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West Foundation Community Convening: Telling Your Story

At this West Foundation community convening, panelists discuss identifying and communicating the stories that are important to your work, including actionable advice for your narrative.

Panelists

Michael Kass – Founder, Story and Spirit

An image of Michael Kass smilingMichael Kass is an international facilitator, consultant, and healer who works with organizations and individuals to weave a new story that brings us into greater connection with ourselves, each other, and the wider world.

Witnessing the power of story, deep presence, and a simple breath to facilitate transformation, he has developed a unique approach that brings together elements from coaching, a decade-plus of breathwork facilitation, storytelling, and earth-based practices to support his clients in stepping into a more aligned, vibrant, and vital future.

Michael is an ICF Certified Executive Coach, Certified Breathwork Facilitator, has completed Trauma Informed Heartmath Facilitation Training and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Training with the Embody Lab. He is the co-author of the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership’s Ethical Storytelling Whitepaper and serves on the Advisory Council for the International Dignified Storytelling Project.

Sarah Hummell – Founder, Retail Politics

An image of Sarah Hummell smilingWith 15 years of experience in organizing, corporate management, and staffing, Sarah Hummell founded Retail Politics. She’s an expert in recruiting, building, and training successful teams, having hired over 1,000 positions as a leader and professional headhunter.

An Advance Gallup-certified Strength Coach and member of the International Coaching Federation, Hummell previously led retail staff at Abercrombie & Fitch and Williams Sonoma Inc. She launched the Hollister Co. as the company’s first female and youngest district manager with the A&F family.

Hummell went from retail to politics in 2011 when she joined the Obama campaign in Ohio and started her path in the political space. In 2022, Hummell trained over 200 candidates for office in Brazil on how to run effective grassroots campaigns. She holds a B.S. in Labor Studies from Indiana University. Proud Hoosier.

Jessica Kizorek – Founder, Eyes on Your Mission, Two Parrot Productions

Entrepreneur. Activist. Futurist. With her unique experience telling stories with video, Jessica Kizorek teaches nonprofits and entrepreneurs to use multi-media inside of websites, social platforms, apps and eBooks. She is a futurist, constantly encouraging clients to deepen emotional relationships online.

Since 2001 Kizorek has developed a presence for herself, both domestically and abroad, as an entrepreneur and international activist. Working primarily with large non-profits – such as The AARP Foundation, Special Olympics, and Lions Club – through her company Two Parrot Productions (co-founded in 2001 with her father Bill Kizorek) she has created hundreds of short films and video-centric fundraising campaigns.

Having traveled to over 60 countries, she has covered a multitude of humanitarian causes as a journalist and documentarian. Many times venturing onto the front lines of such efforts as education in Pakistan’s largest refugee camp, World Women’s Day in Nepal, and fair trade farming initiatives in Ghana. A large chunk of this work – including the airline miles to fly their crew around the world – is donated by the Kizorek family.

As a diplomat representing the USA, Jessica travels the world empowering millennial women to enter the workforce and start businesses. She facilitates this mainly through an organization she founded in 2010 called Badass Businesswomen. Her production company covers many issues; though female entrepreneurialism is the cause closest to her heart. Referred to as a “Women’s Empowerment Specialist” by the US Department of State and a “Small Business Expert” by Fox News, Jessica speaks to international audiences about the art of modern business in a digital world.

Kizorek has written 8 books, many of which focus on marketing with video on the internet; as well as Make Them BEG, a digital video educational product line designed to teach female entrepreneurs how to create an irresistible personal brand, that won first place in the Miami Herald’s Business Plan Challenge.

Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, graduate of University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in International Business. Guest lecturer at Princeton, UC-Berkley, University of Michigan, University of Miami and Miami Ad School. She has also appeared as a featured guest on major news outlets such as Fox, NBC, CNN, Weekend Today and the Better Show.

Kizorek is an elite athlete; at one point, she was ranked second in the United States in track cycling and second in Chicago for tennis. She is a poet, singer/songwriter, and fine artist with a collection of over 30 canvases covered with calligraphy, electrified light, and shattered mirror.

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Convening: Working in Difficult Places

At this West Foundation Community Convening, panelists discuss specific challenges to carrying out development work in some of the communities they partner with and share strategies they have learned through experience to keep making progress toward poverty elimination.

Panelists

Sarah Castor – US Country Director, Malembe Rise

Hey there! I’m Sarah Castor-Johnson, the US Country Director for Malembe Rise – a role that has truly been one of the greatest privileges of my life. While I’ve been in this position for the past five years, my journey with this incredible initiative spans over a decade as one of its funders and supporters.

With a Master’s in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, I’ve had the opportunity to witness firsthand the remarkable ingenuity, inherent skills, and sheer beauty that exists within the communities we serve in Congo. It’s been incredibly humbling and inspiring to work alongside our amazing team and students in Congo, seeing young minds reimagine their futures and the future of their communities by recognizing and utilizing the assets around them.

I truly believe that curiosity and imagination are at the heart of driving social change. And there’s nothing more rewarding than watching students tap into that mindset, daring to dream bigger and bolder for themselves and their community. It’s what keeps me going and continually reminds me of the transformative power of this work.

Jim Mulholland – Executive Director, Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA)

Jim was a pastor in Indianapolis for twenty years. While living in and serving an urban neighborhood, he was involved in the creation of Southeast Neighborhood Development (SEND) and eventually chaired its Board. In the early 2000s, Jim became the community organizer for SEND, creating their nationally replicated Neighborhood Congress model. His work as a community organizer has been recognized by LISC and the Annie Casey Foundation

In 2013, after many years of volunteering and Board participation, Jim became the executive director of the Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA), bringing his passion for community development to an international context. CoCoDA does collaborative, grassroots water and sanitation, education and public health projects in El Salvador and Nicaragua. His work has allowed CoCoDA to expand its staff, impact and scope of work through periods of gang violence, pandemics and political unrest.

Racha Yehia – Managing Director, Care 2 Communities (C2C)

After studying nutritional science and international development at McGill University, Racha worked on various nutrition projects in the Philippines and Burkina Faso. For the past ten years, she has been living and working in northern Haiti. She is the Managing Director of Care 2 Communities (C2C), overseeing operations across 7 clinics. C2C operates community-based primary care clinics in partnership with the MoH, rehabilitating public sector clinics with a management model that transforms low-capacity clinics into thriving, financially sustainable social businesses meeting the needs of rural communities.

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National Public Health Week: Community Health Advocacy

From our partner Hesperian Health Guides:

The places where we eat, sleep, work and live greatly affect our health. Most of us have heard that access to nutritious foods, green spaces and clean air are all necessary conditions for a healthy community. When these basic needs are not met, we must organize for change. That’s why all Hesperian books provide practical strategies to mobilize your community alongside actionable health information.

A photo of the cover of a book titled A Health Handbook for Women With Disabilities

For example, A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities presents different ways for people to get involved in disability advocacy including:

  • starting a literacy class for the women who cannot read or write
  • sharing information about community services and working together to make them more accessible
  • organizing social activities that help disabled girls come out of their homes and meet other people with disabilities and other young girls

One of the stories featured highlights how people with disabilities in Russia formed the Freedom of Movement Society. Together, they helped their city make buildings more accessible and created accessibility guidelines for architects designing new structures!

As National Public Health Week 2024 comes to a close, we invite you to explore our books for ways you can organize to improve health in places where you live and work. This might look like advocating for medical care and support for children affected by HIV or working to eliminate dangerous or discriminatory workplace practices. Check out our HealthWiki for more examples!

From Chapter 2 of Workers’ Guide to Health and Safety:
“Talking about all the causes of a problem helps workers find more ways to solve the problem and prevent it from happening again. Workers can talk about which causes are the most important, which causes they can change, and who might be their allies to help them change other causes. Different workers will ask different questions and come up with different answers. The questions and answers for your situation will grow out of your own conditions.

Group the answers to the “But why?” activity to make it easier to see the causes of Juanita’s problem. For example, group causes into “work conditions,” “social causes,” and “political and economic causes.” Create your own groups of causes.”

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Convening: Coping With Climate Change

This West Foundation Community Convening features a moderated panel discussion among speakers regarding their organizational strategies to cope with the impact of climate change on health, livelihoods and education. The discussion is followed by an open Q/A session. Featuring Katarina Kahlmann, Chief Program Officer of TechnoServe, Sarah Shannon, Executive Director of Hesperian Health Guides and Laura DeDominicis, Executive Director of Nurturing Minds.

Watch now! Visit our YouTube channel for convenings on a variety of other topics.

Featured Speakers

Katarina Kahlmann, Chief Program Officer, TechnoServe

As Chief Program Officer, Katarina Kahlmann leads the operation of TechnoServe’s offices around the world.

Prior to her appointment as Chief Program Officer, Katarina held several positions within TechnoServe. She was most recently Regional Director of West Africa, after serving as a Director on the Strategic Initiatives team where she worked on developing and strengthening the organization’s corporate partnerships in diverse sectors across Africa, India and Latin America. Katarina also served as TechnoServe’s Country Director in Haiti, where she supported the growth of the operation and diversified the portfolio across mango, entrepreneurship and peanut sectors. Katarina began her career at TechnoServe as a Volunteer Consultant in Haiti in 2010, leading the diagnostic phase of the Haiti Hope Project.

Prior to TechnoServe, Katarina was a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company working to help various organizations develop strategies for growth and organizational change. She has also served as a consultant to the United Nations Development Program.

Katarina completed a Master of Science in International Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics with a focus on Development Economics.

“With a growing population and scarce natural resources, humanity is in need of more efficient agricultural supply chains. Improved productivity and market access among the world’s roughly 500 million smallholder farmers can help nourish future generations and bring income, nutrition and education to millions of poor households. Ever since I joined TechnoServe, I have had the fortune of working with tens of thousands of female and male farmers and entrepreneurs to help them make a better living.”

Sarah Shannon, Executive Director, Hesperian Health Guides

Sarah Shannon is Executive Director of Hesperian Health Guides. Best known for the widely translated Where There Is No Doctor, Hesperian produces a range of health materials in multiple formats. Their Community Guide to Environmental Health, available in over 30 languages, provides tools for community-level actions promoting human and planetary health.

Sarah’s focus at Hesperian has been on reaching and empowering the most marginalized communities—engaging grassroots partners in the development of new health materials to address new health challenges, and expanding access to these resources.

Before joining Hesperian, Sarah spent 14 years in Central America, training hundreds of community health workers in Honduras and El Salvador. Her honors include the CORE Group’s “Dory Storms Child Survival Recognition Award,” and UCLA’s “Ruth Roemer Social Justice Leadership Award.”

Laura DeDominicis, Executive Director, Nurturing Minds, Inc.

Laura is the Executive Director of Nurturing Minds, an organization dedicated to supporting quality education, life skills, and entrepreneurship to help at-risk girls in Tanzania become leaders in their communities. Prior to this role she served as a founding board member and chair of the board of Nurturing Minds. She is dedicated to creating a financially sustainable institution with a diverse funding platform, in-country income-generating businesses and an endowment entitled, “Putting the Future in Her Hands”.

Laura has an extensive 30-year background in poverty alleviation working with both start-ups and long-established organizations that improve livelihoods in the developing world and in the U.S. on issues including homelessness, wildlife conversation and girls’ education.  Previously, Laura founded Kiwanja Imports in the United States to import hand-made, fair trade, crafts and household décor produced by women’s groups in Africa, India and Mexico. She also helped to establish the non-profit Dance for the Earth, an organization that utilized dance and performance art to support the cultural and environmental preservation of indigenous communities globally.

Most recently Laura helped launch Amplify Girls, A collective of community-driven organizations working to localize global development and invest in adolescent girls. Laura has a Masters’ degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.

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Convening: Self-care for Those Working to Serve Others

Please enjoy the recording of our most recent West Foundation community convening: Self-care for Those Working to Serve Others! This is a discussion on resources and practices to promote wellbeing within yourself and your organization.

Visit our YouTube channel to see recordings of some of our other convenings!

Featured Speakers

Nancy Mortifee – Dean, Inner Work Programs at The Wellbeing Project

Nancy is a passionate educator, author and community builder who has been committed to the Wellbeing project since its genesis. Nancy recognizes TWP as an exciting evolution in the culture of social change, supporting the intrinsic link between inner wellness and positive social impact.

Fundamentally she believes that our world is a kinder and safer place when each of us does our personal work and takes responsibility for how we show up in life. To that end, Nancy’s personal commitment is to explore and lift up her own shadowy areas of internal discord and unconscious behaviour into the light of awareness and when invited, to help others to do the same. It is her conviction that the journey towards self realization leads us to an enhanced state of wellbeing.

The Wellbeing project offers participants an opportunity to engage in their own internal exploration, supported by the loving hands of skilled facilitators and in the company of fellow travellers. Nancy’s belief is that through this collective journey, each of us can more deeply receive the love, joy and beauty of life while compassionately holding ourselves in the face of the inevitable suffering that life also brings.

In addition to her role as Dean of Inner Work Programs, Nancy shares her Mindfulness, Intimacy and Wellbeing training in private practice. Earlier in her career she co-authored the book “Mind Power for Children – a Guide for Parents and Teachers” translated into six languages and the school based Mindfulness Education for Children Program (ME).

Nancy lives in Vancouver, B.C. with her husband Peter. Together they enjoy their four beautiful grown children, two delightful grandkids and at least one walking adventure every year.

Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert, PhD – Foundation for Family and Community Healing

Following a 26-year career in higher education,  Dr. Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert, MAPP, PhD became the Founder and Executive Director of a 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Foundation for Family and Community Healing (www.HealingEdu.org) which aims to help all of humanity to become more resilient in their mental, emotional, and relationship health and wellbeing. During her career, she has published almost 100 journal articles, books, and book chapters, and has written hundreds of blogs for Psychology Today, Brainz Magazine, the Silver Lining blog, and through FFCH. Dr. Calvert is also a radio show host, and a consultant (www.SusannaCalvert.com) with a passion for helping individuals and organizations find and pursue their calling and the highest versions of themselves, a reiki master, energy healer, and intuitive.

Natalie Rekstad – Founder & CEO at Black Fox Philanthropy

Natalie Rekstad leads a purpose-driven life as the Founder and CEO of Black Fox Philanthropy, a leading fundraising strategy firm serving global NGOs that exists to accelerate the social sector’s effectiveness in solving complex problems on a global scale. As a B Corp, Black Fox Philanthropy measures the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit.

She is a sought after panelist, speaker, and resource for a variety of organizations and universities on the topic of philanthropy, the social sector, and fundraising. She has been featured in dozens of local and national media outlets including CBS, NBC, Dollars and Change Podcast, Huffington Post, Denver Woman Magazine (Cover Story), and is profiled in the book “America’s Leading Ladies” profiling fifty women leaders and features Melinda Gates, Oprah Winfrey, among others. She has also been awarded “2019 Top Philanthropist of the Year” by IAOTP, and is a Conscious Company Magazine 2020 “World Changing Woman” honoree.  Further, Natalie helps build fundraising capacity for NGOs through a series of trainings held around the world, including as a delegate and contributor to the ecosystems of the Skoll World Forum, the World Economic Forum, and Opportunity Collaboration.

Natalie’s core belief is that the future hinges upon a more just and gender-balanced world.  To that end, she is a former trustee of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado and is investing significant resources to advance their mission of accelerating economic opportunities for women and girls. Her firm funds a Girls, Inc. scholarship entitled “Black Fox Scholars,” rewarding high school girls for excellence in philanthropy.  Natalie is a Women Moving Millions member and an MCE Social Capital Guarantor; a delegate of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women.  She is a gender-lens angel investor and serves on the Global Advisory Board of World Pulse.  Further, she is a newly minted member of Founders Pledge.

Natalie is also an award-winning children’s book author: “The Secret Adventures of Anonymouse,” a random acts of kindness/philanthropy/SEL picture book aimed at 3 – 6-year-olds. It is being translated into over a dozen languages worldwide, reaching over 100 million children through social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum designed by Think Equal, based in the UK.

Three women stand together, smiling.
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Village Enterprise President and CEO Dianne Calvi honored by Stanford University

We are thrilled to share the following update from our partner Village Enterprise:

Stanford University recently announced that the President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good will be awarded to Dianne Calvi, Village Enterprise’s President and CEO. We are honored and thrilled for this recognition of our CEO and our work to end extreme poverty in rural Africa.

The President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good honors Stanford alumni who have positively and sustainably changed the trajectory of people’s lives in their communities and around the world. Dianne will be honored with the President’s Award at Stanford’s commencement ceremony on June 18 along with the other awardee, Rey Saldaña, President and CEO of Communities In Schools.

“Rey and Dianne embody the essence of this award. They are both dedicated to uplifting others and finding impactful solutions to the challenges facing communities,” said Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President of Stanford University. “Their inspiring commitment to public service illustrates our hope for Stanford graduates—that they will go on to pursue lives of purpose and civic engagement. I look forward to bestowing this well-deserved recognition at Commencement.”

“I am honored and humbled to be recognized with the President’s Award for the Advancement of the Common Good,” said Dianne Calvi. “To me, this award isn’t just a reflection of my individual accomplishments but rather a testament to the work of our extraordinary team at Village Enterprise along with the foundational work of our founders, Joan Hestenes and Brian Lehnen, our former Board Chair, Debbie Hall, current Board Chair, Katie Boland, our dedicated board members, and our many supporters and partners who are all committed to our mission of ending extreme poverty in rural Africa through entrepreneurship, innovation, and collective action.”

Three women stand together, smiling.

Village Enterprise Chief Program Officer Winnie Auma (left) and Dianne Calvi (right) visit with first-time entrepreneurs participating in Village Enterprise in Uganda.

Since Dianne joined Village Enterprise as President and CEO in 2010, Village Enterprise has lifted over one million East Africans out of extreme poverty, successfully completed two randomized controlled trials, exceeded targets on the first-ever Development Impact Bond for poverty alleviation in Africa, and launched DREAMS for Refugees, the winner of the 2023 Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as well as the Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award. During her tenure, Village Enterprise has been recognized for excellence by Charity Navigator, GuideStar, the Drucker Institute, Million Lives Collective, and The Life You Can Save, among others. In April, the organization was the recipient of its largest unrestricted donation to date, a $7 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

“Climate change and conflict are pushing more people in Africa into extreme poverty and are impacting the most vulnerable, especially women and children,” said Dianne. “We know that when these women have opportunities to launch climate-smart businesses, they not only lift themselves and their families out of poverty—they are also equipped to adapt to the threats of climate change. Our goal is to equip 3 million first-time entrepreneurs and transform 20 million lives by 2030. Through the hard work and commitment of our passionate African team, we believe it is possible to end extreme poverty and instill a sense of hope for a better future.”

As Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times pointed out when writing about the approach of Village Enterprise and our partners, “Much of the news about global poverty is depressing, but this is fabulous: a large-scale experiment showing, with rigorous evidence, what works to lift people out of the most extreme poverty. And it’s exhilarating that one of the lessons may be so simple and human: the power of hope.”

Learn more about Village Enterprise and how to support their work here: Village Enterprise – Creating sustainable businesses – Transforming lives

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Partner news: Building Tomorrow’s Build-a-School Night 2023

We would like to share a bit of good news on behalf of our partner Building Tomorrow regarding a recent fundraising event which staff from The West Foundation were honored to attend:

Build-a-School Night 2023: On the Rise will forever be a night to remember. As Building Tomorrow’s Co-Founder & Chief Dreamer said in his remarks, “Good can indeed rise,” and the turnout and collective impact we witnessed last Friday evening is surely evidence of that.

Together, with nearly 340 guests in the room, and thanks to our dedicated event and table sponsors, we raised an incredible $342,997 on Friday, some $50,000 more than we raised in 2022. These funds will help us to reach 34,299 learners toward our goal of half a million by the end of 2025 with life-changing literacy and numeracy. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this possible.

We are grateful for our event sponsors – Second Presbyterian Church, The Loughrey Family, Barnes & Thornburg, PNC Bank, iHeart Media Indy, Hightower Graphics, SoBro Spirits, and Upland Brewing Co. – for their generous support, our 12 table sponsors, all of our silent and live auction item donors, our event volunteers, and all of you for your continued support of and belief in our work.

Mwebale nyo (thank you so much), and we hope to see you next year!

The Building Tomorrow Team

Learn more about Building Tomorrow.

A man showcases a coffee-growing technique.
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A trip to see TechnoServe’s Puerto Rican coffee project

Jordan, a West Foundation board member, recently had the opportunity to take a trip with TechnoServe’s Global Advisory Council to visit and learn about their coffee project in Puerto Rico. This was Jordan’s first site visit with one of the Foundation’s partners since joining the board. It was an impactful experience to see firsthand how TechnoServe’s approach to poverty elimination is put into practice.

Why a coffee project in Puerto Rico? via TechnoServe

In the devastating wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rico lost an estimated 80 percent of its coffee trees, crippling an important sector of its economy. Working with local and international partners across sectors, TechnoServe is rebuilding this industry, promoting better farming practices, and responding to more recent storms like Hurricane Fiona. Thanks to your support of TechnoServe, we are training thousands of smallholder coffee farmers to significantly increase their yields and help them access better farming supplies, financing, and markets. Through these efforts, Puerto Rico’s coffee farmers will be able to substantially improve their incomes and help lead Puerto Rico forward into a more hopeful future.

The trip

Participants met in San Juan before embarking on the first leg of their trip, which was to the Jayuya municipality. They visited a coffee nursery and spoke with Miguel, a TechnoServe Farmer Trainer, about his experience working with local farmers.

A man stands near a plant propagation bed at a coffee nursery.

Photo credit: Andrea Stepanski

Next it was on to Hacienda San Pedro, one of PR’s most exclusive and decorated brands, to experience coffee processing and see the coffee drying areas.

Coffee processing equipment at Hacienda San Pedro.

Photo credit: Andrea Stepanski

The following day included a visit to Jose Arroyo’s farm, where Christian (another TechnoServe Famer Trainer) and Jose led a visit of the farm and shared their life experience in agriculture and coffee. The next coffee producer on the project was Gustavo Arroyo, the owner of Rancho Contento farm located in Yauco.

A man showcases a coffee-growing technique.

Photo credit: Andrea Stepanski

Jordan found it beneficial to visit several different coffee operations. “It was very interesting to see the setups different people have, and the ways TechnoServe is helping them make the best out of what they have.”

The final day included a tour of Café Oro Roastery, one of the busiest coffee roasteries in the island, with Farmer Trainer Zuleyka. Erica Reyes, president of the PR School of Coffee and Baristas, prepared some local coffees to taste and shared her experience in the sector.

A variety of coffees are set out for a tasting event.

Photo credit: Andrea Stepanski

“It was really nice to see the work that’s being done firsthand. You [as a donor] always want to do your due diligence, and I’m not sure there’s much more diligence you can do than going to see it in person. It was a really fascinating opportunity and I’m really grateful I got to go.”

The people behind the work

Alejandro Marchand is TechnoServe’s Coffee Project Manager. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he guided the visit with a wealth of experience and knowledge. “He was with us the whole trip and he really knew his stuff,” Jordan said. “You could tell he really had a rapport with all the folks we were meeting with…really working with them in a hands-on manner.”

What was the most memorable part of Jordan’s trip with TechnoServe? “The individuals behind the coffee,” Jordan said. Jose and Gustavo have different coffee farms, but “you could just tell they were both very happy and content…they are very passionate about what they do.” Meeting the people involved in various aspects of the Puerto Rico coffee project was a privilege. “It reminded me of the humanity that is behind what we do. At the end of the day, that’s what we’re here for,” said Jordan.

A coffee farmer takes a moment to sit on a bench.

Photo credit: John Keightley

Jordan was deeply impressed by the mindset and dedication of the TechnoServe staff he met during the trip: “The people with TechnoServe really had servant hearts. They were very passionate about what they’re doing, not just in Puerto Rico, but around the world.”  If you have the opportunity to attend a trip hosted by a nonprofit to see their work in person, Jordan strongly recommends it as a way to deepen your understanding and engagement. ”It really does make you more invested. There’s always room to grow!”

Learn more about TechnoServe’s business solutions to poverty: Our Work: Business Solutions to Poverty for Enterprising People (technoserve.org)