30th September 2007 Sacred Link Jewelry

The Sacred Link Jewelry vocational training and internship officially launched in mid-July, and the student interns (as well as teachers) have been hard at work since. For a flashback to the Sacred Link Jewelry program launch in July, check out the slideshow below.

Watch the slidshow here:  Sacred Link Jewelry Program Launch

28th September 2007

The wave of volunteers from the Institute leaves today for Cameroon, led by Pandit Rajmani. They’ll be joined by several more Institute team members from India in the coming weeks, forming the next wave of staff living at the HI Community Center.

24th September 2007

Renovations are deep underway at the HI Community Center in Cameroon. Most of the major changes are still under wraps until the grand opening on October 13th, but here’s a sneak preview of one of the first visible signs of transformation. The campus surrounding the HI Community Center has been significantly landscaped, including construction of a new gate, guardhouse and fence.

19th September 2007

            

 It was all fun and games for the HI Community Center team when the Milano Kumbo Sports Academy hosted their annual Summer Vacations Sports Finals. Milano Kumbo Sports Academy is a leading local organization dedicated to youth sports and fitness activities. Justice Mbenkum Roland Kiven, president of the Kumbo High Court and founding president of the group, is a close friend of the HI Community Center. When he mentioned the upcoming finals, the HI Community Center team was inspired to volunteer their services to help make the event a great success. Soon they found themselves serving in a variety of roles, including as emergency medics, ambulance service, and official prize distributors!

10th September 2007

 

 The HI Community Center is proud to host the newly established (and first) chapter of Rotary International in Kumbo, Cameroon. The Rotary chapter in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (where the Institute is headquartered) generously supported the establishment of the HI Community Center in Cameroon. Inspired by Rotary’s spirit of service and the leadership of several Honesdale Rotary members who were also members of the Institute, local members and friends of the HI Community Center founded the Kumbo Rotary chapter