Travel is everything to Mandy Nagel, the founder of I Thought of You, a woman-owned business which sells Fair Trade and sustainable products with a story.
Projects
Artisans Of Rwanda: Meet Yusta, The Master Weaver
Gender Equality In Rwanda Since President Kagame first took office in 2000, not only has the policy towards gender equality changed, mentalities have too. The …
New Project Focuses On Next Generation Of Agricultural Leaders
Young people are often charged to “go out and make the world a better place.” Perhaps this conjures up ideas of grandeur and celebrity–not agriculture. But …
Israeli Cuisine: Don’t Call It A Melting Pot
Israeli cuisine is, by its very nature, a cuisine composed of juxtapositions and contradictions. A cuisine from a state that was only born a little over 60 years ago, a state that quickly became home to people of different backgrounds, languages, cultures and foods.
How beyondBeanie Is Helping Bolivian Women Artisans Take Charge Of Their Futures
The old adage goes, give a man a fish, he eats for a day, but teach a man to fish, and he eats for a …
How A Farm-To-Fork Food Truck Is Providing A Positive Future For Formerly-Incarcerated Youth
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. It also imprisons more young people than any other nation on earth. On an …
How Jewelry Is Helping Underprivileged Girls In Bangladesh Gain An Education
Like all good stories, this one began a long time ago in a faraway place. It started in the small town of Bogra in Bangladesh before …
Get Involved: Celebrate International Day of the Girl By Helping Provide An Education
Six months ago, more than 270 Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their school in the middle of the night by the terrorist group Boko Haram. …
Wine Innovation: The World’s First Commercial Rooftop Vineyard Grows In NYC
Terroir. It’s an important wine term that essentially refers to the landscape, climate, soil, sun exposure and winemaking traditions of a vineyard, and how that …
Big Impact: How Bikes Are Empowering Women In Afghanistan [Video]
Liv Beyond – Shannon Galpin as Liv Ambassador from LET MEDIA on Vimeo.“Riding in Afghanistan is like nothing else in the world. It’s hot, it’s …