In March and April, the Education Team is focusing on Global Citizenship, SDG Target 4.7. This goal includes education for human rights, gender equality, and promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence. As part of this focus, I listened to American Dirt by Janine Cummins. The book describes the harrowing journey of a mother and son who are running...
(from a blog hosted by Dimitra Panopoulou-Huivila)
The Tampere University of Applied Sciences’ (TAMK) Master’s Degree Program in Educational Leadership is designed for remote learning with three compulsory intensive weeks. However, the students starting the degree in August 2020 were unable to meet in Finland for the first two intensive weeks due to...
CHANGE IS ON THE HORIZON.
Now is the time to take a health journey and stake out new territory. It is time to take care of yourself. You Matter!
Circles of Health: Learn ~ Grow ~ Share: A Holistic mindset to create overall health.
The Health Team is partnering with amazing women worldwide to engage and inspire You. Because...
At the age of thirteen, Rhobi Samwelly was forced to undergo female genital mutilation. The procedure nearly resulted in her death, a situation painfully common in Tanzania. Because of this, Rhobi vowed to make the elimination of FGM her life’s work.
Although the practice of female genital mutilation is illegal in Tanzania, many girls and young women are still forced...
I have now laid my knife down.
I remember always in the Springtime
the aunties whispering special things are going to happen!
They held her arms
They held her legs
I crouched in ritual
My cuts brought blood and respect.
I remember always in the Fall season
the...
In the midst of the hot, sweltering Florida summer in the 1980s, at the height of big hair, overly large shoulder pads, and extra high-waisted pleated pants, my mother served me piping hot oolong tea brewed from loose-leaf tea leaves handpicked from my grandfather’s tea farm in Taiwan. The tea my mother served...
