Bowl Holes This week we follow up on the work of Local Changemakers Ambassador  Mamy Sawa  from Congo  Stichting Misa .  Mamy: "I was in Congo in September to supervise the construction of a water well in Lutendele. This is a small village 30 minutes from the capital, Kinshasa and on the outskirts of Kisangani. It has a rapidly growing population with limited infrastructure.” Mamy: “Kisangani is the third-largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with an estimated 850

Last year I was at an event and met Emmanuella of Patella Fashions She had a stall there and was selling beautiful craftwork, bags, wallets and more. All products are made in Ghana and look very nice! I was impressed and wanted to learn more about her and her social enterprise. 1. Emmanuelle, where are you originally from?   I am originally from Ghana, where I grew up in a community that values entrepreneurship, social impact, and collective progress. My background and experi

Did you know there is a very critical drought in Puntland, Somalia? Our local changemakers Ambassador  Abdisalam Ali  and his local partner Mohamed at  Stichting Kaalo Nederland  are helping out by distributing water. But this is not enough! Abdisalam: “Last week we got a letter from the local Government in Puntland (see picture of letter). There hasn´t been any rain in months and there is a big drought! People and animals are dying and the rain season is almost over and no r

From now on I will also be posting stories about African Diaspora - and Local Social Entrepeneurs! This Story is about Maïmouna Kanté- Quentrec and her social enterprise KANTÉ   Maïmouna is originally from Guinea but lives in France. She founded KANTÉ IN 2020 and has been doing very well! She promoted KANTÉ  tea  at trade fairs, museums, concept stores and specialist boutiques. In 2024 more and more people noticed her special and tasteful tea and she got more recognition by b

Ijn this Story I am introducing another Local Changemaker Ambassador  Malika Azammad  from  Stichting MoralCompassNL   I met Malika during the Diaspora Masterclasses I have been doing with Rachida Boukriss  Wilde Ganzen . Malika stud out to me because she was very ambitious and eager to learn! She only put the NGO up a few years ago and she already has been very successful. I was inspired and could see she is a good role model and deserves to be a Local Changemakers Ambassado

Today I will be following up on Local Changemaker Ambassador  juliènne Doppenberg-Difukidi Just to refresh your memory Juliènne founded ...

Today I will be sharing the story of our new Local Changemaker Ambassador  Eamonn Hanson  -  Plant N Boom Eamonn was born in Sierra Leone...

One of the goals of Local Changemakers is to create more visibility for Diaspora(Migrant) organizations in the West that are putting up...

At the beginning of this year the Dutch Organisation "Partos"created a platform called Ontwikkeling Werkt. Here NGO´s and individuals can...

Today I want to introduce our new Local Changemaker Ambassador  Mamy Sawa  Teme of  Stichting Misa Mamy is a passionate African woman who...

This week I will be sharing  Abdisalam Ali ´s - Stichting Kaalo Nederland  Foundations update! To refresh your mind …  Abdisalam founded...

Empowerment Pack is a succes This week I will be sharing  Nellie Kirschner-Timmer ´s –  To Be Worldwide Foundation  update! To refresh...

Dealing with violence in Congo, teacher trainings Today I will be following up on  juliènne Doppenberg-Difukidi  from  TOSANGANA (TOUS...

Gisteren was ik aanwezig bij het  #SDGCAFÉ # over Duurzaam ondernemen in Afrika. Er is gesproken door  Marhijn Visser   VNO-NCW  over...

This year I will also be sharing Stories of the Diaspora Development Ambassadors. The fist follow up story of this year will be of former...

Pimp My Village will be Local Changemakers from now on! It´s time for a change! After 12 years of Pimp My Village it was time to upgrade...

Last donations of the Pimp My Village Foundation! This year ends with the 2 last donations of the Pimp My Village Foundation. We where...

In this last Pimp My Village Story of this year I asked Pimp My Village Ambassadors  juliènne Doppenberg-Difukidi  and  Nellie...

Last Friday I had the honor to do a Pitch in a TED Talk form about the important role that Diaspora (Migrants) and their local partners...

Today I will be following up on PMV Ambassador  juliènne Doppenberg-Difukidi Juliènne founded Tosangana in 2006 to follow up on the work...