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This #worldwaterday we are celebrating with our fr This #worldwaterday we are celebrating with our friends at Oldadai Primary School in Arusha District, where KEF is bringing clean and safe water to over 1,300 students! Donate now to support one of our water projects!
➡️➡️ New article on Thrive Global! 🚶‍ ➡️➡️ New article on Thrive Global! 🚶‍♂️⬅️

Before the pandemic struck, I had a tradition that made my life and my work much better. At various times during each workday, I would take calls outside. For meetings with members of my team, I’d invite employees to go for walks with me. I’d do the same for meetings with employees in other cities — encourage them to walk outside wherever they were while we spoke by phone.

I operate much better when I get fresh air, which is often cleaner than indoor air. So do most people, since time outdoors brings a myriad of mental and physical benefits. Still, on busy days, time spent outdoors often falls to the wayside.

Once the pandemic struck I, like millions of others, worked exclusively from home. I was glad to be with my wife and our young daughter, and to still have lots of work with my job at Salesforce. I knew I had it better than many other people who were struggling. Still, I found myself feeling substantially less energetic and focused. In daily journals, I wrote that I didn’t understand why I was feeling that way. 

It was only then that I realized I’d cut back on outside time. I’m far from alone. A survey from Iowa State University found that people’s outside time has been lower since COVID-19 restrictions were implemented. But those who increased or maintained their outside time reported lower stress and higher positive mental health than others. Studies of youths have found them cutting back on outdoors time as well.

Read the rest of the article at the link in my bio. 

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Menstruation shouldn’t be a barrier to education Menstruation shouldn’t be a barrier to education. UNICEF estimates 1 in 10 young women in Africa cannot attend school while on their period, that’s a total of three months of lost education each year. This IWD help KEF challenge education barriers for young women by bringing clean water, sanitation and hygiene to schools in Tanzania. Donate now at KEF4kids.org #internationalwomensday #choosetochallenge #IWD2021
It’s cold across the US this week and we can spr It’s cold across the US this week and we can spread the love and warmth across the globe by donating to KEF and help our students gain access to clean water at school 💧Visit kef4kids.org to donate today
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