Essays, articles, and updates from PaperSeed's projects.
PaperSeed Gothenburg has been hard at work lately. Led by President Andreas Larsson, the team most recently raised $3800 for the Foundation at an after-work get together and auction. Here are 5 things you didn't know about Andreas:
Read MorePaperSeed focuses on strengthening education because it is a panacea for a lot of the world’s larger, uglier problems. With the refugee crisis, right now, there is a huge swath of children missing out on this panacea, and that affects everyone.
Read MoreThursday last week, Gothenburg colleagues met for a combined after-work gathering and auction. With the intention to have a nice time while we did something to benefit the PaperSeed Foundation, we also invited a few former colleagues, who have worked with us in recent years but are now in other places. We spent a really entertaining evening together enjoying good food and catching up with good friends.
Read MoreThis month's PaperSeed Champion interview comes from Latifa Aliza, one of Education for All's amazing House Mothers. Education for All (EFA for short) has built a series of boarding houses for...
Read MoreIn the past, we have discussed the inequalities that exist, some overt, others more deeply ingrained, which keep girls from completing school and stepping into their full potential. But, you may wonder, what is it about girls that put them in the unique position to empower the economies of developing countries?
Read MorePart of what makes PaperSeed so unique is our ability to connect with inspiring people, be they volunteers, business partners, or local leaders. To celebrate our new monthly newsletters, we are profiling one of our PaperSeed Champions every month, sharing 5 things you may not have known about them!
This month's PaperSeed Champion interview comes from Joe Hoffman, Senior Vice President of CellMark Paper and Board Chair of the PaperSeed Foundation!
There is a sharp socioeconomic divide between the rich and the poor in the Philippines, and this divide is easy to see in Angono. The narrow roads in the poorer districts are lined with small shanty houses, where there is often no running water or sanitation. Kalayaan is the poorest of the 10 Barangays (districts) in Angono. Here, people live on less than $1.90 per day (approximately 85 Philippine pesos.)
Read MorePart of what makes PaperSeed so unique is our ability to connect with inspiring people, be they volunteers, business partners, or local leaders. To celebrate our new monthly newsletters, we are profiling one of our PaperSeed Champions every month, sharing 5 things you may not have known about them!
This month's PaperSeed Champion is Tia Razon, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Corazon Roxas Foundation.
Read MoreWe have been talking a lot about literacy this month, and focusing on getting children to embrace reading and how that can improve their educational careers. But, when was the last time you picked up a book?
Read MoreThe PaperSeed Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening educational opportunities for children and young people in underserved and resource-lacking communities around the world.
Education can unlock the potential of children and young people today, allowing them to secure their futures for tomorrow. Please join us in our mission to strengthen much-needed opportunities for better education globally.
CellMark provides financial support for all operating expenses. As such, 100 % of donations directly benefit educational projects.
