November Gratitude
Hi friends, In our last newsletter we updated you regarding the derecho that blazed a 700 mile swath across the Midwest, demolishing homes, businesses, properties, and crops. Presented with an opportunity to pivot and serve our fellow Iowans, we stepped into meeting immediate needs of food, water and shelter and
Worldmaker Provides Free Resilience Program to Help Iowa Families Manage Stress
Worldmaker International is providing free resilience education to Eastern Iowa families. The Pandemic Parenting program, developed as part of a $200,000 CARES Act grant to Worldmaker, provides practical strategies to help parents meet today’s increased demands, keep a healthy perspective, and respond to their child’s social, emotional, and mental health
Feeling Our Way: Supporting the Emotional Needs of our School Communities.
The unprecedented social and emotional challenges that American PreK-12 students are facing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic is a complex topic. So we were pleased to be invited to a broad conversation to collectively shed some light on the path forward. Thank you to the University of Southern California’s
Midwest Derecho Recovery
Hi friends, You might have heard about the recent derecho that, with little notice, blazed a 700 mile swath across Iowa and beyond, demolishing homes, businesses, properties, and crops. This included hurricane like winds up to 140 mph through sections of our home community. Some of our team members are
Zimbabwe Virtual Resilience Symposium
We invite you to watch the Zimbabwe Virtual Resilience Symposium held Thursday July 30th, 2020 on Developing Human Resilience in Society: The Role of Leaders in Creating the Right Environment. Thank you to co-host Zimpapers TV Network (ZTN) and partners Consolidated Africa Services PVO, ActionAid and the Zimbabwe Resilience Building
Pandemic Pivot: South Africa Schools & Safari 2021 PLUS International Resilience Symposium
International Resilience Symposium The International Resiliency Symposium scheduled to be held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in 2020 is now scheduled for July 29th, 2021. In the meantime, Worldmaker is providing virtual mental health, wellness and resilience education to government ministries, policy makers, business leaders, and community organizations. View our inaugural
July Racial Justice
Worldmakers… shining a light on issues of racial injustice in your community and taking action toward a more inclusive, peaceful and just world. We see you. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping create a world where all can thrive – where everyone has an opportunity to create a life
Police Brutality: We Need to Build Relationships, Not Break Them Down
Weekly chats at the Worldmaker virtual THRIVE Coffee House offer a safe space to talk honestly and process what’s going on in our world. In this brief clip, recorded while racial injustice protests were unfolding around the globe, David Richmond, Worldmaker COO and decorated UK Army veteran, shares his thoughts
Welcome to a fresh new month.
June — while we are preparing for more challenges as we find our way through a global pandemic and champion for peace and justice for all, know that we’re also dedicated to seeing the opportunities for growth that you bring. When facing increased demands, we can keep our focus on: Bolstering
The Business of Happiness
We’ve neglected one relationship for too long – that with ourselves “Happiness is your nature. It’s not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.” Sri Ramana Maharshi What a beautiful quote. And how entirely apt it is for now when many of
Resiliency Matters – Dr. Mollie Marti with pandemic expert Dr. Michael Osterholm, Dir of CIDRAP
In this special episode of Resiliency Matters, Dr. Mollie Marti talks with one of the world’s leading COVID-19 experts, Dr. Michael Osterholm, founding director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) and author of “Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs”, about preparation, survival, adaptation and growth
Resiliency Tool: Keep Your Power
During this lockdown, we can feel completely powerless – that can be overwhelming and scary, particularly when this pandemic seems too big for us to deal with. What do you have control of? How can you impact that and make positive changes? Today Bob talks to us about that loss