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Civil Society Education

Empowering Civil Society

Army of Love

Sol·i·dar·i·ty (noun): unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group. This one word has…
Princess Bazley-Bethea
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Mar 16, 2020
U.S. Foreign Assistance

Choose to Invest FY 2021

Choose to Invest provides Congress, the administration, and other interested stakeholders with funding recommendations and justifications for 45 poverty-focused accounts and programs
InterAction
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Feb 14, 2020
Global Development

International Day of the Girl Child

While conducting a training in Laos recently, I asked a room of participants to raise their hands if their mother went to primary school.
Morgan Martinez
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Oct 11, 2019
Empowering Civil Society

Storytelling as Activism: Part 4

The fourth installment of InterAction Communications Director Morgan Martinez's blog series on training Lao youth on the power of storytelling.
Morgan Martinez
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Oct 7, 2019
Empowering Civil Society

Storytelling as Activism: Part 3

The third installment of InterAction Communications Director Morgan Martinez's blog series on training Lao youth on the power of storytelling.
Morgan Martinez
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Sep 27, 2019
Empowering Civil Society

Storytelling as Activism: Part 2

I strongly dislike the word marginalized. The Oxford English dictionary tells us that “marginalized” means “a person, group, or concept treated as insignificant or peripheral.”…
Morgan Martinez
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Sep 25, 2019
Empowering Civil Society

Using Storytelling for Activism in Laos

The day we discover our first story is the day we realize we can be transported to a different world. Stories allow people to connect…
Morgan Martinez
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Sep 24, 2019