This piece by the Satellite Sentinel Project and ENOUGH in The Global Brief touched on a topic tech-savvy Somali diaspora have been debating as we continue to organize humanitarian relief. I completely agree that tools like Ushahidi have kicked open the door to accountability to acts of atrocity once hidden from the world. The incredible access to …
The Horn of Africa at the White House
Sagal Ali, a dear friend and a fellow co-founder of EndFamine, a campaign that Be Bold incubates, was awarded a White House Champion of Change award. Going to the EEOB for the big event, I loved running into old colleagues and friends from my days in Ohio. And I was endlessly amused to not take …
Quote and a Question: How Do You Thrive?
I was having a conversation tonight with a good friend about ambition and self-care. She quoted a Self article to me: “When I exercise, eat well and get enough rest, I thrive. Repeating those things every day is how I show myself love.” While I absolutely agree with that, I’m aware enough to know we …
Ideas about work: Never, ever extreme commute.
This weekend I headed to Baltimore to give a talk at a women’s event about getting more young women engaged in community change. Great time with wonderful women and I’m glad I could do it. But driving over, I feel like I forgot how far away Baltimore is. At one point I said out loud, …
Tell someone not to be afraid. And give them a hug.
“Don’t be afraid to fail, don’t be afraid to take risks, ask questions, ask stupid questions, don’t be afraid to trip, fall and don’t be afraid to get back up.” – Michelle Obama’s motivational remarks at Oxford University to North London schoolgirls from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school. At the end of the hour-long visit, she …