Monthly Archives: March 2010

ramaz students give more than books

Students at Ramaz Upper School in NYC are donating their copies of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a story about the innovative William Kamkwamba, to Goods for Good, who will deliver them to Chankungu Secondary School in Malawi.  By donating their books, these students will share William’s inspirational story with students in Malawi who [...]

rising textile waste in retail sector

Accord to an article by the The Ecologist, commercial textile waste has risen to more than 1 million tons in recent years, rising from around 7% of total waste five years ago to 30% of total waste today. The retail and wholesale sector alone produced 12.7 millions tons of waste, half of which went straight to [...]

go 4 good volunteers are back!

Go 4 Good volunteers Deena and Joanna recently returned to NYC from their 6 week stay in Malawi. The two women were working with Goods for Good partner Tiyambe Nawo community-based organization to help develop a sustainable nursery school program. Joanna was working to formalize daily routines at the nursery school children while Deena was starting [...]