Last week PI hosted the first of two Harambee's in downtown Portland. (Harambee means "let's all pull together" in Swahili) It was a fantastic evening inspired by the spirit of uniting together to create great things in the world. PI made new friends, laughed, told a few stories and raised $422!
In the scheme of things, $422 may not seem like it can do a lot. But, let's take a closer look.
$422 allows PI to train one woman in the developing world to be a reporter. A woman, who previously had trouble finding gainful employment, can now receive training in a dignified profession and earn a strong living wage!
$422 can also fund a semi-private, fully equipped computer station in The Women's Center that not only makes almost 2,500 hours of high-speed Internet time available in a safe space for women each year, its generates a sustainable income stream for PI's news desk operations in-country.
There is saying, "it's not how much time you have it's what you do with it." In this case, it's not how much money you have, it's how you leverage it.
Thanks to all how came out last week. I hope even more PDXers can join us this week!
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