by 360design | Mar 30, 2020 | Global, Local, Sonder Update
Four Truths – A Message from our CEO about COVID-19 Dear Sonder Supporters, As the world continues to mobilize to fight the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are reminded of four truths. The first three are simple: 1) access to clean water and soap make us...
by 360design | Mar 26, 2020 | From the field, Local, Sonder Update
Walking for Wells While people all over the world continue to hunker down and maintain separation in the privacy of their homes, one man is taking social distancing to the extreme. Kurt Freudenreich has been planning for over a year to hike the Continental Divide...
by 360design | Mar 16, 2020 | Community Gardens
Planting the Seeds for Lifelong Gardeners In January of 2020, the first seedlings in the new Sonder Project garden at Walton High School were planted with the support of students from Ms. Spice’s culinary classes. Ms. Spice is the school’s leading advisor on the...
by 360design | Mar 12, 2020 | Global, Sonder Update
Local Donors Make a Global Impact In mid-January, we completed our first well of 2020 in Kilou, a rural Burkina Faso community that’s home to 2,000 people. Prior to its completion, the community relied on an exposed well that was open to the elements. It was also dry...
by 360design | Mar 4, 2020 | From the field, Global, Malawi, Sonder Update
Welcome to Malawi! The Sonder Project’s New Partner In January of 2020, our CEO, Chad Zibelman, traveled to southeastern Africa to establish a Sonder Project office in Malawi. Often referred to as “The Warm Heart of Africa,” the country is known for its friendly...
by 360design | Oct 29, 2019 | From the field, Hurricane Relief, Local
Annie-Jean HURRICANE MICHAEL ONE YEAR LATER “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may never be, so I am focused on today.” – Annie-Jean Annie-Jean, 67, was born and raised in Panama City. The only time she spent elsewhere was a short stint working for Job Corps in New Jersey....
by 360design | Oct 21, 2019 | From the field, Hurricane Relief, Local
A Mother and her Daughter HURRICANE MICHAEL ONE YEAR LATER Rhonda and Betty A month after Hurricane Michael made landfall on October 10, 2018, The Sonder Project received a phone call from Tonya Hall, a residential nurse and Panama City resident. During the phone...
by 360design | Oct 9, 2019 | From the field, Hurricane Relief, Local
Charles and Tonya have been best friends ever since they met for the first time after Hurricane Michael. Charles Roberts and Tonya Hall were neighbors for four years, both living on the same dead-end street. Prior to Hurricane Michael, they’d never spoken. Charles...
by 360design | Oct 4, 2019 | From the field, Hurricane Relief, Local
After 72 years of marriage, the Harrells thought they’d been through it all. But it was the landfall of Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, when they thought they may have finally met their match. It wasn’t just the power of the storm itself, but the aftermath and...
by 360design | Sep 30, 2019 | From the field, Hurricane Relief, Local
Annie-Jean celebrates after The Sonder Project replaced her roof. As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael approaches, we’d like to take time to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished. We would also like to look ahead. Since October 10, 2018, The Sonder Project...
