Empower

It’s been more than a month at Attappady, a remote tribal area in Kerala, a state in South India.

“People come here and tell us what our problems are and how to solve them. No one has come to ask us what our pressing problems are” - A response we got from Shanti* when we asked her if anyone has come to ask her about the problems she and her community faced.

I am volunteering at Katsikas refugee camp on mainland Greece, and one of my primary duties at camp is teaching English.

My organizational vision for Adelante Shoe Co. is a US-Guatemalan team in which all are members are equal stakeholders in our social impact goals. The most interesting aspect of my work in Guatemala over the past month has been forging relationships with shoemakers around this vision without making premature promises.