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Alabaster International
https://www.alabasterinternational.org/Last activity: 01.10.2026
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| Sep 29, 2026 | 'Hunger Isn’t a Scarcity Problem. It’s a Permission Problem': New TEDx Talk Challenges How to Fight Hunger | Founder and CEO Shannon Fernando-Rubera speaks at TEDx Beverly Grove Shannon Fernando-Rubera holds the first Enset plant to be harvested in Kenya Shannon Fernando-Rubera stands with arms crossed wearing a green top Alabaster founder Shannon... |
| Aug 19, 2026 | ETCHED Immersive Gala Celebrates Women-Led Regenerative Agriculture in Africa | Alabaster International will host ETCHED: An Immersive Gala Experience Sept. 12 at Serendipity Labs Costa Mesa, supporting its women-centered food security work and enset program in East Africa. Alabaster International founder and CEO Shann... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | For the First Time in History, Enset Is Harvested in Kenya | Shannon Fernando-Rubera stands with arms crossed wearing a green top Shannon Fernando-Rubera holds the first Enset plant to be harvested in Kenya The first harvest of Enset A four-year, two-nation partnership led by Alabaster International ... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 'Hunger Isn't a Scarcity Problem. It's a Permission Problem.' Alabaster Founder's TEDx Talk Preview Now Available | Shannon Fernando-Rubera Shannon Fernando-Rubera holds the first Enset plant to be harvested in Kenya Shannon Fernando-Rubera Takes the stage at TEDx BeverlyGrove Nurse practitioner and nonprofit leader Shannon Fernando-Rubera challenges how... |
| Jul 26, 2026 | Nurse Practitioner and Global Health Leader Shannon Fernando Delivers TEDxBeverlyGrove Talk on the Permission Principle | Shannon Fernando, MSN-FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner and Global Health Leader Founder of Alabaster International challenges how the aid sector defines and measures help Hunger isn't a scarcity problem. It's a permission problem.” — Fernando told... |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Alabaster International to Debut in Orange County with May 15 Event at Deli Nerds | Alabaster International will host Her Light & Legacy on May 15 in Costa Mesa. The day includes a dine-out fundraiser at Deli Nerds, with 10% of food purchases supporting initiatives across East Africa and Sri Lanka. Shannon Fernando-Rub... |
| Nov 13, 2024 | The World’s Largest Environmental Award, The Food Planet Prize, Announces Longlist for 2025 Prize of $2 Million | The World’s Largest Environmental Award, The Food Planet Prize, Announces Longlist for 2025 Prize of $2 Million Wed, Nov 13, 2024 12:18 CET Report this content The Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize, the world’s largest environmental award, ha... |
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What has the press written about Alabaster International?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Alabaster International, among them “'Hunger Isn’t a Scarcity Problem. It’s a Permission Problem': New TEDx Talk Challenges How to Fight Hunger” (Sep 29, 2026) and “ETCHED Immersive Gala Celebrates Women-Led Regenerative Agriculture in Africa” (Aug 19, 2026).
Is Alabaster International still active?
Yes, Alabaster International is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 1, 2026.