The deadline for Blossom Hill’s fourth Annual Fellowship program is fast approaching. All completed applications must be received by Sunday, March 31, 2019 for new fellows and Tuesday, April 16, […]
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Sports for All
Helen Ramos Child Development March 19, 2019
Blossom Hill Fellow Ragheb Al Fakhouri took his basketball team — composed of refugees from the Middle East and local Jordanians — to the American School in Amman recently to […]
Beginner’s Refugee Orchestra
Helen Ramos Child Development March 12, 2019
Blossom Hill Fellow Dimitra Raftopoulou’s second session of the beginner’s refugee orchestra is in full swing. The orchestra is more solidified with students having developed meaningful relationships among themselves and […]
Former BH 2017 Fellow
Helen Ramos Press March 7, 2019
Former 2017 Blossom Hill Fellow Lucrezia Bisignani made the 2019 Forbes list of 30 under 30 socials entrepreneurs. After her success with Sema Africa, Lucrezia adapted the literacy app to […]
Job Training
Helen Ramos Job Training March 5, 2019
Blossom Hill Fellows Ahmad Rostami and Furogh Mirdad took their students on a recent field trip to the American University of Afghanistan. The main objective of the trip was to […]
Shiva Sarram knows what it’s like to live during wartime. Sarram was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, during the Iran-Iraq War. Her family fled their home in the early […]
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Inside Afghanistan’s First All-Women Coding School
Helen Ramos Press March 16, 2018
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First Afghan female coders bring it on: Fight against Opium
Helen Ramos Press February 6, 2018
In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 photo, Afghan coders practice at the Code to Inspire computer training center in Herat province, western Afghanistan. The group of young Afghan women in [...]
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Light A Fire Awards 2017
Helen Ramos Press November 27, 2017
Blossom Hill Founder and Executive Director Shiva Sarram was honored by Moffly Media for her outstanding grassroots effort at the 10th Annual Light A Fire Awards. Shiva accepted the award […]
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