By George F on Jun 15, 2009 in Africa, Economic Development, Environment, Issues | 0 Comments
Vanessa and Ben Henneke took part in Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership Program in 1997. In 1998, Anglican Bishop Simon Chiwanga of the Diocese of Mpwapwa in Tanzania invited a team of missionaries from Truro Church led by Vannesa and Ben Henneke for an initial seminar in Small Group Servant Leadership. An initiative began [...]
By George F on Jun 10, 2009 in Africa, Education, children | 0 Comments
Landmark Education News has received a report from architect Chris Turley, whose participation in Landmark Education’s programs inspired him to become deeply involved in a project to build a university in the Angolan city of Kuito. This report, which thanks people from Landmark Education who supported and inspired him, discusses his two week trip to Angola, from which he recently returned.
By Vincent Cahill on Apr 7, 2009 in Africa, Economic Development | 0 Comments
Clean water is a precious in many parts of Africa. One of those places is the Bumpe Chiefdom in Sierra Leone. Through the efforts of Sarah Culberson and the Kposowa Foundation she started, Rotary International and several of it’s supporting clubs have combined resources to donate $50,000 for the constructions of new wells in [...]
By George F on Mar 19, 2009 in Africa, Landmark Education, NewYork, fair trade | 2 Comments
Shana Dressler’s Chocolate Extravaganza, a project previewed previously on Landmark Education News as the debut event for Dressler’s Global Giving Circle non-profit organization, was a smashing success, drawing 180 participants, far more than Dressler had anticipated. The event, which raised $4,500 for African cocoa farmers, was covered by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Parts of that [...]
By George F on Feb 9, 2009 in Africa, Education, children | 0 Comments
The Kposowa Foundation, co-founded by Landmark Education graduate Sarah Culberson out of her commitment to people of the town of Bumpe and the country of Sierra Leone has launched its own blog, giving updates on the progress of the work being done there to rebuild the town and introducing visitors to the people of Bumpe.
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By George F on Feb 4, 2009 in Africa, Economic Development, NewYork | 1 Comment
Shana Dressler, the Landmark Education graduate and photographer from New York City who raised money for the poor and awareness of the Indian deity Ganesh (see our previous story in Landmark Education News about Dressler’s multimedia project), has a new venture: Global Giving Circle, a group of people dedicated to finding creative and innovative solutions [...]
By Johntrue on Dec 18, 2008 in Africa, NewYork, Women's Issues | 2 Comments
Allison Osborn knew from the outset of the Self-Expression and Leadership Program that she wanted to do something for the women of the Congo who have suffered violence in the country’s ongoing civil war. Osborn, who is a Yoga practitioner training to be a Yoga teacher, decided that if her project would be the [...]
By George F on Dec 3, 2008 in Africa, Family, Kenya, Landmark Education | 0 Comments
Valerie Kimani is well known in East Africa for winning the first season of its most prominent reality show, Project Fame, and for her talent as a singer. In an article she wrote for True Love, a leading African Woman’s magazine, she tells about her journey to know her father and how the Landmark Forum [...]