Nigel Sizer’s second report on his trip to learn about a Rare Pride campaign in central Java. Day 3, January 31, 2007 Sukomakmur Village perches precariously half way up Sumber Volcano’s fertile slopes, 1600 meters above sea level, the highest … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer, Rare VP, Asia Pacific, gets a taste of Rare Pride in Indonesia. Central Java: Day 1, January 29, 2007 It’s hot, and Panji Anom has pharyngitis so the AC is off as we sweat through his project plan … Continue reading
Paul Butler, Rare SVP of Global Programs, and Dale Galvin, Rare COO, recently visited Mali to study the work of the nonprofit organization KickStart. This is Butler’s first report on their trip. The fabled city of Timbuktu is not a … Continue reading
Paul Butler, senior VP, global programs, reports on his trip to Australia. My first trip to Australia was several years ago. It is a spectacular continent. So empty of people, yet so full of life. Australia is one of the … Continue reading
Megan Hill, senior director, Rare Pride, is just back from Mexico and reports on meeting Rare’s latest class of campaign managers. Just back from a very quick trip to Mexico, where I attended the last few days of our fifth … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer files a final post on his tour of Chinese universities. Chengdu to Chongqing Up at 6 a.m. to get the early flight, and as soon we’re off the plane, thinking we would have a couple of hours of … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer’s fourth report on scouting university partners in China for Rare’s Pride training program. Lijiang Some down time! Turns out Paul is a serious shopaholic. The old town has hundreds of shops selling local crafts. Paul did all his Christmas buying, overwhelmed … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer’s third post from China. You know you’re doing the right job when it brings tears to your eyes … even the eyes [photopress:Paul_on_horse.JPG,thumb,alignleft]of a cynical middle-aged pair of conservationists, Paul and me. Three hours drive from Lijiang, floating … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer continues to describe his adventures in this second post from China. A quiet day. We left Beijing with a three-hour flight to Kunming aboard a totally full 300-seat Hainan Airways plane. Lunch was “fun.” We thought we’d found a Western … Continue reading
Nigel Sizer, Rare VP, Asia Pacific, traveled to China to consider candidates for Rare’s fourth university-based Pride training program. This is the first in a series of his reports. Bali: I haven’t even left Bali yet, and Paul Butler, Rare’s … Continue reading