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You can keep up with the latest project developments from the people on the ground making them happen via the BWB Blog. We want to hear from you and welcome your comments.
 
 
 

PROJECTS BLOG 03/26/2014

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Borstal Boys: Poi and Life Skills Behind Bars

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Thanks to funding from Burners Without Borders, MotoMoto Program is helping make a difference at the Shimo La Tewa Borstal Institution which houses 313 boys from all over Kenya. It’s one of only two such institution... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 01/27/2014

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Lost-N-Found Youth-BWB Georgia

Project: BWB Georgia

Last year Burners without Borders – Georgia was awarded a BWB grant to partner with Lost-N-Found, an LGBT Homeless Shelter, in supporting their mission. We repaired and painted the safe house’s resident bedrooms, ... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 01/21/2014

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Church Offerings with Bangla-Pesa Currency

Project: Complimentary Currency Program

Faith based organizations (FBOs) are beginning to step up their usage of Bangla-Pesa to increase community services. FBOs act as a conduit for community service when members of the Bangladesh Business Network use thei... Read More

 
 

PROJECTS BLOG 12/24/2013

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BWB Georgia SantaCon

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The 9th Annual Dirty Southern Burners(DSB)/Burners Without Borders – Georgia(BWBGA) SantaCon was held in Little 5 Points. This was the second year that DSB and BWBGA teamed up to make the event a charity event. With... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 12/24/2013

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2nd Sundays Seattle: Chicken Coop Project

Project: BWB Seattle 2nd Sundays

Building a chicken coop was our very first Second Sunday's project.  It was everything I expected our first project to be and more.  When I contacted the Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands they were the first o... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 12/24/2013

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2nd Sundays Seattle: Nicelsville Platform Build

Project: BWB Seattle 2nd Sundays

This was a challenging and back breaking day.  We built platforms to raise the tents off the ground  belonging to the homeless people who live there.   We covered them in plastic and created awnings to keep the ten... Read More

 
 

PROJECTS BLOG 12/24/2013

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Nickelsville Halloween for Homeless Kids

Project: BWB Seattle Second Sundays

 We rallied the community and asked for a miracle.  Every single item we asked for was found for the kids.  We set up a costume station complete with four large moving boxes full of costumes in every size, every ac... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 12/10/2013

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Protecting the Wildebeest Migration-Book Launch

Project: You Can Save African Wildlife

We are very excited to announce the publication of our new children's book.  "The Amazing Migration of Lucky the Wildebeest" tells the story of migration from the perspective of a young wildebeest named Lucky. In a f... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 12/05/2013

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MotoMoto and the Dream Catchers

Project: MotoMoto circus

Koru-Kenya’s MotoMoto program has been paired with Wema Centre for the past few months, joining our Poi and Life Skills program with their E-Learning bus to create a unique opportunity for children who spend much of... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 10/23/2013

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Bangla-Pesa Relaunch in November

Project: Bangla Pesa

On May 29th 2013 we were arrested and charged with forgery. On August 23rd 2013 the case against Bangla-Pesa was dropped. A month after acquittal, the Central Bank of Kenya's Currency Department had finally made conta... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 10/14/2013

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"Who could like this life?"-Motomoto

Project: Motomoto Circus

Yesterday, we sat down with some boys from the streets of Mombasa (survivors, as they prefer to be called) in a shady patch of grass where they practice fire dancing as part of Koru’s MotoMoto program. These boys, w... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 08/20/2013

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Bangla-Pesa Charges Dropped

Project: Bangla Pesa

THE CASE IS OVER! Today the Director of Public Prosecutions announced that all charges against Bangla-Pesa are hereby dropped! This is a huge success for Bangladesh and for poverty reduction programs in Kenya. We are... Read More