lanterns marked with the names of...
View ArticleBack Where It All Started: An Afternoon At FOMMA
Pedro and Rosa’s baby is sick. “I’m going to go sell the cow to buy medicine for the baby,” Pedro tells Rosa, “I’ll be back soon.” Pedro goes to sell the cow. Off he goes, cow in tow, which he entrusts...
View ArticleEducate a Girl, Educate a Community: The Story of Safe Girls For Change
[RKA Note: Today’s guest post comes to us from Sheila Otieno, the heartworking founder of Safe Girls For Change in Kenya–another awesome organization led by women for women in Africa. I am so excited...
View ArticleCan Art Stop Murder? Ni Una Más in Chiapas, Mexico Is Trying
Read the full article on Bitch Media. Photo credit: Lydia Reich.
View ArticleYour Awesome Sauce Ingredients For The Month of March
Today’s Awesome Sauce ingredients are peace and justice flavored in honor of International Women’s Day. Before moving to Mexico, I didn’t fully understand what this day was all about. What I’ve...
View ArticleWhy I Gave My Gift To The Shift: Girls Shift Africa Begins
RKA Note: Today’s post by awesomepreneur Faith Odhiambo is the first in a four part series on the work of Girls Shift Africa in Mombasa, Kenya. We would like to announce that we have extended our...
View ArticleÉsta Que Soy: International Women’s Day 2013
On March 8, 2013, in honor of International Women’s Day, the Centro Hemisférico invited the community of San Cristóbal de las Casas to the steps of la Iglesia de Guadalupe for a poetic urban...
View ArticleSpecial Delivery! The Ruby Cups Have Arrived
Yesterday, Faith traveled to Nairobi to pick up the Ruby Cups for Girls Shift Africa! We did it! Here’s the update from Faith herself: We are thrilled to announce that we finally have our menstrual...
View ArticleBuy eBooks Suck! and Support Awesome Girls Shift Africa 2013
I am thrilled to the gills to be one of the 41 amazing contributors to the Amazon bestseller eBooks Suck! (But They Don’t Have To) — the most comprehensive guide to eBook conception, creation, and...
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