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Comment on A Different Voice by IRUNGU SAMUEL

IRUNGU SAMUEL — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:02:17 +0000

This is really encouraging please keep up the good work of educating young women in Rwanda. I would like also to give a contribution through a public lecture to your students about leadership in the hospitality industry. I will really appreciate if given an opportunity. May God bless you and keep up the good work

Comment on Business Council for Peace by Donna Fleetwood

Donna Fleetwood — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:26:55 +0000

Thank you Akilah! This brought back great memories for the Bpeace team and we keep the women at Akilah in our thoughts.

Comment on Akilah on Next Billion by Fredrick Otieno Amolo

Fredrick Otieno Amolo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:31:49 +0000

Hi Elizabeth, I am a student at Nairobi graduate school of Theology. I am taking am participating on the evoke. I have chosen you as my hero in africa for the work you have done in briging hope to the hopeless young women.
I ‘ll keep in touch

Comment on Africa United by Girl@GlobovilleCollegeKenya

Girl@GlobovilleCollegeKenya — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:28:34 +0000

Keep up the good work ladies.

Comment on The Unhealthy Onion by daphne petri

daphne petri — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:24:07 +0000

It is immensely challenging to speak about nutrition when basic caloric needs are not being met. I think going to a grocery store would be overwhelming. I think this is a moment to step back and let them teach you what they eat. Understanding where you are starting is the most important thing. Who does the shopping or growing for their family. How many people eat together and when. Perhaps they could break into small groups and talk about it. They what is nutritious and caloric would be the key. Could you get a doctor to come in and talk about it who knows the culture and the situation that many of these girls are in?
Food is cultural. Food is crucial.

Comment on The Perfect Day by daphne petri

daphne petri — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:15:00 +0000

There must be food at Akilah for the girls. It is well known that you cant think clearly when you are hungry.

Comment on Gorillas In My Viewfinder by daphne petri

daphne petri — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:13:01 +0000

I think this is amazing. And to see these girls understanding and being in the situation of hospitality at work is great. What we take for granted about what they know about the work they might do is instructive….a napkin. Plates in a pile. Beds in a room without other things. And I love that they noticed that the gorilla did not say “Welcome to our forest.” Perhaps they will have feedback about what the Gorilla treks could do to improve customer service. AND I dont know how many Rwandans have the opportunity to trek to see the gorillas, but I dont think very many and yet it is the gorilla’s that draw so many tourists to their country.
A very exciting trip. Nicely recorded.

Comment on The Unhealthy Onion by Lianne

Lianne — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:01:18 +0000

Dear Akilah,

I grow to love nutrition the more I realize we are truly what we eat. As a Jamaican in America its true that a lot of the fruits, vegetables and dishes are different or non existent. However, doing a cross cultural comparison can help the class understand to reduce the fried, packaged & processed foods, popular starches and increase the greens and colorful fruits and veggies in the area from the local & cheap market. Maybe even cooking/preparing something in class in the future would be fantastic.

The women may not be able to make drastic changes, but at least when they can, they will be equipped with the knowledge to do so.

It seems like an exchange of knowledge, which is awesome. Great job!

Eat to your Health.

Comment on Leadership & Ethics Presentations by Heather MacLeish

Heather MacLeish — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:01:08 +0000

I’m touched by the ambition of these women. AKILAH teachers, staff, and founders should be so proud of the work they have done so far. I hope that someday I can be involved in this organization. The courage, love, and sense of community is palpable in this video. Thank you for sharing.

Comment on Leadership & Ethics Presentations by Toni Chute

Toni Chute — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:16:17 +0000

I have tears in my eyes – wonderful exercise, wonderful students and a brilliant teacher! To have these students articulate their hopes and dreams before an audience and a camera, no less, is a practical life lesson and a personal and spiritual gift to the participants and those who are lucky enough to see this video

Comment on Leadership & Ethics Presentations by Susan Harrison

Susan Harrison — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:13:33 +0000

I am the librarian at the same school as Sara Mehltretter. She sent me the YouTube link, and I am very impressed with what I saw with the students, their speeches, etc. I praise Elizabeth Dearborn Davis for her deep commitment to this project, and I say thanks to her, and to her students.

Comment on Leadership & Ethics Presentations by Sara Mehltretter

Sara Mehltretter — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:19:15 +0000

As a teacher for over 29 years who hopes to change the world one student at a time, I have to say it is so wonderful to see how caring and hopeful each student is, you can feel their passion and that is so necessary for change to occur. I plan to show this to all my students in August and the teachers at my school as well in order to help them realize that we all have hopes and dreams and we all can make a difference. Congratulations on this assignment which will help instill confidence in all your students. I have written an email to Nicholas Kristof about the Institute I hope he will contact you soon. Elizabeth Dearborn Davis came to Tampa Catholic to share your good works with my students on May 13. She was very well received, we hope do more next fall.

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Comment on Christina Aguilera and Akilah! by Hervé

Hervé — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:46:02 +0000

Very good song are so inspirational especial for women who don’t believe that they have many good ideas than men. Good Job. I really recognize your contribution to the development of future moms.

Comment on Hidden But Blessed Strengths by Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:21:05 +0000

Your words are so beautiful. Thank you for using your voice! I hear you thousands of miles away.

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Comment on The Unhealthy Onion by Elizabeth Davis

Elizabeth Davis — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:16:01 +0000

Kelley,

Thanks for your thoughts. I think your idea is a fantastic one, especially because it would help our students connect this information about nutrition, which for many of them is new and abstract and hard to understand, to their own lives.

A friend here who works in nutrition also pointed out that a lot of the local produce in Rwanda – foods we’ve never heard of – is more nutritious (and cheaper!) than the more exotic imports – ie the vegetables we’re used to. So a trip to the market would also allow us to consider the role of these local foods in an healthy diet here.

I’ll keep you posted.

Comment on The Unhealthy Onion by Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:43:52 +0000

Hello Jonathan! I was reading your post and struck by the situation. It must be quite challenging to teach nutrition to those who may not even have adequate food to begin with.

The only thing that I thought of was that perhaps a trip to a local market or grocery store might be helpful. For the exercise, each student would get assigned a particular “budget” and would have to go “shopping,” trying to find the most economical, healthy items to “purchase.” The challenge would be to find the healthiest items for the cheapest price. All the budgets could be the same, or they could all be different to illustrate the differences between people in different economic situations. The students would not need to actually purchase the items to understand the concept. Budgets could be for just a single meal or for an entire week, depending on what you think would be best. This is just my crazy idea from an ocean away, but maybe it helps! Good luck with your class!

Comment on Dreaming by Mr. Harlan's 6-2 English

Mr. Harlan's 6-2 English — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:54:43 +0000

We’re glad you enjoyed doing The Dream Flag Project and hope you do it next year as well. We would love to see pictures of your individual Dream Flags if you can send them or post them! We hope all of your goals on the Dream Flags can change our world–one dream at a time. . . .We really enjoyed meeting Ms. Davis, and we liked sharing our ideas with her last week. We would love to do video chat. We would also like to support your caring community in the future.

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