The Himalayan Institute has purchased 50 hectares (123.5 acres) of land in a rural town outside of Kumbo, Cameroon. The land is intended to be used as a large classroom, teaching local people and farmers the methods of sustainable agriculture.
Chelsea Wolfenberg has drawn preliminary plans for the development of this land. The design includes [...]
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A team of volunteers left Thursday, May 29th to join colleagues at the Himalayan Institute Community Center in Cameroon.
After 24 hours in the air and another 10 hours on a bus, the team will arrive in Kumbo where they will begin preparations for the 2008 Help Africa Move Forward Conference, which will be held during [...]
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Institute representatives and 25 guests from Japan, Bangladesh, Israel, India, and the U.S. will arrive in Cameroon on June 2 to see the Himalayan Institute Community Center firsthand and to participate in several milestone events. Among the guests are the Minister of Youth and Employment from Senegal (West Africa) and the representative of the Tibetan [...]
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The Himalayan Institute Total Health Center in Cameroon pioneers integrative, preventative health solutions tailored for the unique health needs of rural Africa.
Fourteen students were selected to join the HI Total Health Center’s 6-week training and internship program, which began on May 12th. Students will be trained in the fundamentals of the HI Total Health methodology. [...]
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Help Africa Move Forward Presentation
with Ishan Tigunait
Director, Global Humanitarian Projects
Thursday, May 15, 7-8:30 pm at the Himalayan Institute in Buffalo
The Himalayan Institute’s Help Africa Move Forward campaign supports sustainable knowledge-based empowerment. This vision has been turned into a reality through the Institute’s flagship rural empowerment project – HI Community Center in Cameroon, West Africa. Established [...]
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