It has been good
July 23, 2017 8:42 pm Leave your thoughtsThroughout my 18 months of service as an Atlas Corps Fellow, I received a lot of questions from friend, fellows,...
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About Anna-Kim Robinson
My name is Anna-Kim Robinson, an Atlas Corps Fellow from Jamaica serving at Heartland Alliance International in Chicago. My social issues are Youth Empowerment and Human Rights.
Challenges of Tax Reform- The Jamaican Experience
July 21, 2017 7:18 pm Leave your thoughtsThere has been a general consensus that a country’s ability to mobilize revenue through taxation is synonymous with its capacity...
If you cannot find your passion, follow your curiosity
July 21, 2017 5:05 pm Leave your thoughtsI have never considered myself inflexible when it comes to change. The view that I have had of myself is...
The parts of Haiti you do not see in the media
July 21, 2017 12:15 am Leave your thoughtsAs I mentioned in a previous blog, when I was ask by host organization if I would be interested in...
In Memorandum
July 20, 2017 3:28 pm Leave your thoughtsHome is where the heart is. A phrase used so many times for so many reasons, by some many individuals....
HIM
July 7, 2017 7:35 am Leave your thoughtsHis olive colored skin stretched across every square inch of him without a blemish or a bruise. There was a...
Being black in the Dominican Rupublic- ‘That type of hair is not accepted here [hair]’.
May 2, 2017 12:24 pm Leave your thoughtsAfter being in the DR for two weeks, I must say that while I was not scooped up and dropped...
Traveling to the Dominican Republic while black: “Try not to look like a Haitian”
May 1, 2017 11:41 am 2 CommentsJust when I thought that I had maximized all the opportunities this fellowship had to offer and was mentally preparing...
How to compete for funding against larger NGOs…
March 4, 2017 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsAs development practitioners, most of us at some point in time, will be required to either write a project proposal...
Why I liked the movie Memento
February 26, 2017 6:04 pm Leave your thoughtsMememto is a compelling tale masterfully presented in such a way that the audience gets a genuine taste of what...
Being Black In Mexico
February 13, 2017 7:06 pm 3 CommentsIn November 2016, I traveled to Mexico to work from the Mexico City office of my host organization. To say...
Human Rights Situation of Afro-Jamaicans
February 5, 2017 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsJamaicans are predominantly of African descent. Persons of mixed descents account for about 7.3% of the total population and the...