Grant Review, part 1

I figured I’d post my grant text in full and then post the letter that FSD sent me in response.  The grant can be downloaded here:  Khanna_Grant. This is what FSD said: June 19, 2009 Dear Arjun, Thank you for submitting your grant proposal titled Iguhu District Hospital to the Foundation for Sustainable Development.  The [...]

Kenya is Random

My grant didn’t get funded (eff.) so it has now suddenly become increasingly important to meet my fundraising goal of $1000 by June 29.  Donate here! I’ll post exactly what FSD said about my grant, complete with a blow-by-blow commentary of what I think about them tomorrow evening when I meet with Angie to talk [...]

DOOOONATE

Sorry for not posting yesterday – I was really tired. Yesterday was a pretty cool day, though.  I wake up really early, work out, and go to work.  I’m in the process of printing out some materials for training that day when I get a phone call, and this is 8:00 am.  These days, I [...]

The Second Meeting

At the second weekly meeting, we had a chance to introduce our workplans to the group and talk further about our experiences at our host family and host organizations.  As a thought-provoker, Angie shared with us a poem by Rudyard Kipling called “We and They”: Father and Mother, and Me,   Sister and Auntie say [...]

Question: What Does “Sustainable Development” Really Mean?

What does “sustainable” really mean? I conclude that it is not as cut-and-dry as many might think and deserves a little expansion.

I cannot sit still, that’s why I’m here.

the resources required to manage and support populations are in place, and the only thing that remains to be done is to simply connect marginalized populations with the resources they have available to them.