Author: Ken Budd

Ken Budd

Ken Budd is the host of 650,000 Hours, a digital series and podcast on travel and giving back, which will debut in 2020. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The Midwesterner Who’s Building Homes in Mali

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Siraba School, Volunteers

From Houston to Haiti, John Alex’s United Aid Foundation brings help to ravaged communities. With no electricity, no internet, and no running water, New Year’s Eve in Mali is the ... Read more

Remembering a Friend in India

June 20, 2020August 5, 2020 Hope

It was an unlikely friendship. Until his death in June 2020, Nirmaldas ran a tiny sundry shop near the Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital in Bhopal, India, surrounded by chip bags ... Read more

New Year, New Projects

January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 Siraba School, Volunteers

Watching the ball drop in Times Square? Nope—that’s not how One Global Village rolls. OGV volunteers celebrated the new year in Dagabo, Mali, launching a series of projects to benefit ... Read more