Last week, as part of GES's Community Development team's staff curriculum, we hosted Jeff Pinzino from the Transformative Action Institute (TAI).  In this time of conflict and uncertainty the founders of TAI were unsatisfied with traditional methods of working for change.  Thus, TAI aims to train a "new generation of social entrepreneurs, innovators, visionaries, and problem-solvers for the 21st Century."  It serves universities, nonprofits, corporations, and individuals using methods of conflict resolution that unite diverse groups of people and helps groups and individuals monitor ...

From an early age, Meixi Ng has been aware of injustice that exists in the world. Meixi, a Singapore native, has worked for Blessing Home since her early teen years, a hostel located in Changrai, Singapore that boards high school students from rural villages. Meixi often developed friendships with some of the students, and in the case with her friend Da, the friendship ended prematurely. Da, a 16 year old, was sold by her parents. “I remember how much Da ...