Congratuations to Gemma Bulos, Founder of A Single Drop for being selected as a Finalist for the Ernst Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Philippines! All Finalists will be featured on ASN News on ABS/CBN in the Philippines and all over the world whereever the Filipino Channel is offered!
Gemma Bulos, Founder of A Single Drop (USA) and A Single Drop for SafeWater (Philippines) will be speaking and performing in Philippines, China and all over the US.
Sept 28-30 - Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
Participants completing the pit for the Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) Latrine during the Sanitation Workshops in January 2009, facilitated by ASDSW under LGSPA funding in the ARMM Provinces. Community members unite in trying to solve their problem on sanitation.
ASD spent a week visiting Solome Mukisa and Matilda Nabukonde, African Women and Water Conference participants, working with Uganda Community Based Association for Child Welfare. These amazing women are initiating programs through their organization to address the needs of Uganda's children, addressing issues ranging from property rights for women to HIV/AIDS.
ASD travelled to Uganda in January to follow up with Namulondo Sarah Asumini and the organizationn she has established, Mukono Women's AIDS Task Force.
Sulu Province in ARMM is one of the most volatile regions in the ARMM Provinces. Frequent violent conflict erupts which makes it difficult to launch and maintain projects.