Monday, November 1, 2010

Road to Activism: Traveling Mercies, Aldo Magazzeni

I attended the diversity event Road to Activism: Traveling Mercies, Aldo Magazzeni. Aldo Magazzeni created a nonprofit organization; Traveling Mercies. This organization helps Afghanistan, Kenya, Haiti, and Mexico.

In Afghanistan the organization project included completing six water projects to provide safe water to thousands of people. This organization teamed up with Voice of Women Organization because of the fact that women get a lot less say then what men do. Together they support existing programs, help create a additional shelter house for women, and provid a Drug Addition Project for women. In Tepozlan, Mexico the organization is helping fund and support the daily food program and more. In Kenya the project involves 25 villages to establish community farming by installing a water well and drip irrigation system.

I have a lot of respect for this man because not very many people will be willing to even think about doing this for anyone let alone actually get up and do it. 

9 comments:

  1. that was a very moving diversity event, i also went to that one and thought he was pretty inspirational.

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  2. I love going to different Diversity events because I feel they make you think a way you have never thought before. I'm glad you enjoyed attending yours.

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  3. He did give an excellent presentation and it always is nice to see how others interupt what they heard.

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  4. It sounds like a really missed out on something inspirational when I decided to go to a different one. But I'm glad that you got to go to it.

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  5. I wish I could have gone to this one. It sounds very moving!

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  6. I'm glad you got a lot out of this!

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  7. I wish I could've gone to this Diversity event. Sounds like it was great

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  8. This one sounds much more interesting and motivational than the event I went to!!

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  9. This diversity event seemed to be also very interesting as to the one I went to.

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