Posts by Elaine Tymchak
Empowerment at our Kenya Conference!
Digital is not always best. Since our start in 2016, Cultivate’s programs have been offered online, so that anyone, anywhere, can access them. But nothing can replace true human connection, the kind that can only be created when we spend time together. I recently had the opportunity to travel to Kenya, where I spent two…
Read MoreOvercoming Learned Helplessness
How can we support people in finding ways to overcome their dependency and helplessness even when they are not the ones to blame? The process of overcoming helplessness and dependency starts with the heart and mind, and is anchored in hope.
Read MoreSelf-Reflection: Time Management
How Do You Manage Your Time? In our intro course, we ask our trainees to evaluate their time management. Whether you are in a culture that highly values time, or in a culture where time is held more loosely, your relationship to time is important. As leaders of nonprofits, NGOs, and community-based organizations, we likely have…
Read MoreChanging the Cycle: The Health Crisis of Period Poverty
Like many other students in Kenya, Jane’s life has been affected by the cycle of poverty. Although she is old enough to attend secondary school, the difficulties of purchasing basic needs have taken away many educational opportunities. Whenever she had her menstrual cycle, she would miss school. Unable to afford sanitary pads, Jane either shared…
Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19 on the Global South
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to deeply impact our global trainees, as it has for members of our own immediate communities. Great challenges and devastation are limiting these community leaders’ access to resources for their programming as well as their own livelihoods. We asked our trainees how their communities are being impacted, and they shared…
Read MoreAfrica’s Potential & Philanthropy
Africa’s potential is great and its ability to take charge of its own destiny is foundational to the continent’s future success. However, we live in a globalized reality where power still is in the hands of the wealthy and influential. In the philanthropic sector, this reality is played out in several ways: As Prof. Glenn…
Read MoreNew Programs, New Look!
Here at Cultivate, we are busy working behind the scenes to launch three new programs in the coming year! Along with our new programs, we are excited to show off the new look of Cultivate’s branding. To help clarify our mission, and rejuvenate the expansion of our programs, we thought it was time to reflect this…
Read MoreCultivating Hope Amidst the Pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing hardships that have come with it for the world’s poorest communities, we have pivoted our programs to support the community leaders we work with in the best way possible. Cultivate is now raising support so that our trainees, who are faced with especially tough circumstances being…
Read MoreA Year in Review
This past year has been significant in our journey as an organization. Fifteen community leaders participated in our program. These leaders are now empowered and equipped with knowledge and skills, which they are using in their social impact programs. Thousands of people worldwide are being impacted by their work. As we invested into these leaders, we…
Read MoreYou Shop, We Receive
Storm Creek 2019 Holiday Partnership Storm Creek, a Minnesota-based outdoor apparel company, is partnering with Cultivate International for the 2019 holiday season. This partnership has already resulted in $1600 of donations to Cultivate, you can help us reach $2000, which will offer one scholarship to a trainee in 2020. On the dates and times below,…
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