Out of Eden Walk: Year Five

A project in Santa Fe, NM by Paul Salopek
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A storytelling walk across the planet that serves as a bridge between continents, languages, nationalities and creeds.
Backers: 694
Average Pledge Per Backer: $108

Funded: $74,830 of $50,000
Dates: Jan 9th -> Feb 8th (30 days)
Project By: Paul Salopek
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Latest News

The 24-Hour Challenge Begins

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Friends,  There are 24 hours remaining to support Out of Eden Walk: Year Five.  Please help spread the word by sharing this link with... (Read More)

Let's Bridge the Gap: Two Days Remaining and an Exciting Reward Special

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, Thanks to you, we're almost $10,000 past our original goal! We are extremely grateful. Fruits of labor: Persimmons in Bishkek's Osh Bazaar. Photo by Sara Sheya. There are still $14,775 remaining in matching funds. With your help, we... (Read More)

Two New Rewards and Expanding Local Voices

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Relics of the Old Silk Road: Ink and Paper. We're glad to announce that in our 2017 campaign's final week, we've reached almost $10,000 of Abundance Foundation's $25,000 matching campaign opportunity. There's still plenty of room remaining to double... (Read More)

Hear it here first...

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, "[Slow journalism] is an interesting concept. To use a parallel, the slow food movement: in the globalized post-industrialized North, people have been more and more subsisting on industrialized food, mass-produced factory foods. Which is... (Read More)

Success: An Oasis River Reached

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, We give sincere thanks to each of the 535 people receiving this update. You joined together and brought us to our goal amount with 12 full days remaining in the campaign. It is a truly impressive peak to scale. Mosaic of gratitude. Image by... (Read More)

Make it a Double: Abundance Foundation Launches Matching Campaign

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, When I'm out walking the pathways of the ancestors, my breath is often taken away by the spontaneous generosity of strangers. Across all of Central Asia, my walking partners and I have been offered a spot of shade under mulberry trees,... (Read More)

Newsmatch Success - Thanks to You

January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Friends, Hunkered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, waiting for spring to arrive—and the avalanche season to pass—before walking on to China, I am moved by the outpouring of support from readers. I'm grateful to say that we've successfully reached the... (Read More)

Forward, one step at a time

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, Thank you for joining the journey by participating in the first week of Out of Eden Walk: Year Five.  The Knight Foundation's Newsmatch campaign continues until January 19. Between now and then, every contribution made to this... (Read More)

Thank You!

January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The Out of Eden Walk team is deeply grateful to each of you, our generous Day 1 backers, for starting our Year Five Campaign on such a strong note with over $3,000 raised.  Diogenes said "It is resolved by walking." With all respect to the Cynics,... (Read More)

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