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Sponsor a Mother Helps AIDS Orphans »

Out of her Participation in Landmark Education’s Team Management Leadership Program (TMLP), London native Jo Lawrence has formed a project to assist AIDS orphans in the Sweetwaters community in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Titled ‘Sponsor a Mother’, the project works with Love is All You Need, a London based charity that impacts poverty and social conditions in South […]

Graduates Fight Deportation of Endangered Mother; Spotlight on Female Genital Mutilation »

Little did I know that my Self-Expression and Leadership Programme Project, World Community Day, which was held in Sligo, Ireland, in the Autumn of 2005, would have such far reaching effects. My commitment was to have the many new immigrants be formally welcomed and acknowledged by the public representatives of Sligo town.  I was particularly interested in Globe House where […]

From Divorce to Love — Conference Calls Created for those Dealing with Divorce »

When Anna Lee created a project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program, she didn’t have to venture far from her own life to find ideas. Lee is in the process of finalizing her own divorce, and she coaches friends through the difficult time of their own divorces. Her project, which creates a series of […]

Garda Sgt Sarah Hargadon’s Vision for the Future began as an SELP Project »

When Garda Sgt. Sarah Hargadon participated in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme in Ireland she created  ’Talk 2 Me’ sponsored walks which were aimed at heightening awareness of suicide and its devasting impact on families. ’In spite of there being more suicides than road deaths in Ireland the public debate on suicide is very low key.’  Her purpose was to […]

New York Times Chronicles Graduate’s Global Charity Adventures »

Landmark Education graduate Bill Kizorek travels to just about every place on earth in his role as a film producer documenting the work of worthy charities. Earlier this month, Kizorek finished his seventh international charity film shoot in Guatemala. His work has made a difference in the lives of poor people on four continents. Some […]

New Yorker’s SELP Project Causes Men to Step up as Big Brothers »

Landmark Education graduate Nikki Black has been part of a solution to a big problem. The non-profit group Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York has long had a shortage of volunteers to mentor children; specifically, they have a shortage of men. Each child is matched with an approved mentoring adult of the same sex. There […]

Young People Show the Way on How to Look After the Environment Through Landmark Education SELP Project »

Alison McDuff, a participant in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, has been living in the North Dublin seaside town of Skerries for several years. Skerries harbour is a major landing port for Dublin Bay prawns and in season is a hive of activity. A large colony of grey seals resides in and around the […]

Seattle Graduate Battles to End Fistula; Crippling Childbearing Injury »

Seattle native Heidi Breeze-Harris was two months pregnant when she began Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. She had recently heard about fistula for the first time, and was thinking about starting a non-profit organization to combat the problem. It seemed to be a perfect fit for a project in the program. Little did she know what her project […]