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Archive for November, 2007

Honesdale Rotary Agrees to Spearhead Fundraising Efforts

Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Tonight we hosted the first Help Africa Move Forward event at the Himalayan Institute Main Street center, in downtown Honesdale. The event was huge hit, with nearly a hundred attending from across the region. The Honesdale Rotary Club was a special guest, being recognized for their generous support for the HI Community Center’s establishment earlier [...]

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Kumbo Public Library- New Project for 2008

Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects on November 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

We’re proud to announce the newest addition to join the HI Community Center’s family of projects – the Kumbo Public Library. From the inception of the Institute’s efforts in Kumbo, we had envisioned launching a public library, and in fact had already collected tens of thousands of books and related materials and equipment. All that [...]

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HI Community Center Makeover

Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Over the last several months the HI Community Center has had an extraordinary makeover. Since the early days when the building was virtually abandonded, today it is the widely regarded as the most beautiful facility in the entire region, and a source of pride for the entire local community.

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Help Africa Move Forward Campaign Launched!

Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects on November 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Help Africa Move Forward campaign is officially launched!
Help Africa Move Forward promote sustainable, knowledge-based empowerment. Empowerment is the best way to make a lasting difference. Join us in our commitment to Help Africa Move Forward, and support HI Community Centers to help fight poverty.

Read the latest article, Help Africa Move Forward, about the HI [...]

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First Steps Toward Energy Farming Program

Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects, tagged , on November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

About 4 months ago, the HI Community Center launched a community tree plantation initiative, sponsored by Global Trees. These efforts are the first steps towards launching the Energy Farming program, starting with community outreach and sensitization. Our local team reached out to a number of local plantation groups who responded with great enthusiasm. In less [...]

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