A few weeks ago I flew to Budapest with my colleague Peter Richard Gilbert to participate in the second European Pro Bono Summit. This year’s event was hosted by Volunteering Hungary in cooperation with GE Hungary and KPMG Hungary and with the support of the BMW Foundation, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Taproot Foundation and Pro Bono Lab.
Africa is not a playground for disoriented youth!
Since I’ve been here, I haven’t met another volunteer who could be used here as a specialist. You meet a lot of young adult volunteers, almost all of them from Germany. 99% of them have graduated from high school and work here as teachers or in other social education institutes. Does a high school diploma qualify someone to work with traumatised children and act as a teacher? I don’t think so.
Using conservative methods that enable children to live a happy life
The good thing about the orthopedic workshop is that we have base with tools and some machines. The knowledge of how a shoe is built or a rail is adapted is there. Now comes what is difficult to put into words without sounding haughty. Because what is most lacking in our workshop is quality, …
How can I make knowledge last?
Since I am here, it is clear to me that it is my knowledge that I want to pass on. So that something can be developed based on this knowledge.
Save-the-Date: Next Global Pro Bono Summit in Mumbai, India from 06. to 08. February 2018
Since 2013, the Taproot Foundation and BMW Foundation have convened the leaders of the pro bono movement to share challenges and best practices among peers. The summit format and location change each year to accommodate the…
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In Ghana some things are like in good all times
Everything is cooked over fire and prepared on the ground. And everything is under the open sky. There are no fitted kitchens.
My 12th day in Agona Swedru comes to an end
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I can learn just as much as I pass on. Here in Ghana, all patients are children. Children who have leg dislocations. Usually instability in the knee. We straighten the legs with rails and shoes.
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