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You found 23 article(s) tagged with "Developing Nations".

Companionship
Jack Brace
Simplicity
Darien Palpant
On America's Task Driven Culture
Krista Hunt Ausland
Quetzaltenango
Krista Hunt Ausland
This is a poem by Krista written while she was studying abroad in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

Travel and Service in the Formation of Leadership
James Hunt
Drawing on the biographies of historical leaders, Dr. Hunt shows how service and travel impacts leadership development in young adults.
Staying for Tea: Five Principles for the Community Service Volunteer
Aaron Ausland
Lessons learned in the field are distilled into a set of principles.
Fair Trade: Creating Market Demand for Justice
Julia Knott
Fair Trade creates a more just and sustainable economic relationship between producers and consumers.

Come to the Table: Five Values for Global Citizens
Aaron Ausland
An invitation to consider a values framework for global citizenship that will empower you to live out a life-long ethic of service, civic engagement, and global understanding.
From Jinja Town to Farm Town: Creating Home
Darien Palpant
A Krista Colleague and young mother reflects on her beautifully complex experience of building community.
A Passage into Leadership: Lessons from John Muir's Long Walk
James Hunt
In an appraisal of environmentalist John Muir’s walk to the Gulf of Florida, Dr. Hunt explores the relationship between travel and leadership.
Book Review: Everything and its Opposite: The Great Globalization Debate Since 1999
Michael Veseth
In a survey of the key literature on globalization over the past two decades, Dr. Veseth traces the nexus of the debate and how it has changed our understanding and expectations of globalization.
Unveiled: A Photo Essay
Anna Knutzen

Slowly Slowly Catches the Monkey
Nathan Brouwer
Between the hundredth cup of tea and the task of teaching and re-teaching computer basics, a Krista Colleague wrestles the monkey of progress.
Culture Shock & Knowing your History
Judy Naegeli
A challenging year of service in Vietnam becomes a catalyst for redefining identity.
Idle Thoughts
Emily Haddad
An excerpt from a blog entry, written shortly before her volunteer term ends.
Reconciliation: Transforming People, Transforming Conflict
Kirk Harris
After encountering the social devastation of war in Africa, a Krista Colleague explores the signifi cance of rooting our Christian faith in a theology of reconciliation.

Taking Care: The Quest for an Ethical and Mutual Approach to Service
Valerie Norwood
Can service be unethical? The Krista Foundation's Executive Director Valerie Norwood explores the impact of service on both the individual volunteer and the host community, challenging the reader to help build a culture of care in service volunteerism.
Companionship
Jack Brace
A young volunteer experiences a life-changing moment of community in the most unexpected of places.
Do Not Wait To Make Your Life Count
Moses Pulei
A university professor reflects on the bridges and barriers to effecting change that he encounters both in his native Maasai tribe in Africa and in suburbs and inner-cities across America.
No Great Things
David James Duncan
Award-winning writer David James Duncan practices the daily act of expressing love through "small" things.
Come to the Table: Values for the Community Service Volunteer
Aaron Ausland
Krista Colleague Aaron Ausland invites us to consider a values framework for global citizenship that will empower young adults to emulate a life-long ethic of service, civic engagement, and global understanding.
From Jinja Town to Farm Town
Darien Palpant
A former volunteer in Uganda adjusts to life in small-town America and reflects on the life-changing events that took her across two continents and back again in search of community.
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