Wow! Due to your ongoing generosity, we reached our goal of raising $100,000 to support the expansion of our four core programs in Cameroon and we are so very grateful to you. Because of your efforts, an entire year of these life-changing initiatives will be FULLY FUNDED! Your involvement is directly impacting communities in [...]
Last Call: 2019 Donors’ Appeal Empowering Communities Globally—We ask you to join us Over the last 5 weeks we’ve highlighted the past 10 years of how we have touched the lives of thousands of people by building libraries, implementing healthcare initiatives, and creating programs aimed at teaching job skills—and yet we’ve only scratched the [...]
2019 Donors' Appeal Empowering Communities Globally—We ask you to join us Social Impact: Disabling Health Disadvantages Access to healthcare and health knowledge is unavailable for a large number of rural communities throughout the world. In Cameroon, there are approximately 22 million people. In the Northwest region, the average life expectancy is 54 years, with [...]
2019 Donors' Appeal Empowering Communities Globally—We ask you to join us Social Impact: Disabling Poverty and Creating Empowerment When we first came to Cameroon, our main building was in poor condition and the community didn’t have the high-quality skills we were looking for or the necessary equipment to make the needed repairs. Once we firmly [...]
2019 Donors' Appeal Empowering Communities Globally—We ask you ot join us Social Impact: Disabling Inequality The majority of people in Cameroon live on less than $1.50 per day, and women are the primary managers of the household, providing for all of the family needs. With more emphasis placed on boys and the male role, [...]
2019 Donors' Appeal Empowering Communities Globally—We as you to join us Social Impact: Disabling Illiteracy Throughout Africa there is a consistent lack of access to education and information. Until 10 years ago, when Himalayan Institute Cameroon established the first public library in the community of Kumbo, no one had even seen a public library. In [...]
2019 Donors' Appeal Empowering Communities Globally—We ask you to join us Over the past few months, many of the communities we serve in Cameroon have been experiencing heightened violence and civil unrest. A prolonged thread of discontentment is showing up in the form of political conflict, and government and separatist-group violence has families and [...]
As many of you may already know, Cameroon is struggling with political instability and civil unrest. Since there are many articles and headlines being released on a daily basis, it can be difficult to deduce what is actually going on, and what sources of information can be trusted. We want to provide an unbiased, factual [...]
This past week was International Day of Peace. Originally started by the United Nations, this day is dedicated to “strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.” In fact, this year is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, an international pillar and symbol of peace. [...]
This month we celebrate International Literacy Day! If you’ve been keeping up with our latest blog posts, you know that our last blog was all about education. It’s an exciting time during late August and early September when schools open up again, new classes start, and everyone is back in high spirits and excited to [...]
