This past April I had the opportunity to witness first hand the results from our microbusiness incubator that is a unique collaboration between BBS and Activate Action in Homabay, Kenya. In this Field Notes post, I would like to share my journey to Homabay and reflect...
The Canadian charity Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC) was established to provide young women in rural Western China with access to high school and university education through financial sponsorship and emptional support. Specifically, EGRC offers mentorship, and...
What an honour to be guiding this inspiring group of Leaders on their mindfulness journeys. In partnership with Business for Better Society (itself an inspirational platform for helping NGOs) I guided NGO leaders from Nigeria, Jordan, Kenya, Democratic Republic of...
BBS was awarded on December 31, 2022 a grant for emergency humanitarian aid relief as well as longer term community programming in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This grant was awarded by GlobalGiving as part of their Hope in Crisis Fund which launched in...
Household smoke remains a serious health threat and especially for women and children in regions of the world including Afghanistan according to the World Health Organisation. To support healthier homes, BBS used the Aseel platform to fundraise for 20 smokeless...
In this latest update, we want to switch gears and share some of the World Health Organisation’s new data as it relates to household air pollution. Why? In 2023 BBS will continue to work in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with the opening of our second...
