Combining the Old with the New
Can you think of a better way to start off your week than with a happy update from The Ota Initiative? I certainly cannot, so let’s dive...
The Language Barrier
Before you read this update, I must first insist that you watch the above video (or check out this NPR news story), which is an...
Volunteers and Cross-Cultural Learning
I hope everyone had a wonderful Independence Day weekend full of hotdogs, hamburgers, and a few safe, legal explosions. While we have...
Amizade Volunteers Prepare for Ota's Fourth Program
Hello from Kigali! After a busy week in Kayanga, I am now in Rwanda waiting to board my plane back to America this afternoon. Part of me...
Off to Tanzania
As you are reading this, I am somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean flying back to Tanzania with Ota‘s first group of student volunteers from...
Hosting Our First Group of Volunteers
I hope you all have survived the cold weather and are enjoying this beautiful spring. While it would have been nice to hibernate through...