With so much tragedy in the news last week, you may not have seen that a category 3 cyclone (“sustained hurricane winds of 120 mph and...

Happy Holidays. I am back from setting up the next MicroAid projects in Peru. (A special thanks to Nick Nelson, Melissa Burns, Chelsey...

Dear friends: 2012 was a good year for MicroAid, we completed the projects in Samoa (canoes and fishing kits), helped hundreds of people,...

When we think of fishing we usually imagine someone casting a line into the water and reeling in their catch.  In Samoa, fishing means...

The canoes are done! Sixteen beautiful hand-carved works of art. Now all the kids of the village can get to school in Falese’ela across...

Happy post-Easter. Here in Samoa it’s an all-weekend holiday of church-going and pageants by the children. Friday, Saturday, Sunday,...

So the guys tell me they love to play volleyball. I’ve played some myself, so I think maybe I’ll join them in a pick up game. The court...

An unexpected benefit of the project is that the older craftsmen are able to teach all the skills necessary to the next entire...

All trees chopped down and moved to the finishing area in the village. (Canoe total: 16) Six canoes finished, awaiting outriggers and...

Salea’a’umau village. When we think of fishing we usually imagine someone casting a line into the water and reeling in their catch. ...