Impact Report 2023: From Flux to Flex, Pivot to Progress
This is our third impact report for The Off Ramp and its subsidiary, Threads by Nomad. The Off Ramp began before the pandemic. About the...
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Nell Green
- Sep 6
- 2 min
Meet Alia
Energetic. Determined. Positive. Relational. These are the words that describe Alia after I met her for the first time. Having been with...
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Christen Kinard
- Aug 28
- 2 min
Hope and dignity: more than just dolls
Julia, the founder of Coton et Gourmandises, is temporarily living in Senegal, originally from France, and she is an expert in crochet....
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Nell Green
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Meet Rebecca
Her smile is bright and invites you to be her friend. It does not even hint at the difficulties of 22 years in a refugee camp. For the...
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Christen Kinard
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Cook with us! Ratatouille
by Christen Kinard A couple of weeks ago, I had the house to myself for the night and decided to spend my evening watching reruns of...
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Nell Green
- Jul 17
- 2 min
On the occasion of my retirement
Thirty-seven years of crossing cultural boundaries, learning other languages, living on 3 different continents, and meeting the most...
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Nell Green
- May 30
- 2 min
Cook with us! Barberry Rice with Chicken
by Nell Green It is my habit in the morning to prep for the noon meal before I begin my day. I am very excited about trying out this...
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Christen Kinard
- Jan 6
- 4 min
Imadi: Baskets Changing Senegal
As an introvert, it can be awkward reaching out to strangers with a meeting request. Yet, I'm doing a lot of that here in Dakar, Senegal....
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Nell Green
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
A House Becomes a Home
It was a hot and exhausting day, but we are grateful for the 15 or so folks who showed up and worked hard to make ready the house that...
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Christen Kinard
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
What are we up to this World Refugee Day?
Today is World Refugee Day—an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year...
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Nell Green
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Earth Day: Kindness to the Earth and her People
April 22nd is Earth Day. You wouldn’t think this day would be notable for our subsidiary Threads by Nomad and The Off Ramp. Yet kindness...
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Christen Kinard
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
We have a very ambitious Giving Tuesday goal. But we believe we can reach it.
I may have lost my mind. I have set a goal for tomorrow's Giving Tuesday campaign that far exceeds any other prior fundraiser. Here's...
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Christen Kinard
- Nov 7, 2021
- 2 min
from terror and chaos to peace and hope
It is hard to believe a year has passed. This time one year ago, we moved The Off Ramp and Threads by Nomad to the east coast as Butch...
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Christen Kinard
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
a special invitation (or what blowouts and hair treatments have to do with refugees)
Admittedly, this blog post will not apply to many of our followers. To those of you who live far enough away that attending this event is...
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Christen Kinard
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
five things to do when you don't know what to do
We've heard this from so many of our friends and supporters: "We feel paralyzed. We don't know what to do." We don't have all the answers...
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Christen Kinard
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
what are we doing about afghanistan?
Our hearts are broken for our friends from and in Afghanistan. We have taken the past week to put together a plan of action and while it...
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Christen Kinard
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
what did you do? (our pandemic-period impact report)
In March of 2020, within a week, we went from booking travel plans for big events to shutting down our studio and sending home our team....
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Nell Green
- Jun 20, 2021
- 2 min
What you need to know about refugees in 2021
Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day The United Nations originally designated the day to celebrate the strength and courage of people...
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Christen Kinard
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
There's one more woman we want to celebrate...
Last week, we recognized and lifted up five women in honor of International Women's Day. There is one more woman though that we want to...
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Christen Kinard
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
In Celebration of 5 Women: Missy Angalla
All week long, in honor of #InternationalWomensDay, we are lifting up five women we admire. We will send one quick email each day...
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