I have an interesting and very cool young woman, Rebecca, working with me who has equally dynamic friends. Alex Ball, founder of the Sacred Valley Project, is one of them. Alex, having led various service trips to Central and South America, bumped up against an issue that moved him deeply when working one summer in Peru’s Sacred Valley. A diligent young girl, whom he was helping with schoolwork, told him that she was unable to continue with her education because the nearest high school was too far away, and there was no housing nearby. Moved by her spirit and commitment, he set about developing a project to build an educational dormitory for girls. In the space of two years, Alex and his team have opened the pilot dormitory and are on their way to refurbishing larger space that will accommodate 30 highland students. The mission? Providing access to education is the important first step toward developing cultural pride, self respect and, ultimately, the possibility of their becoming leaders in their communities.
http://sacredvalleyproject.org/
On Meditation.
We lost a remarkable man last week..a writer, environmentalist, activist and, as he says about himself, "an old lefty."
He was also a longstanding Zen student who wrote that "each man is his own saviour, after all."
http://www.nowness.com/day/2014/4/22?utm_source=splio&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EMA220414US
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