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Category: Nehemiah Project

  • Crab Cakes & Micro-Entrepreneurs Who Need Your Vote!!

    I need your help! As many of you know, 3 years ago at this time I was living in the Philippines playing the part of Elsa the “tall,” blonde, American in a foreign land. When I wasn’t singing “Let It Go” to little girls, I was volunteering with a Christian microfinance organization. My partner organization…

  • My Philippines in a Pili-Nutshell

    Did I really live in Manila?  Was I really called “Elsa” and asked to sing Let It Go by complete strangers on a daily basis?  Did I really ride in jeepneys instead of buses; motor scooters instead of taxis?  Did I really wade in knee-high water after a rain storm and pay enterprising boys to use…

  • Over the River and Through the Woods…

    I returned Sunday from yet another adventure, seeing more of the work being done by CCT’s Nehemiah Project!  After my last adventure, I thought perhaps I knew a bit of what to expect for the next trip I was embarking on.  I even packed differently, switching out my beat up Toms for my nicer ones,…

  • Livelihood, Skilled Workers, Infrastructure

    The Visayas region, the middle of the Philippines’ three regions, took the brunt of the damage when mega-typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines last November.  Center for Community Transformation (CCT) responded by meeting with local officials in some of the hardest hit towns to discuss both immediate relief and long-term recovery.  All of these towns had…