Carpe Diem Education (the organization I did a service-learning college semester in East Africa with and got college credit too!)
SIT Study Abroad (looking for college study abroad trips to 10 different countries in Africa?)
Some of my favorite blogs and organizations?
Maggie Doyne (runs a childrens home and primary school in rural Nepal)
Katie Davis (mother to 14 orphan girls and runs ministry in Uganda)
Abide Family Center (believes in families and not orphanages, opening center in June 2013 in Uganda)
Light Gives Heat (helps create sustainable income for Ugandan families through their shop which sells jewelry, bags, and shirts)
Ekisa (runs a home for 21 special needs children in Uganda)
Melissa Hartwick (mother and director of Casa de Gozo, a foster home for at risk children in Nicaragua)


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6![chasing down hope // moving on dreams // taking that path // maybe it'll lead you home // nobody knows why your heart is broken // but love does [gearing up for departure and I'm nervous and excited] [ps. red nail polish makes me feel like I can conquer anything]](http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/2fd32608d83511e286e122000a9e080f_6.jpg)




![[the world needs dreamers and the world needs doers, but above all else, the world needs dreamers who do] #ghana #africa #togetherweare](http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/266b0ed8d36b11e29efd22000a1f9a07_6.jpg)



![ever since happiness heard your name, it's been running through the streets trying to find you // [practicing gratitude & being present these days]](http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/706c841ecd5611e2b38022000a9e070a_6.jpg)






![I'm thankful for belly laughs. For late nights by candle light. For dirty feet. For fingerpaint. For wiping tears. For being hugged so hard your breath goes away. For obstacles. For planes, busses, and taxis. For little kids screaming my name. For days so hard you just want to collapse. For smiles so big they could shake this Earth. I'm just so thankful for life. [twenty five days until Ghana]](http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/533701aac74111e2baac22000a1fbda6_6.jpg)


![T shirts have been restocked! I leave for Ghana in a month and we need to raise $5,000 to finish the next phase of construction of the Education Center. T shirts are only $15 until Sunday with free domestic shipping! BUY YOUR HOPE T SHIRT AT: together-we-are.com/donate [#ghana #africa #lightforchildren #togetherweare #purchasewithpurpose ]](http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/e194bbc2c1a111e2b06022000a9e289e_6.jpg)