Hurricane Dorian Response
Dear Sonder Supporters, In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, our thoughts and prayers go out to the people impacted – especially those in the Bahamas and along the East Coast. The road to recovery is long and the need for help is great. As a result, supporters have...
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A Partnership with The Kingdom Impact Center
Lyn 'Big Holy' Masslieno in front of the community garden built by The Sonder Project at The Kingdom Impact Center in Panama City. “LET’S GO!!!” If you know Lyn Masslieno, aka Big Holy, you’re familiar with this command. He uses it in closing with nearly every...
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Water Survey
For 50-year-old Nikiema Asseto, life certainly has changed over the past year. Nikiema is from Mor-Pougo, a small community in the West African country of Burkina Faso, where she lives with 50 or so relatives within a family compound. Of course it’s hard to count when...
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Ahmed’s Well
On any given day in the village of Loanga, Burkina Faso, you’ll find locals surrounding a well. By way of a simple hand pump, it draws clean drinking water from an underground aquifer for this village of 3,000 and represents one of the few examples of infrastructure...
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STORY FROM THE FIELD: Tish Ogden
Four Walls and a Blue Roof The day after Hurricane Michael made landfall at Panama City, Tish Ogden and her boyfriend, Mike, returned to their home in Bayside, a low-lying community just north of the Hathaway Bridge. As they drove through the battered neighborhoods,...
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STORY FROM THE FIELD – Koudyoba Giro Odile
Photography: Tara Rice Koudyoba’s story is sadly not unique, but it highlights the impact of The Sonder Project. Koudyoba is a widow. She never went to school and was married at the age of 17 in an arranged marriage. 4 years ago her husband got sick and died....
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STORY FROM THE FIELD – Rouamba Odile
Rouamba Odile is a fighter. She was born in the 1960’s in Burkina Faso, but she’s not sure exactly when. She never went to school and she isn’t able to read/write. Her father tried to arrange her marriage at the age of 17, but she ran away to her sisters...
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International Womens Day 2019
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, The Sonder Project is proud of our commitment to equality and the empowerment of women. It’s our mission to strengthen communities, and strong communities require empowered women. The impact of supporting women...
read moreSonder Project Has Heart – Help Us Spread the Love!
Written by Christy Hughes It’s the season with heart, and the Sonder Project has plenty of it. Valentine’s Day celebrates love in its purest form, boundless and unconditional. The Sonder Project’s foundation was built on love for our fellow...
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