Posts by Carina Bonasera
Afros in Nature: Connecting BIPOC with each other and the Earth
When Melanie Lino, co-owner of Lit (a Bethlehem coffee roastery and bakeshop beloved by locals) looked to the Lehigh Valley for a space where Black, Indigenous and people of color…
Read More Love Thy Elders Provides Accessible Peer and Community Connection for Aging Adults
As a child, Amber Phillips developed a passion for working with seniors while caring for her grandparents. Today, she channels that passion into Love Thy Elders Enrichment Services, a North…
Read MoreAkua Career Academy: Changing the Stigma of Disabilities
In Southern Ghana, lack of understanding and acceptance of those born with disabilities creates barriers to success for individuals and families of individuals who are disabled. They are treated differently…
Read MorePillar of Health Provides Affordable Health Insurance to Youths with Type I Diabetes in Rwanda
Humanitarian Social Innovations is thrilled to welcome Pillar of Health to our network of social entrepreneurs. Reflecting on the work of his nonprofit organization, Pillar of Health, founder Laurien Sibomana…
Read MoreHSI Welcomes Search and Recovery Canines
Humanitarian Social Innovations is excited to introduce Search and Recovery Canines (SARC) as a new member of our community. When Gregory Chown met his first search dog, Krabi, it wasn’t just…
Read MoreHSI Welcomes VAW Global Health Alliance
Humanitarian Social Innovations is pleased to welcome VAW Global Health Alliance to our community of social entrepreneurs. Clean water, safe medical treatment and health education are just a few of…
Read MoreSpotlight on Downtown Wellness Berks: A grassroots health movement
Humanitarian Social Innovations is proud to have Downtown Wellness Berks as part of our network of social entrepreneurs. In the spring of 2017, a small group of entrepreneurs and business…
Read MoreBridge Beyond Addiction Towards Sobriety
Humanitarian Social Innovations is pleased to welcome Bridge Beyond Addiction to our community of social entrepreneurs. Bridge Beyond Addiction, a Lehigh Valley-based nonprofit, seeks to combat the growing incidences of…
Read MoreSeniors and Sprouts: Growing Relationships Through Gardening
Humanitarian Social Innovations is proud to welcome Seniors and Sprouts to our community of social entrepreneurs. Across Pennsylvania’s Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties, beautiful green spaces bursting with native flowers…
Read MoreThe Baa Foundation: A Legacy of Service in Rural India
Humanitarian Social Innovations’ new program is impacting hundreds in rural India. Aiding India The Baa Foundation is an organization based in Pennsylvania that provides free health-care services and education to…
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