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About Making A Difference (Part Two)

0 comments Posted by Ukeme at 11:00 PM

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In Part One of this series I discussed the motivations and goals that are part of my plan to make a difference as I start a new phase of my life. In this article, Part Two of the series, I will discuss Idealist.org's new initiative and how it could address the problems we face today.


The Initiative
Action Without Borders (AWB), the nonprofit that manages Idealist.org has been in a good position to see the potential that passionate, service-oriented individuals have to make a radical difference in our world. AWB and Idealist.org's mission is to "connect people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives."

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About Making A Difference (Part One)

0 comments Posted by Ukeme at 1:39 PM

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In recent months I’ve been thinking a lot more about what I want to do with my life – the time I have on this planet, the tools and skills that God has given me, the stores of support that I have from my family, friends and mentors. I believe that it’s a direct result of my whole graduate school application process and I’ll begin with an EF Schumacher quote that I used in my foundational statement of purpose ("foundational" relating to the fact that this version was the barebones structure that I used for all of my applications):
“What sort of education is this if it prevents us from thinking of things to be done immediately?...We must recover the sense that it is the most natural thing for every person born into this world to use his hands in a productive way and that it is not beyond the wit of man to make this possible.”


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