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Haitian Women Share Their Enterpreneurial Experiences with the Rest of the Caribbean (October 2013)
Le Nouvelliste, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 9, 2013, John Perez Jerome pjerome@lenouvelliste.com Georgetown, Capital of Guyana, place of "The 12th Caribbean Week of Agriculture" (CWA), October 7–12. An opportunity for experts and officials from different parts of the world and members of the press to discuss the many opportunities and weaknesses of the region's agriculture. Haitian women working in the field of handcrafts have the opportunity to share their experiences with the rest of the Caribbean. "Addressing food insecurity in the
Egypt: Civic Engagement for Transparency and Accountability (CETA) (2012-2014)
Nearly two years ago Egyptians called for change. Today, these citizens are still struggling for democracy, freedom and justice. This revolution witnessed a high rate of participation of women and men from different cultural, social and economic backgrounds, and Egyptians remain committed to building a new democratic society. After long decades of corruption and dictatorship, Egyptians are looking for tools and mechanisms to enable them to hold their representatives and executives accountable, and to play a leading role in discussing
Fredy Peccerelli gives Ted Talk on his search for missing and disappeared persons in Guatemala (November 2014)
From 1960 to 1996 forty-five thousand people were classified as missing (“disappeared”) from Guatemala’s internal armed conflict. The Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) was formed to search, recover and analyze human skeletal remains of the thousands of Guatemalans killed during the 36-year armed conflict. Since 1992 FAFG has performed over 1,000 exhumations and recovered over 5,000 victims’ remains. Mr. Fredy Peccerelli is a founding member of the FAFG and has been directly involved in the investigation of over 150 mass grave
Creative Learning Introduces New Division! (June 2014)
Creative Learning would like to introduce its newest divison "Global Education Inititatives." Founded by Board Member Dr. Tahir Shad from Washington College, the division operates short and long-term programs of an educational nature abroad that combine service, academic and practical experience to deepen participants’ knowledge of, and appreciation for, other national cultures. Programs, which are thematically based, take place in specific countries in cooperation with local universities, and are centered around the four themes within GEI: Development, Human Rights and
Libya Human Rights Project (LHRP)
Duration: 2013-2015 Funded by the Swedish International Cooperative Agency (SIDA), the Libyan Human Rights Program (LHRP) is promoting a culture of respect for human rights through the strengthening of Libyan civil society through strengthening the capacity of Libyan human rights Civil Society Organizations to respond to human rights violations by enhancing their security and fostering collaboration with the newly elected government, and by raising awareness of social and individual human rights through outreach and education. Creative Learning is currently establishing
US Youth Ambassadors Connect with Muslim World (Voice of America) (September 2013)
Voice of America (VOA) featured of one of our America's Unofficial Ambassadors' Summer Service interns, Della Bradt, in a videocast. Bradt spent six weeks in Indonesia, where almost 90 percent of the population is Muslim, last summer. Bradt spoke with VOA's Faiza Elmasry and recounts her experiences as an intern in Indonesia for America's Unofficial Ambassador (AUA), a initiative that promotes better understanding between the US and the Muslim world. VOA also spoke with AUA Program Coordinator, Stefan Cornibert, to learn