Rockflower is pleased to announce a new partnership with Rain for the Sahel and Sahara. RAIN partners with rural and nomadic desert peoples of Niger to realize their ambitions for education and enduring livelihoods.
Rockflower Creates Partnership with Hope for Children in Adversity
Rockflower is pleased to announce a new partnership with Hope for Children in Adversity. The HCA support children in Tanzania in the pursuit of living a life full of love, joy, hope and peace and with their basic needs fully met.
Rockflower and Youth Bridge Liberia Create Partnership
Rockflower Adds Two New Youth Advisory Board Members
Rockflower and the Uganda Community Farm Create Partnership
Rockflower is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Uganda Community Farm, a community agriculture project that aims to equip Uganda’s rural poor with the knowledge and skills needed to lift themselves from extreme poverty in a self sufficient way.
Rockflower and CSP Complete Maternal Health Pilot Project
During the winter of 2015, Rockflower funded a 6 month pilot project to provide a temporary maternal health center in the hilly, remote villages surrounding Muzzafarabad, the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
The center provided local women access to maternal health care - many for the first time. The project was launched and managed by Rockflower partner - Community Services Program - Pakistan.
Rockflower Creates Partnership with Kaaba Micro Finance Institution
Rockflower is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Kaaba Micro Finance Institution. Kaaba Microfinance Institution (K-MFI) is a financial service provider that strengthens the economic base of low-income women farmers and women livestock owners.
Rockflower Partners with Wino Village in Tanzania
Rockflower is pleased to announce a new partnership with Wino Village, Tanzania. Estimates indicate that about 70% of the population get access to water services at a distance of at least one kilometer away. This is especially challenging given that the location of the village is in a high escarpment surrounded by mountains.
Porter Magazine features Rockflower founder, Christine Ward
Porter Magazine featured Christine Ward, Rockflowers Founder and CEO, in the Fall 2016 issue. The article, "My Quest to do the Right Thing”, is a personal reflection on decisions taken that directly impacted the creation of Rockflower and the determination to grow the fund into something that has the capacity to be truly transformational for women and girls worldwide.
Rockflower Welcomes New Youth Advisory Board Member
Angela Wilkins Joins Rockflower's Management Team
Rockflower is thrilled to welcome Angela Wilkins to the Management Team as a Special Projects Coordinator. Angela brings experience in both for- and non-profit organzations, as well as an educational background in social and cultural communications.
Please take a moment to read more about Angela on our Leadership page.
Rockflower Welcomes New Youth Advisory Board Member
New Youth Advisory Board Members
A Celebration of the “Currency of Mind”on International Women’s Day 2016
In recognizing all of the incredible women (and men) who work tirelessly every day on the issue of gender parity, I wanted to take a minute to reflect on a phrase that I heard in meditation almost three years ago - “Currency of Mind”. I practice meditation to become clearer in every decision in life, but particularly with regard to Rockflower. At the time I was unsure exactly what this meant, but had a feeling that it was to encourage me to go deeper into the research and development of crafting what we hoped would be a fund of collective action and implementation.
How a Little Compton Resident is Building a Better World
Tine Ward was recently interviewed by The Bay, a cultural blog, based in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tine comments on Rockflower's history as well as her vision for the future.
Read the full article.
