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New Post at Vision Pioneers!

Posted in April 24th, 2011
by Esther Garvi in Recommended reads

Entitled Walk the Talk! and written by mty sister, Miriam Garvi, this post reflects on the usage of the term sustainble and what it really means to leave an impact for the generations to come. Definitively a recommended read! You will find the post here. I hope  you enjoy!

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New post on the Vision Pioneers Blog!

Posted in April 3rd, 2010
by Esther Garvi in Recommended reads

Since childhood, we are told that so much in life starts and ends with money, leading us to believe that nothing can be accomplished unless there is a solid platform to stand on. We are taught to believe in the power of resources, but not in the power of enduring love… Miriam Garvi, The Vision [...]

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Recommending a blog post

Posted in November 10th, 2008
by Esther Garvi in Recommended reads

I really appreciated the latest Vision Pioneers Blog post, which gives food-for-thought on where modern consumption is heading. Consumption excess is something you think more about when you take a pause from Western living and experience life elsewhere, where people’s problems go way deeper than the colour disharmony of one’s two-year-old living room or anything [...]

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Tanout & the US 2008 Elections: Change Takes Generations

Posted in November 6th, 2008
by Esther Garvi in Aid politics, Eden Foundation, Favourite posts, Ishtar thoughts, Recommended reads, Sustainable development

The world is still in awe of the historical elections that took place on November 4th 2008, when the first coloured man ever was elected president of the United States of America. According to the experts, this would have been unthinkable only a few years ago. NEW YORK: Barack Obama was elected the 44th president [...]

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Introducing the Vision Pioneers Blog

Posted in June 20th, 2008
by Esther Garvi in Recommended reads

My sister blogs at the Vision Pioneers Blog, a blog that offers a visionary outlook on every day events. This week, she had the following to say about her stay in Niger: This week I am writing from the red sands of the Sahel. Coming to this part of Africa is like traveling to distant [...]

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Time to fly

Posted in March 20th, 2008
by Esther Garvi in Life as a volunteer, Recommended reads

So the day of changing scenery has come at last. People often ask me how long the journey from Sweden to Niger takes. Well, the flights themselves are not very long, but it’s going to take about 36 hours from leaving my sister’s apartment in Falkenberg before arriving in Zinder. The first flight is from [...]

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