A quick post to say that our good work has been recognized by my alma mater, Columbia University. They did a nice profile of me in the...

Coming over the mountains to the south side of the island is like entering a different world. Whereas the rest of Samoa is waterlogged...

With so much tragedy in the news last week, you may not have seen that a category 3 cyclone (“sustained hurricane winds of 120 mph and...

Happy Holidays. I am back from setting up the next MicroAid projects in Peru. (A special thanks to Nick Nelson, Melissa Burns, Chelsey...

Dear friends: 2012 was a good year for MicroAid, we completed the projects in Samoa (canoes and fishing kits), helped hundreds of people,...

When we think of fishing we usually imagine someone casting a line into the water and reeling in their catch.  In Samoa, fishing means...

The canoes are done! Sixteen beautiful hand-carved works of art. Now all the kids of the village can get to school in Falese’ela across...

Happy post-Easter. Here in Samoa it’s an all-weekend holiday of church-going and pageants by the children. Friday, Saturday, Sunday,...

So the guys tell me they love to play volleyball. I’ve played some myself, so I think maybe I’ll join them in a pick up game. The court...

An unexpected benefit of the project is that the older craftsmen are able to teach all the skills necessary to the next entire...