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What I Want to Give Women in Northern Ghana
The Northern region is the largest region in Ghana. It is also the poorest. Although there has been some increase in access to education and modern infrastructure, the region still has a long way to go in terms of women’s rights.
Read MoreParticipating in Humanist Communities Makes a Difference
Like many humanists I was raised religious. In the years that followed my apostasy, sometimes I missed the camaraderie and community: church potlucks, theatrical plays, holiday celebrations, and charitable volunteering and fundraising. Studies show that community is important for pro-social behavior, volunteerism, health, happiness, and well-being. Community connection can be complicated in today’s society, though,…
Read MoreFrederick Douglass’ Freedom
This week in history, formerly enslaved abolitionist Frederick Douglass bluntly criticized the failure of American commitments to “freedom” in several Independence Day addresses. “The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro” was delivered to a majority white audience in Rochester, New York. Tomorrow (July 5th) marks its anniversary. For those unfamiliar, we encourage you to…
Read MoreI’m impacted by the winter storm crisis. But I still choose to help.
Our disaster response for the US winter weather crisis is fueled by humanist and atheist volunteers living in the impacted areas. But they themselves are facing difficulties from the disaster. Power outages. Lack of water. Broken pipes. Faced with some of these challenges, a lot of people would probably forgo volunteering and focus on self-preservation.…
Read MoreWinter Weather Crisis Relief: A View from the Ground
Our programs director Wendy Webber is one of millions struggling through the US winter weather crisis. Earlier today, we asked Wendy for a brief quote about her thoughts on the emergency. She responded: “I tried to write a pithy quote. That didn’t happen. I tried to write a shorter quote of what this week has…
Read MoreHumanist Association for Leadership, Equity, and Accountability (HALEA)
The Humanist Association for Leadership, Equity and Accountability (HALEA) is a grassroots not for profit, secular organizations registered on the 19th day February 2008 and launched on the 19th day of March 2008 at Kampala Students Centre by Mr. Gunnar Olefsen of HAMU Norway. HALEA is an off-shot of UHASSO which is the mother organization…
Read MoreAn Ambitious Goal
As the year draws to a close and we head into the holiday season, Foundation Beyond Belief has set an ambitious goal for our 2020 Annual Appeal. We’re asking you to imagine a world in which people everywhere have access to life’s basic necessities. We’re asking you to help us take collective human action to…
Read MoreThe Parable of the Mustard Seed Means Something to Me
In 2018, Rogers Muwanguzi co-founded Eagle’s View Primary School in Kayiira, Uganda to address the high rates of teen pregnancy, child labor, and school dropouts caused in large part by the absence of any sufficiently nearby school. I only know this because Rogers Muwanguzi was a student at Mustard Seed Secondary School in Busota, Uganda…
Read MoreSeptember Beyond Belief Network Winners!
Beyond Belief Network is a collective of over 125 humanist, atheist, and other non-believing organizations putting compassionate humanism into action through community volunteering and charitable fundraising. Each month we round up the previous month’s activities and award the top performers. Let’s see what secular volunteers crushed it in September!
Read MoreKenya Humanist Alliance
Kenya Humanist Alliance is a group formed to unite all Humanist and the like-minded in Kenya. This would curb any possible division that have always been planted by other persons. Having one umbrella body and several affiliated groups would enhance the spread of Humanism while still ensuring that members have a common ground to sort…
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