NGS Movement » Podcasts http://ngsmovement.org Next Generation of Service Sat, 23 Dec 2017 21:08:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Teaching Teachers in Guinea http://ngsmovement.org/2015/10/16/teaching-teachers-in-guinea/ http://ngsmovement.org/2015/10/16/teaching-teachers-in-guinea/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2015 01:09:22 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=3641 Christina Kuriacose is a Returned Peace Corps volunteer from Guinea. She put her optical engineering degree to use as a problem solver and teacher of teachers.

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2015/10/16/teaching-teachers-in-guinea/feed/ 0 Dare To Innovate http://ngsmovement.org/2015/08/06/dare-to-innovate/ http://ngsmovement.org/2015/08/06/dare-to-innovate/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 00:02:06 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=3573 Hilary Braseth is the Founder and Executive Vice President of Dare to Innovate, a program that empowers young West Africans to fight pressing social problems with market-based solutions using creativity. She is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, she served as the community economic development agent in Guinea.

 

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2015/08/06/dare-to-innovate/feed/ 0 From Peace Corps to Kuli Kuli Foods http://ngsmovement.org/2015/07/06/from-peace-corps-to-kuli-kuli-foods/ http://ngsmovement.org/2015/07/06/from-peace-corps-to-kuli-kuli-foods/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 21:47:08 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=3549 Lisa Curtis moved to West Africa to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger. The experience left her with a deeper understanding of malnutrition and agribusiness. Now she runs Kuli Kuli Foods, learn more about her journey and the role service played.

“You have to believe you have something worth pursuing…and I believe that”

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]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2015/07/06/from-peace-corps-to-kuli-kuli-foods/feed/ 0 Teaching in Honduras http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/30/teaching-in-honduras/ http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/30/teaching-in-honduras/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:10:37 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=1551 Andrea Perez graduated from the University of Tampa with a degree in Biology. Throughout her early adulthood she often went on 1-2 week mission trips to Central America, this passion for service and children inspired her to move to Honduras after graduation. She spent 1 year teaching with BECA (Bilingual Education for Central America) and then went on to teach at Mayatan Bilingual School. Listen to hear about her experience:

 

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/30/teaching-in-honduras/feed/ 0 Teammates for Life: An Interview from Serve Reflect Repeat http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/teammates-for-life-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/ http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/teammates-for-life-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:17:22 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=1478 Jarrad Plante is one of 20+ authors for Serve Reflect Repeat, a collection of stories from AmeriCorps Alumni across the country.  Listen to learn more about how service lead him into life long friendships and meeting the love of his life.

Note: all the proceeds from the sale of Serve Reflect Repeat benefit the NGS movement.

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/teammates-for-life-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/feed/ 0 Consider the Ripples: Interview from Serve Reflect Repeat http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/consider-the-ripples-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/ http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/consider-the-ripples-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:12:31 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=1476 Blake Shultice is one of 20+ authors for Serve Reflect Repeat, a collection of stories from AmeriCorps Alumni across the country.  Listen to learn more about how service redirected his career from financial planning to teaching.

Note: all the proceeds from the sale of Serve Reflect Repeat benefit the NGS movement.

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/consider-the-ripples-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/feed/ 0 Still Standing: An Interview from Serve Reflect Repeat http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/still-standing-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/ http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/still-standing-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:06:38 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=1472 Dwight Owens is one of 20+ authors for Serve Reflect Repeat, a collection of stories from AmeriCorps Alumni across the country.  Listen to learn more his inspiring journey and Still Standing with Dwight.

Note: all the proceeds from the sale of Serve Reflect Repeat benefit the NGS movement.

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/still-standing-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/feed/ 0 AmeriCorps: Looking Outward, Inward, Forward: An Interview from Serve Reflect Repeat http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/americorps-looking-outward-inward-forward-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/ http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/americorps-looking-outward-inward-forward-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:00:48 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=1473 Nicole Vera is one of 20+ authors for Serve Reflect Repeat, a collection of stories from AmeriCorps Alumni across the country.  Listen to learn more about how she has leveraged service to work across cultures and boarders.

Note: all the proceeds from the sale of Serve Reflect Repeat benefit the NGS movement.

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/americorps-looking-outward-inward-forward-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/feed/ 0 AmeriCorps, AmeriPath, AmeriLife: An Interview from Serve Reflect Repeat http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/americorps-ameripath-amerilife-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/ http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/americorps-ameripath-amerilife-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:54:59 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=1470 Betsy Laakso is one of 20+ authors for Serve Reflect Repeat, a collection of stories from AmeriCorps Alumni across the country.  Listen to learn more about how she has created a rewarding career working for the Red Cross.

Note: all the proceeds from the sale of Serve Reflect Repeat benefit the NGS movement.

]]> http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/09/americorps-ameripath-amerilife-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/feed/ 0 Service and the Search for Self: An Interview from Serve Reflect Repeat http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/07/service-and-the-search-for-self-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/ http://ngsmovement.org/2014/09/07/service-and-the-search-for-self-an-interview-from-serve-reflect-repeat/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2014 23:17:03 +0000 http://ngsmovement.org/?p=1468 Kyle Kent is one of 20+ authors for Serve Reflect Repeat, a collection of stories from AmeriCorps Alumni across the country.  Listen to learn more about how he used service in place of an apprenticeship and re-framed his approach to community.

Note: all the proceeds from the sale of Serve Reflect Repeat benefit the NGS movement.

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