Archive for the tag: "africa"
Meet a Sandbox Member: Patrick Boström
Patrick Boström is 24 years old and was born and raised in Sweden. He is currently studying in Hong Kong. Besides beeing responsible for coordinating a volunteer project with Light for Children he and his team just won the Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Challenge competition.
Patrick on facebook and twitter.
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Meet a Sandbox Member: Humphry Akiseh Nnoke Ngite
Humphry is originally from Cameroon but right now living in Kristianstad/Sweden. He is a computer science student, activist in the non-profit sector and prospective entrepreneur. He believes that given the appropriate tools in life each individual can maximize his/her full potential. Hence he is determined to make use of his full potential and see others [...]
Meet a Sandbox member: Sebastian Lindstrom
Sebastian Lindstrom -originally from Sweden- is the founder of the “What Took You So Long Foundation” that shares skills, experiences and knowledge in support of grass-roots NGOs. Last summer Sebastian crossed Africa using only public transportation together with other young travelers; in search of people who are making a difference to young people in need. [...]
Trafalgar Square Session with Whattookyousolong
A 15+ strong mix of Sandbox and WTYSL related talents joined forces on the 21st of June during a night long dinner event with discussions ranging from grass root brainstorming to heat problems in Rome.
Inaugurated by a photo-session at Trafalgar Square, some Sandbox members and WTYSL-adventurers manifested the new cooperation around great food and smooth [...]
What Took You So Long?
We are very proud to present you our newest partner, the What Took You So Long Foundation. Co-founded by Sebastien Lindstrom (25), a swedish Sandbox member based in Hong Kong, the movement aims to help grass roots NGOs by giving them publicity and access to a global network of volunteers. By traveling to Africa, WTYSLF will also spread the Sandbox word further, connecting us with the most extraordinary talents that they will meet on their way.
Meet a Sandbox Member: Anjan Sundaram
Name: Anjan Sundaram
Location: San Francisco, United States
Activity: Writer
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What are your plans?
As a writer of fiction, essays and travel, able to earn a living and satisfy my intellectual curiosity by writing. I am currently working on a book about my time as a journalist in Congo (called ‘Wait, [...]
DOING GOOD WHILE SEARCHING
One of the reasons we I keep being fascinated by the internet and all the innovation happening online is that certain things suddenly become very simple and easy to do. A perfect example is Afroo.org, a website launched by five students from Germany, including our very good friend Hans Raffauf.
Afroo.org allows you to to your [...]
