October 2025 Updates
Hello, everyone! I hope you are having a great October. My updates for this month are below.
- Work has been going alright, but we have definitely been very concerned with the SNAP and other funding cuts, and the effects they will have on our clients.
- On a happier note, I am finally working on the design aspect of the Council on Aging cookbook I’ve talked about before. It’s been fun figuring everything out.
Anyways, thank you for reading my updates! You are welcome to share your general work and volunteer updates in the comments. This month, I encourage you to support The Needle of Hope, which raises money for Omar to tailor clothes for children in Gaza, the Sudan Solidarity Collective, which is raising money to support food distribution in El Fashir, and the Ohketeau Cultural Center, which is a Native-led cultural center that supports Indigenous people in Central and Western Massachusetts. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
September 2025 Updates
Greetings, everyone! I hope you had a fabulous September. My updates for this month are below.
- I definitely had a busy month at work! I presented my research on donor journeys and personas and helped coordinate several meetings. I also finished the cookbook I had been designing for my full-time job.
- At the library, I finished shelf-reading the language-learning section, and I have started shelf-reading the Spanish section.
Thank you for reading my updates! You are welcome to share your job and volunteer updates in the comments. This month, I encourage you to support AIDESEP, an organization in Peru that supports the rights of Indigenous peoples along the Amazon. It appears that you need a Peruvian identification number to support them financially through their website, but you can follow their social media accounts for more information about their actions. I also encourage you to support On the Rise, a Massachusetts community and Safe Haven for women, transgender, and nonbinary people moving through homelessness, and to follow Refugees in Niger, which brings attention to the Black African refugees protesting the neglect and human rights abuses they are facing in Agadiz. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
August 2025 Updates
Welcome, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful August! My updates for this month are below.
- I’ve been preparing a presentation on the donor project I’ve been working on since May, and it has been going well. I have already received some very helpful and positive feedback from a couple of my supervisors.
- The cookbook I have been working on for the Council on Aging has been progressing nicely. I finished reviewing everything I typed and will now be working out the design.
Thank you for reading my updates! Let me know your general work updates in the comments! This month, I encourage you to check out the National Black Food & Justice Alliance, a coalition supporting Black self-determination and food sovereignty in the US. Additionally, The Okra Project is a mutual aid collective supporting Black Trans folks through food and housing security and mental health support. I also urge you to support the Rohingya Community Partners’ fundraiser to run a training program for Rohingya refugee youth and girls. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
July 2025 Updates
I hope you have been doing well this month! My updates for July are written below.
- I had a delightful time writing two blog posts for the organization I work for. Last month, I had interviewed several volunteers, and it’s wonderful being able to share their stories.
- I started shelf-reading for a different section of the library, and I have been enjoying seeing what interesting books I come across.
Thank you for reading my updates! You are welcome to share your general job or volunteer updates in the comments. This month, I urge you to support USCPR’s Water Is Life Gaza campaign, which is a Palestinian-led project that delivers clean water to families displaced by Israel’s ongoing genocide. I also encourage you to support Refugees in Libya, an organization advocating for refugees throughout North Africa and Europe. Finally, please support the Massachusetts Bail Fund, which is an abolitionist direct service organization that pays bail for those who cannot afford it. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
June 2025 Updates
Hello, everyone! I hope June has been treating you well! My updates for this month are below.
- The donor project I started last month has been continuing well. I’m learning so much about the people involved in our organization and it’s been very intriguing!
- Now that it’s summer, I’m back on pet-sitting duty, and it’s been fun taking care of other people’s animals.
Thank you for reading my June updates! You are welcome to share any research you have been working on or gigs you have been doing in the comments! This month, I encourage you to donate to the Sameer Project, a Palestinian initiative working to provide medical aid, supplies, and food in Gaza. Also, please check out ‘Āina Momona, a community organization working toward environmental health, social justice, and Hawaiian sovereignty. Thirdly, Hope Relief and Rehabilitation is a Sudanese organization supporting people with disabilities, particularly in the Nuba Mountains, where famine has been declared. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
May 2025 Updates
Welcome, everyone! I hope your May has been delightful! I posted my updates for this month below.
- I started a new donor-related project at work, and it has been interesting learning more about the development and marketing side of nonprofits.
- I am now working on a cookbook both for my full-time job and for the Council on Aging I volunteer at, and it’s been rewarding reviewing so many different recipes!
Thank you for reading my monthly updates! I would love to hear about the topics you have been learning about below! This month, if you live in the US, I encourage you to contact your congresspeople to urge action regarding the ongoing forced famine in Gaza here and to advocate against cutting SNAP here. Please also review Saroyah’s Twitter list here for updated information regarding the continuing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
April 2025 Updates
Hello, everyone! I hope you are enjoying your April! I have shared my updates for this month below.
- I learned how to use InDesign, which was fun! It’s nice learning how to do graphic design outside of Canva.
- I also created a Neocities site and Wix blog where I will also be sharing my updates. The links for both are on my Carrd.
Thank you for checking out my updates! Please let me know any skills or tools you have been learning in the comments. This month, I encourage you to support the Basandja Coalition, which lifts the voices of Indigenous and local communities in the Congo Basin, and FiveforFive, a collective fund for trans women in the UK. Also, please check out AILA’s immigration advocacy resources. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.