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The Women of Mutirithia
Sharing About My Trip Over the course of three beautiful weeks, I had the privilege of traveling to four different communities in Kenya that the

Stories of EmpowHERment
Written by Joyce Rutto, our Entrepreneurship Officer in Kenya, who plays a crucial role in providing follow-up and mentorship to BST beneficiaries. Read below as

Fire in Mutirithia, Kenya
Please pray for the people of Mutirithia, Kenya. We are sorry to share that a fire broke out in the village of Naibor in the

Poverty a State of Mind (Part 2)
Check out my previous blog for some context… This is part two. Helping Hand As the HUD Secretary, the context of Carson’s position focused on the

Poverty a State of Mind (Part 1)
State of Mind If you haven’t heard by now, I wrote a book. It’s titled “If You Really Want to Help” and it will officially

Pack Your Flexibility Pants & Leave Your Watch at Home
Belonging To Kwambekenya was one of 410 Bridge’s first communities in Kenya. How the community got its name is rooted in its founding a few

Don’t Crash the Party
Where’s the Invitation? It’s one thing for development organizations like 410 Bridge to say that relationships are paramount. The tricky part is how to do

Who is the Hero?
A Good Story Every good story has two key aspects. A good story has a conflict to overcome, and a hero that overcomes it. We

Employers Are Better than Employees
The True Backbone of Development I used to think that education was the backbone of development. I was wrong. It’s economic development. Sure, education

Pushing a Rope
Object Lesson In my new book – If You REALLY Want to Help – I share a story of an object lesson we’ve been using

If You Really Want to Help
To Get Things Done I turned 60 a couple of years ago. I hadn’t struggled with starting milestones decades before, but the decade with a

After a Year of Chaos, What Will this Christmas look like for Haiti?
Normally in the month of November, you’ll start hearing Christmas songs blast from cars and shops throughout Haiti as everyone begins to get into the
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