Indego Africa Roundup
Like cute stuff? Like helping women artisans in Rwanda? Of course you do! Want to get cute stuff WHILE helping Rwandan women build sustainable businesses and receive job training? Indego Africa is doing just that, providing Rwandan women the opportunity to build skills, create beautiful jewelry, housewares, and accessories — and providing a platform to sell those goods to a global market via their online store. TML bloggers recently helped promote Indego Africa’s work —...
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What’s on Your Life List?
The following is an excerpt from a piece Morra wrote for Huffington Post. You can read the piece in its entirety here. The concept of the bucket list and the life list has grown in popularity as our sheer options for life abound. In the midst of feeling overwhelmed — the average American receives over100,000 words of information a day– writing down a few simple phrases has huge power to shift our lives. I recently began working with an executive coach and the first thing she had me...
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Mom Blogging for Good Karma
Have you read the Wall St. Journal‘s take-down of “mommy” blogging conferences? What did you think? Below is an excerpt of a piece Morra wrote for the Huffington Post on conferences, the blogging world, and doing good together. The Mom 2.0 Summit, which I just attended, got a lot of snark from the Wall St Journal. On some level, I could understand the snark when seen from an outsider’s point of view. Blogger conferences are indeed full of people vying for product...
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Today, we’re featuring a guest post from author, blogger, and mom Christine Gross-Loh. We have three copies of Parenting without Borders to give away — enter here to win! As moms who care about societal and community issues, we know that one of the most important tools for future social change exists right in our own homes: our children. There is so much potential for them to take the reins and advocate for a better world when they grow up. But how should we nurture and harness...
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Modeling Joy
We’re so excited to share an excerpt of a piece from our fearless leader Morra Aarons-Mele that appeared in The Accelerators blog in the online Wall Street Journal. Be sure to read the entire piece and learn about Morra’s thoughts on working, being a mother, and acting as a strong, positive role model to her two sons. The stumbling block, I believe, to many women starting their own companies is that they worry they won’t have enough time to be “good moms.” I would not have...
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Give to Mom by Giving Back
Mothers Day is this coming weekend and there’s no better way to honor your mom than by getting her a little something that does good. Here are some of our favorite ideas to say “thank you” to all of the amazing moms in our lives: Catapult is a crowd funding platform that allows donors to support social good projects that benefit women and girls at home and abroad. Some of our favorite projects include birth waiting homes for women in Sierra Leone, a mentor program that helps...
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