by James Harrington | Apr 28, 2013 | Thoughts | Reflections
I was just listening to a clip from Adolfo Nicolas- a Jesuit Priest. He was talking about the value of Africa to the rest of the world. What caught my eye in particular was something he said about how Asian culture is fixated on method and process – the way, if...
by James Harrington | Apr 27, 2012 | Thoughts | Reflections
Today’s breakfast for the brain was another serving of Toxic Charity and a hot cup of Good African Coffee. Lipton shares 3 essential elements for successful microloans: 1. An ingrained work ethic 2. A demonstrated entrepreneurial instinct 3. A stable support...
by James Harrington | Apr 26, 2012 | Thoughts | Reflections
Reading through another “butt-kicker” (books that rough me up a bit and get me going in a better direction without being nice about it) – called “Toxic Charity” by Robert D. Lupton . Page 118 is forcing me to wrestle with some of the...
by James Harrington | Mar 20, 2011 | Events, Tanks | Locations, Thoughts | Reflections
Join us at Powder Mills Park, Rand Lodge in Pitsford, NY on Saturday, April 23rd for our 2nd Ugandan Water Project 5K Run/Walk. Last year was a great event featuring live music, great food, Ugandan crafts and lots of great people enjoying the crisp spring morning and...
by James Harrington | Oct 27, 2010 | Tanks | Locations, Teams | Travel, Thoughts | Reflections
Our water projects are sponsored by all sorts of groups and individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Recently, we partnered with Janet Isaac Olexy who wanted to honor her family’s heritage by providing clean water for the small village of Wamala, Uganda. Their...
by James Harrington | Sep 17, 2010 | Tanks | Locations, Thoughts | Reflections
In the late 1970’s my uncle, Harry Richardson became the youngest Master Plumber in the city of Roanoke, VA. All growing up I would find that he could bring so many of life’s challenges down to a concept related to plumbing. He’d get a sparkle in his...
