Recrear Lives and Prospers in Kazan
By Aleksandra (Sasha) Kuznetsova, Kazan, Russia The only thing I do not enjoy about Recrear projects is that they always end. No matter how much effort you…
Discovering Timbiré
By Kelli Fleming, Timbiré, Ecuador Put “Timbiré, Ecuador” in Google and you won’t find much, and by that I mean you won’t find anything. Well, unless you count…
Timbiré in Pictures
By Maria Laura Minoli, Timbiré, Ecuador After our follow-up project in Palma Real, Kelli, Caitlin and I came back to San Lorenzo, and stayed the night at Fabiola’s…
Palma Real Follow up in Pictures
By Maria Laura Minoli, Palma Real, Ecuador Last May, three colleagues from Recrear went to deliver RecrearParticipate in a small fishing village on Ecuador’s border with Colombia, Palma…
The Constant Playground
By Caitlin Flannery, Palma Real, Ecuador It is a true waterworld. With the entire four-square-block town center precariously balancing on bamboo stilts, every detail of this place fascinated…
Sharing Some Tips for the Field
As new Recrear members Kelli Rae Fleming, Caitlin Flannery and Lala Minoli got ready to deliver our latest projects on Ecuador’s border with Colombia, Recrear Executive Director…
7 Billion World
By Kirsten Williams, Chittagong, Bangladesh Here’s the deal. We’re a 7 billion people world today. But what does that actually mean? Living in North America you might not…
Announcing our Board of Directors for 2012/13
After more than two weeks of intense work and exploration, we are proud to announce our newly elected board of directors for 2012 Looking forward to a…
Our Idea Wall
So as per conference usual, during department work time the Project Management Department was conversing to understand our tasks, responsibilities, and yearly goals. Suddenly, the conversation steered in a direction…
Cab Drivers & Traffic Jams
While brainstorming for this post earlier today, I was having some trouble coming up with a topic. Everything was feeling a little too dry and routine. Would…
Less than lovely
– by Kelli Fleming “Well, shit. I guess I’m not writing this from the best state of mind seeing as last night was Gioel’s 25th birthday.” :10:12 am:…
Magnify Ecuador Conference week 1
Magnify Ecuador Conference week 1, a set on Flickr. Enjoy!
Welcome Aboard
It all started with a mouse click. I was reading an email from an old boss and mentor of mine. She was an active figure in my…
RecrearMagnify starts!
Coming to RecrearMagnify for the second time you think you kind of know what to expect. But the first day of the conference proved this assumption to…
Photo Story- RecrearParticipate – Palma Real, Ecuador
We have been quietly busy. I swear. Conference planning, 100 Voices wrap up, finishing our website… the list is endless. In the midst of this vortex of projects,…
Into the home stretch . . .
So many people are probably wondering just what is going on with Recrear lately. It's been pretty quiet with 100 Voices finishing up, and our applicants are probably getting antsy to know what is going on. So, I'll provide a little update!
Tu no puedes comprar al joven
En verdad, es un esfuerzo de mi parte -dejar mis concepciones de como uno se ve la participación de un joven en la comunidad. En el Ouest,…
Honeymoon, Dismissed Development Ego and ‘the Italians’
One week in, I have absolutely no idea what 100 Voices will teach me. What is very clear is that everything I have studied, discussed and thought…
Ya viene!
It feels like I’m in East Africa again. For a number of reasons: the quiet beaches, the tease to no end culture, the centrality of community and…
Tierra Verde
Someone asked me today, ‘De que color es su tierra?’ – What color is your land? Confused I asked him what he meant and he responded ‘Mi…