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Forced Child Labor in the Chocolate Industry

Forced Child Labor in the Chocolate Industry

The Empowerment Series looks at some of the complicated issues and situations that occur in the Fair Trade world and possible solutions.  I went to Kenya not having much more...

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Forced Child Labor in the Chocolate Industry

The Empowerment Series looks at some of the complicated issues and situations that occur in the Fair Trade world and possible solutions.  I went to Kenya not having much more...

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The empowerment series words overlayed on top of a world map with words like charity, slum, partnering, empowerment, racism, voluntourism, explitation, etc

The Poverty Industry - How Poverty is a Big Bus...

In the first post of this series, you learned about the negative side of “voluntourism” and the thing called the white savior complex. In Part 2 we are going to...

The Poverty Industry - How Poverty is a Big Bus...

In the first post of this series, you learned about the negative side of “voluntourism” and the thing called the white savior complex. In Part 2 we are going to...

What is Voluntouring and the White Savior Complex?

What is Voluntouring and the White Savior Complex?

The Empowerment Series will look at the various negative connotations out there regarding white people serving in other countries such as Africa, India, Mexico etc.  This is a multi part...

What is Voluntouring and the White Savior Complex?

The Empowerment Series will look at the various negative connotations out there regarding white people serving in other countries such as Africa, India, Mexico etc.  This is a multi part...

Comparisons to Consider and Eradicating Unconscious Bias

Comparisons to Consider and Eradicating Unconsc...

What is bias? Bias is defined as prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Many...

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Comparisons to Consider and Eradicating Unconsc...

What is bias? Bias is defined as prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Many...

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Prejudice is a Sign of Ignorance

My Pastor did a message about prejudice recently. With everything going on in the world right now with COVID-19 having the entire world shut down and then the senseless murder...

Prejudice is a Sign of Ignorance

My Pastor did a message about prejudice recently. With everything going on in the world right now with COVID-19 having the entire world shut down and then the senseless murder...

Elibit a Strong, Determined Artisan Creating Handmade Beauty and a Powerful Example

Elibit a Strong, Determined Artisan Creating Ha...

Meet Elibit. She is one of the older mama’s in our Baskets and Beads group. She has lived in the Kipsongo slum in Kitale, Kenya for many years having fled...

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Elibit a Strong, Determined Artisan Creating Ha...

Meet Elibit. She is one of the older mama’s in our Baskets and Beads group. She has lived in the Kipsongo slum in Kitale, Kenya for many years having fled...

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