The final destination – history, myth, magic & faith
A couple of days ago Alex Proimos, iCat fellow for Ciudad Saludable, and me set out to visit the old lima cemetery called “Presbitero Matías Maestro” which was a great…more
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A day of humility
It's a lazy Sunday here in Peru. For me it's a chance to just catch up on things that I didn't get around to finishing during the past week. Living…more
Let’s start with trust…
It was Bruce Schneier's book Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs Thrive that had me thinking how important trust is in making our lives just that little…more
A Test of Commitment
Signing up to an iCats fellowship is much more than an incredible experience that changes hearts and minds - it's a true test of commitment. For all 24 iCats, this…more
Site Visit Reality – Khayelitsha
Last week I went on my first "site visit" (sites are the clinics where the women from m2m work) with mothers2mothers after hearing so much about it. One thing is…more
Watch a 3 minute video, help Operation ASHA treat 300 people with tuberculosis
Namaste from New Delhi! My name is Avani Parekh-Bhatt, I'm a 2012 iCats fellow from the United States, placed in New Delhi India in a wonderful organization called Operation ASHA.…more
The Real Struggle…
Walking through the trendy and bohemian Barranco district in Lima this past weekend I caught an image of a mother sitting in an alleyway keeping her young children occupied while attempting to…more
What made me say YES! to social enterprise
"It all started while getting my MBA..." This is not something that I said but the person who said is the one that inspired me to say “YES” to social enterprise.…more
The existence of Society’s Chinese Wall.
A couple of days ago, as I was walking to my apartment, I found myself with the scene above. A protest was underway about some new developments hip-trendy apartment developments…more
Time to Reflect…
It's hard to imagine that it's coming up on 3 years since my 1st time in South America, visiting Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina, in September 2009. Reflecting on my…more
… Just a Little Girl, Lost in the Moment
On March 1st, I went to Sullana in the city of Piura, northwestern Peru, near the border with Ecuador, to capture photos for the upcoming Grupo Ciudad Saludable promotional and…more