As National Volunteer Week comes to an end, Roots and Wings International would like to thank all of it’s volunteers for their hard work and dedication over the last year. RWI’s United States office is run entirely by volunteers, which allows us to dedicate more resources to the programs and scholarships for the Guatemalan community. [...]
My parents were illiterate. My dad had two years of elementary school education. He didn’t like studying. It wasn’t difficult for him to convince my grandpa that school was useless. To this date, my dad still lamented that he wished his dad had been stricter with his education. My dad enjoyed learning and taught himself [...]
“Yes! Same same but different!” If you’ve ever spent time in South East Asia you’ll be familiar with this paradoxical phrase. Everything here is same same but different: the bus ticket that takes you to a destination 100kms away from the place you thought you were heading; the souvenir that’s totally different from the one [...]
As many of our readers might know, the U.S. offices of Roots and Wings International run completely on volunteer power. Without an incredible staff of passionate, dedicated and hard-working volunteers, the programs that RWI supports in Guatemala would never happen. Jeanne Santos is one of those key volunteers who donates her time as the Partner [...]
These days, it is becoming increasingly common for those in both developed and developing countries to access the internet via a mobile device, such as a smart phone or tablet. In fact, in many African and Latin American countries, mobile users make up the majority of those accessing the internet. With that knowledge in mind, I am [...]
The first time I met him he told a joke. We sat at his family’s table, and he, smiling, started with the familiar convention. A priest, a lawyer, and a politician stood outside the gates of heaven, each having to account for decisions made in his life. The politician became the butt of the joke, [...]
A big congratulations and “shout out” to Ed Wooldridge, Roots & Wings’ first ever volunteer of the year award recipient! Ed has been the resident webmaster and go-to guy for many behind-the-scenes efforts at RWI since 2009. Though his multiple degrees in computer technology come in handy for his duties at RWI, his greatest asset [...]
There’s a long standing and very American line of thought that with hard work you can lift yourself from a low situation. There are merits to this way of thinking. It nods to the incredible amount of work it takes for a daughter to find a job out of the house when her mother never did, for [...]
Vanina Sloan is our Public Relations Director who came on board of our volunteer team last year. She has written numerous press releases and has developed professional relationships with a handful of media contacts. Most recently, Vanina has helped RWI get coverage in Fresh Cup Magazine. We are thrilled to have her expertise and dedication [...]
Our new photo gallery features photos taken by our staff, volunteers and supporters. Check it out, follow us on Flickr, make one of our pictures your desktop background…go nuts! We are very excited and proud to share pictures of Roots & Wings’ family in Guatemala and around the world.
