Lisa Marlin is a full-time freelance writer with a background in international development and a passion for exploring the places, people, and topics at the fringes of the mainstream. Originally from Australia, she has lived, worked and volunteered across five continents, including places as diverse as Nicaragua, Sudan, and the Philippines. In 2019 Lisa founded The Grassroots to Global Project, an initiative aimed at giving small, grassroots non-profits communications and fundraising support.
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Why Now is the Time to Think Global
As we turn our attention to our closest neighbours and seek to support those within our own communities, let us not forget our responsibility to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of the human race. Even as we are forced to live locally, it is critical that we think globally.
May 8, 2020