• Judy Miller

    Judy Miller

    Judy Miller divides her time between Portland, Oregon and Limpopo Province, South Africa. In 2000, she left a private counseling practice in Portland and spent the next ten years working in community development in rural South Africa. Currently, Judy continues to support the Mapusha Weaving Cooperative and the Katlego creche in Rooiboklaagte while working in Portland as a writer, speaker and teacher.

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  • The Power of WE

    The Power of WE

     Culture & Education | December 13, 2011

    This unfolding story is the type of good news we all need to hear. No one enjoys reading stories of AIDS orphans in Africa. It hurts to hear of a nine year old struggling to care for his younger siblings but it is the situation which has given birth to this good news story

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  • The Entrepreneurial Spark: What’s the Essential Ingredient?

    The Entrepreneurial Spark: What’s the Essential Ingredient?

     Entrepreneurship | October 4, 2011

    After ten years of doing community development work in rural...

  • Is Everyone a Changemaker?

    Is Everyone a Changemaker?

     Culture & Education | May 2, 2012

    How do you help children from poor, rural communities to...

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