Giving has long been proven to benefit the giver just as much as the recipient. Studies have shown that giving leads to increased feelings of pleasure and happiness … a win-win! But did you know that volunteering – what we…
Join us in Nepal! We are currently searching for two awesome volunteers to help us complete the Resource Center in Nepal. If you think you’d be a fantastic Operations Manager or want to bring your skills to the job of Engineer/Construction…
By popular demand, we are extending our tool drive for Nepal at all TechShop locations! The collection bins at TechShop locations nationwide are filling up with donations of new and used tools and equipment that will be sent to our…
Guest post from James Dornan @ Nepal Communitere More than 60 options have been found, photographed, geotagged, measured, negotiated and cataloged. Everything has been considered from an abandoned cinema (complete with dusty Bollywood posters), snooker club, momo restaurant, indoor football…
Maker Faire is the premier showcase for forward-looking makers who are exploring new forms and new technologies… and we think that’s the perfect place for Communitere! Our Executive Director, Sam Bloch, will be presenting on the Live Stage at Maker…
Help Nepal Communitere to open its doors in Kathmandu! The Nepal Resource Center and Innovation Hub has been conceived, planned and designed with the help and invaluable input from the Nepali community that will be using it. We’ve found the…
When I write about projects and people that I find interesting, I often wonder “Why the heck don’t more people know about these projects/people?” You can say that I see it as my duty to spread the word, to inform…
Typhoon Haiyan tore a path of destruction 100 miles wide through the Philippines last November, affecting 14 million people and displacing 5 million. Almost a year later, the people of the Philippines are still recovering from the massive disaster. Many…
Sitting on a wooden stool as his customers mill around clutching burgers and bottles of San Miguel beer, Jacques Palami talks enthusiastically about life in Tacloban a year after the central Philippines town was slammed by Typhoon Haiyan. Owner of…
When typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines last fall, Sandra Borgueta could do little but sit in front of her computer and watch. At school in Seoul, South Korea, Borgueta was well out of harm’s way, but her family was not.…
