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Nov 5, 2019
2 min

Meet Dr. Sairah Malik, OD

My name is Sairah Malik and I am honored to be a member of the board for The Off Ramp. When Nell mentioned to me that she was starting th...

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8 Reasons to Support Fair Trade Practices

Nell Green

Oct 24, 2019
2 min

8 Reasons to Support Fair Trade Practices

If you had told me when I began my career that after thirty three years I would still be on a huge learning curve, I am not sure I would ...

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Nell Green

Aug 13, 2019
7 min

Vero's Story (and how you can help)

by Christen Kinard I write this as I finish up my last plate of enchiladas de mole in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico. Over the next two days, I...

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Nell Green

Jul 25, 2019
3 min

Border Relief

I have put off writing this post for over a week now. Even as I write I try to find excuses to avoid putting into words what we experienc...

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A Delayed Dinner and the Lessons I Learned

Nell Green

Apr 29, 2019
3 min

A Delayed Dinner and the Lessons I Learned

We had not been in Africa very long. We wanted to get to know the members of our team. To this end, we began inviting an employee and his...

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Nell Green

Mar 15, 2019
4 min

How You Can Help

I will soon be 61. I don’t feel 61! And if the work in front of us is any indication, retirement is a very long way away! One of the best...

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