• Hope in the Time of a National Crisis: Haiti’s Next Generation of Women Lawyers Are Training and Fired Up to Advance Human Rights

    Alexandra “Sasha” Filippova,Kristina Fried

    Published September 28, 2023

  • From Peace Corps Alum to BNID Board Chair: An Interview with Lynn Arsenault

    Nicole Scroggie

    Published September 12, 2023

    BNID’s Board Chair, Lynn Arsenault, has always been passionate about volunteer work. After a friend recommended the experience, she spent her senior year of college gathering her application materials for the Peace Corps. Not long after she graduated from Westfield State University with a degree in education, Lynn set off to spend two and a half years in the small island nation of Vanuatu. She did not know that in those two and a half years her whole perspective on life was going to change.

  • 2023 Summer Reading

    Nicky Scroggie

    Published July 13, 2023

    Travel the world this summer by diving into BNID’s 2023 Summer Reading Pick. Get lost in a book on a lazy summer day with us and expand your horizons. Travel to Austria, Iraq, Turkey, China, or El Salvador and follow along these breathtaking stories about determination, overcoming, discovery, family values, and lived experiences. 

  • Small Fish + Big Pond: Surviving to Thriving in Locally-Led Development

    Margot Hinchey

    Published June 12, 2023

    Locally-led organizations are powerful, and they require support in order to thrive and scale. However, they face challenges in accessing resources due to the lack of organizational capacity, networks, and unrestricted funding; strengthening their capacity to support their survival and impact global development is an urgent need.

  • Inaugural STEM Adventures at SEGA Program Helps Students Envision Study and Career Paths in Science

    BNID

    Published March 15, 2023

    Nurturing Minds partners with SEGA (Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement) for the development and operation of a quality secondary boarding school, a continuing education scholarship program, and a community outreach program that brings elements of SEGA’s Life Skills program to girls in rural communities throughout Tanzania.

    To support students’ development of a curiosity mindset and use language to engage with the natural world, the STEM Adventures students employed an exploration routine --- I Notice, I Wonder, It Reminds Me Of – when discussing their observations.

  • Women Building for Women, Breaking Gender Barriers and Building Health Equity

    Carlos Velázquez,Olivia Duggan

    Published March 8, 2023

    The future Maternal Center of Excellence will break barriers for what is possible for women’s healthcare in Sierra Leone. The women leading the facility’s construction are breaking barriers of their own.


  • Lessons from a Spark: Future Planning in a Rwandan Girls School

    Abigal Russo,Brigid Fister,Jane Nungari Njuguna

    Published March 8, 2023

    At a girl's school in Rwanda, students are learning lessons of strength, resilience, and empowerment through CorStone's Youth First pilot program.

  • Advancing Gender Equality Through Research and Mentorship

    WRAMP

    Published March 7, 2023

    Collaborative research at WPI empowers young female students to explore purpose-driven STEM careers.


  • Amid Intersecting Crises, Haitians Ask World to Respect Their Human Rights

    Alexandra “Sasha” Filippova,Kristina Fried

    Published December 9, 2022

    As we celebrate International Human Rights Day, Haitians are fighting to survive and reclaim their democracy amid a rapidly escalating insecurity, governance, and humanitarian crisis. As reported by the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti in its latest Update on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Haiti, long-term international interference and support for corrupt, undemocratic political actors are at the root of Haiti’s current challenges.

  • The 23rd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum

    Tori Spivey

    Published December 5, 2022

    The 23rd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum brought together 244 school feeding leaders from around the world for discussion, exchange, and peer-to-peer support essential to the future of school meal programs.

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