Soccer is the favorite sport of the children we serve, yet more often than not, they have no sports equipment to play with. When they don’t have a proper soccer ball, they either play with a makeshift ball made from bundled plastic bags or don’t play at all. Goods for Good is collecting excess sports equipment [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
October 23, 2009
G4G collaborates with VP of Malawi
Vice President of Malawi Joyce Banda requested the help of Melissa Kushner, Founder and Executive Director of Goods for Good, to help her secure essential medical equipment for under-resourced health centers in Malawi. Ms. Banda, who was appointed Malawi’s Goodwill Ambassador for Safe Motherhood and recently received the Unita Blackwell award for her outstanding contribution to [...]
October 15, 2009
International Day of Rural Woman
October 15th is International Day of Rural Women. International Day of Rural Women was launched as an empowerment and educational campaign in 1995 during a UN Conference on Women. It is now celebrated in more than 100 countries around the world. In honor of this day, I’ve created an album to recognize the women of the rural [...]
October 8, 2009
New Jersey School Raises $1,800
Waterfront Montessori School in New Jersey raised over $1,800 for Goods for Good through a student-run carnival. Each student created his or her own booth, which featured such awesome games as Splish-Splash, Wack-a-Mole, Beanie Bowling and ring toss. Sounds like a great time for a good cause! The Goods for Good Team would like to extend a [...]
October 2, 2009
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The story of William Kamkwamba, aka The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, is one of true ingenuity and potential. From a small village in central Malawi, William was forced to quit school at age 14 because his family could no longer afford his school fees. Fascinated by science, he decided to continue his education by reading [...]
