Browsing articles in "El Salvador"

Foto’s Blog: Cuddly “Foto” in El Salvador

May 31, 2011   //   El Salvador, Foto's Blog  //  Comments Off


Phodographer Julia Haney in El Salvador, summer 2010

Now that summer has returned and travel plans are being finalized….add photo diplomacy to your visits to the world of need and connect with the exchange of a simple photograph! Phodographer Julia did just that with Connect-Kids to Kids when she practiced Dog Meets World last summer. Kids to Kids is a global youth-led program of World Connect committed to creating opportunities for kids everywhere to participate in arts, sports, education and environmental projects. They, like us believe that kids can, and DO, change the world.

Foto’s Blog: Foto helping to spread love & peace in El Salvador

Dec 13, 2010   //   El Salvador, Foto's Blog  //  Comments Off



Phodographer Sarah Henry on the road in El Salvador, Aug. 2010

The children are studying the paws of the mascot Foto dog, which have embroidered on them the symbols of LOVE and PEACE. Acknowledgment and affirmation of the individual and sharing love and peace through photophilanthropy and citizen diplomacy is the mission of Dog Meets World. Phodographer Sarah is the Executive Director of World Connect-Kids to Kids and has partnered with Dog Meets World. Kids to Kids is a global youth-led program of World Connect committed to creating opportunities for kids everywhere to participate in arts, sports, education and environmental projects. They, like us believe that kids can, and DO, change the world.

Daily Foto: First pictures from El Salvador!

Sep 7, 2010   //   Daily Foto, El Salvador  //  Comments Off


NEW phodographer Sarah Henry on the road in El Salvador, Aug. 2010

Sarah Henry is the Executive Director of World Connect-Kids to Kids and has partnered with Dog Meets World. Just back from El Salvador she reports:

We had a fabulous time. We were able to get Foto and the equipment into the eager hands of the Peace Corps Volunteers. This is just one of the great pictures with Foto that we took though out our journey. Foto was an incredible companion and an easy way to win the hearts and smiles of children along the way!

Can’t wait to see more pictures and stories!

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Praise for DMW

"Participating in Dog Meets World was a truly magical experience, bringing joy and wonderment to all I met."

John Carr, Phodographer across South America

"Dog Meets World unleashes the power of photography as a diplomatic and personal tool in building connections among the people of the world. It embeds a memory in photographer and subject alike."

Prof. Patrick Fleming, Fulbright scholar & Phodographer Cambodia & Kyrgzystan

"You will never know just how important that photo will be long after it is taken and given."

Delores Barr Weaver, co-owner Jacksonville Jaguars

"Dog Meets World went over fabulously in my village. It is a perfect option for Peace Corps volunteers like myself. I like the Foto dog mascot, kids like it, and it is a representation of the peace and the ideas of the project."

Kristen Woodruff, Phodographer Costa Rica

"The kids are absolutely loving Dog Meets World. For a majority, these were the first images of themselves that they have ever owned."

Marti Johnson, Phodographer Uganda