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LONGITUDE is a Rhode Island based 501 (c)3 non-profit organization working with visionary leaders of grassroots educational and human rights initiatives in resource-poor countries.
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Longitude Exciting news for the PROFESA Academy. The organization Dining for Women has choosen Longitude as one of its featured monthly programs in 2010! This grant will allow the PROFESA academy to provide an even better education to the young women of Abeka, Ghana.

Source: www.diningforwomen.org
DFW empowers women living in extreme poverty by funding programs fostering good health, education, and economic self-sufficiency, and cultivates educational dinner circles inspiring individuals to make a difference through the power of collective giving.
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Longitude Early October saw the worst flooding in Southern India in 100 years. Support Longitude’s efforts to help flood victims. Just $35 provides food, clothing, and medical supplies for a Dalit family who has lost everything.

Source: www.golongitude.org
The recent flooding of the Krishna River in the Andhra Pradesh region has affected around four hundred villages. So far the flooding has claimed more than 35 lives and over 12,500 cattle have been lost. This is the worst flooding that this area has seen in over one hundred years.
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Longitude Great meeting today with Brady Dunklee, head of the Rhode Island based, international, non-profit Atraves. Great potential for future partnerships. It's great to find like-minded leaders right in your own backyard.

Source: www.atraves.org
Patricia Mercedes Torres Guerrero, Program Assistant, ATRAVES Nicaragua Fernando Sobalvarro Cruz, Coordinator, ATRAVES Nicaragua Flor de María Altamirano, Office Manager, ATRAVES Nicaragua
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Longitude Longitude presentation at the Ghana Association of Rhode Island went very well today. Lots of opportunity for community partnerships. Local Rhode Island Ghanaians are getting excited about helping the PROFESA school.

November 1 at 7:16pm
Nikki Black
Nikki Black
Great news!
November 1 at 8:40pm
Rochelle Rubin
Rochelle Rubin
Fantastic!
November 2 at 5:08am
Longitude

Longitude Looking for a good quick read? Check out the chat conversations that are taking place between Highlander Middle School students in Providence, RI and students at the PROFESA Academy in Ghana. They will make you chuckle.

Source: blog.golongitude.org
Students from the Highlander Charter School in Providence, RI connect with students from the Profesa Academy in Ghana. Each week a small group of
Cauley Greene
Cauley Greene
Those are pretty funny. Halloween *is* pretty weird when you see it explained like that...
October 28 at 6:09pm
Eric Charlesworth
Eric Charlesworth
October 31. Everywhere!
October 28 at 6:19pm
Rochelle Rubin
Rochelle Rubin
Fantastic. Talk about cross cultural exchanges. From Halloween to religion. quite a range.
October 28 at 6:23pm
Longitude

Longitude Fantastic conference today at Brandeis University. The Segal Fellows Network Meeting is an annual event in which current fellows get together with Segal founders to discuss creating systemic change. Longitude is now part of this wonderful network.

Source: segalprogram.org
The Segal Fellows NetworkThe Segal Fellows Network is creating a community of citizen leaders, including men and women who have served as Segal Fellows at Brandeis and those who have been the recipients ...
Longitude

Longitude Tomorrow is a big day for Longitude as we bring together our largest advisory group yet to help plan the future of this important organization. If you have thoughts, suggestions, or just words of encouragement please post them and they will be shared during the meeting. Go Longitude!

October 23 at 8:06pm
Rochelle Rubin
Rochelle Rubin
How did the day go????
October 24 at 1:37pm
Longitude
Longitude
Saturday was incredibly productive. Thanks to all participants. We know our work and now it is time to get it done! If you are interested in getting involved please contact Shawn at shawn@golongitude.org today!
October 25 at 7:18pm
Longitude
Longitude

Longitude PROFESA students prepare for their government examinations. These tests are crucial for the students who for the first time ever will be allowed to take their exams at the PROFESA school itself.

Anna
Anna
Fantastic! Way to go! Thanks for sharing the milestones with us!
October 15 at 6:30am
Nikki Black
Nikki Black
How exciting that PROFESA is getting recognized for the great work it does! Wishing all the students great success!
October 15 at 8:25am
Longitude

Longitude Congratulations to Barry and Rochelle Rubin for reaching their fund raising goal of $1,000 for the PROFESA Academy. This weekend Barry and Rochelle will be walking a half marathon through downtown Detroit, MI all to support the PROFESA Academy. Thanks to all who have supported their cause!

Source: www.golongitude.org
PROFESA’s mission is to serve the sprawling community of Abeka, Ghana as a non-profit job training school offering, computer education, and health information to students who have had to drop out of high school because they cannot afford school fees.
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Longitude Due to weather and changing seasons the Longitude Softball Tournament will be postponed till the spring. Thanks to Dunkin Donuts, Dominoes Pizza, Farmer + First, and Sisters for the Cure for their patience and support of this tournament.

October 11 at 6:36pm
Rochelle Rubin
Rochelle Rubin
is so sorry you had to cancel. You worked really hard on all of the preparations.
October 13 at 6:45pm
Longitude

Longitude Tomorrow is Longitude's First Annual Charity Softball Tournament. Of course it is once again forcasted to rain, but we're playing anyway so show up and support the PROFESA school. We'll be at the softball field on the corner of Atwood Ave, and Phenix Ave all day, from 8am on. Hope to see you there.

Source: www.golongitude.org
•Each game will last seven innings or 50 minutes, whichever passes first. Any inning that has already started once the 50 minutes has expired will be finished.
Anna Ferrucci Znosko
Anna Ferrucci Znosko
nooooooooooooo...what's with it with you and the rain
October 3 at 5:09am
Longitude
Longitude
So sad! We've had to postpone the tournament once again. Third time is a charm.
October 3 at 6:13am
Rochelle Rubin
Rochelle Rubin
is so sorry that you had to cancel again. Hope the weather will be better next time and also for the Detroit Marathon Walk on October 18th.
October 4 at 6:18am
Longitude

Longitude Congratulations Longitude supporters. We met our $10,000 matching grant goal! Your gifts will make a huge impact on the Dalit people. Thank you for giving, for sharing our mission with your friends and family and for restoring hope to people's lives.

September 28 at 5:29pm
John Morgan
John Morgan
This is freaking awesome. You guys are so amazing! Congrats to you too.
September 28 at 11:55pm
Manuela Raposo
Manuela Raposo
Congratulations!!!!!
September 29 at 6:15am
Longitude
Longitude
Awesome!
September 30 at 5:51pm
Longitude

Longitude Your gift could put us over the top on our matching grant goal of $10,000. We have 6 days to go and only $1,700 more dollars to raise. Your gift builds homes, and transforms lives.

Source: www.golongitude.org
Longitude's purpose in India is to work directly with grassroots leaders to stop the cycle of discrimination and violence that plagues the Dalit people.
Longitude

Longitude The race is on. We are just $3,500 away from our September 30th deadline. Watch Longitude and ARV volunteers in action to see why this is such an important campaign to support.

Source: www.golongitude.org