Victim of Gender Violence Chooses to Forgive
To find out more about Come Together Widows and Orphan, Dianah Kamande’s organization, go here. Read about her here as well.
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Domestic Survivor Chooses to Forgive and Inspire Others
As part of our trip to the United Nations, Big Ocean Board Member Dana Robb met Dianah Wanjiku Kamande, who is the founder of Come Together Widows and Orphans Organization (CTWOO). She is a widow and widow leader and a mother of two girls. Dianah lost her husband on April 19, 2013. He died after…
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Free to Choose
How many choices have you made already today? How many more choices will you make by the end of the day? Believe it or not, the power within your choice is astonishing. With your choice you have: The power to build, or the power to destroy. The power to listen, or the power to ignore.…
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Meet Big Ocean: Carol Sagebin
“Family is everything,” Carol Sagebin declared in a recent e-mail exchange and video chat. That phrase was a recurring theme as we discussed her life and passion for Big Ocean. Family brought her to Big Ocean. Her sister-in-law is Carolina Sagebin Allen, Big Ocean’s founder. (It can be confusing since both women are named Carolina…
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What Rosie Taught Me
Growing up in the United States, I remember learning about the impact of World War II on American women. With so many men fighting abroad, it became necessary for women to enter the workforce in unprecedented numbers, and what is perhaps even more striking, they were filling jobs that were highly unusual for women, and…
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July 2018 Board Message
Two Poems and the Power to Choose As a little girl I remember sitting at my father’s feet as he would recall classic poems and teach my five siblings and me the principles that could be derived from each masterpiece. Two in particular piqued my interest as a little girl and have stuck with me.…
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