A new way for you to equip young West Africans with job skills every month. We live in difficult and uncertain times. Here at home, each of us is making daily sacrifices to care for our families and loved ones. And all around the world, people face the same fears and unknowns. Perhaps never before has the world been more […]
Category Archives: Around Campus
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Mar
For the latest number of cases in Guinea-Bissau click here. June 26, 2020: One hundred days. That is how long Guinea-Bissau has now been under a state of emergency and shelter in place. And the state of emergency has now been extended through July 25. Under the state of emergency, there are restricted hours for […]
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An American nonprofit. A government ministry in a tiny country in West Africa. A grant funded by the government of Japan. All of these organizations came together last month to make something special happen: Launch a new vocational school campus that will equip hundreds of young women and men with life-changing job skills. On February […]
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Since opening its first campus in rural West Africa, the WAVS School has trained more than 1,000 students. Now, for the first time in 13 years, the school is expanding. Welcome to the Bissau Campus. How do you and I help create a world where everyone has the opportunity to provide for themselves and their families? We […]
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Editor’s Note: Meet Gus. He’s a big, red, fuzzy, stuffed bug with his own Instagram following. For the last few years, he’s worked at the WAVS office in Fresno. Why do we keep him around? Probably because he always has a smile on his face. Earlier this year, we decided that it was time for […]
