The Story Begins

What makes a family move from a happy, safe and comfortable existence in a wonderful part of the United States to a small developing country in West Africa? Actually I don't have an easy answer for you so hopefully you will draw your own conclusions by reading this blog on a regular basis!

As this is my first blog entry I think it would be appropriate to introduce the organization and myself as main correspondent.

This is a very brief intro to FP as you can read much more on our web site - http://www.fearlessplanet.com. Fearless Planet was founded by Danielle Gold (my wife) in 2004. Having been recruited into the field of Third World Development (generally referred to 'more kindly' these days as International Development) nearly 14 years ago when she worked here in Ghana, West Africa for four years, Danielle has now returned to the field by starting her own organization. The current focus of FP's work is empowerment of women through economic development in Ghana.

Your correspondent: Stuart Gold, husband of Danielle and VP of Fearless Planet. I will be updating this blog on a regular basis. We are now located in the 'field' - working and living in Ghana. I have responsibility for the web site and this blog and have taken on the deveopment of one of our core projects - the production and marketing of laptop bags and design and build of a Batik workshop in Elmina, on the coast of Ghana.