HI Community Center Update

Landscaping
The Energy Farming team visited our land at Kishong village on Monday to further survey and demarcate the first structures of the future campus. They took soil samples for nutrient and chemical testing. Once the plots are properly fenced, about 600 pongamia and 15,000 jatropha trees will be planted, both proven sources for sustainable biofuel. [...]

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Out of the Classroom and Into the World

This past week has been one of transitions. After many months of intensive training and working side-by-side, it’s now time for the U.S. and Indian HI management and staff to step back. Those previously involved in the day-to-day administration and residential matters will now act as consultants, and the HI Cameroon staff will take the [...]

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Update from Kumbo, Cameroon

This past week proved equally busy and auspicious for the staff and members of HIC. Four major events showcasing the diversity and depth of the Institute’s humanitarian and rural empowerment programs were held in and around Kumbo in Bui Division.

Celebration
On Saturday, the Himalayan Institute Cameroon held a public celebration in the nearby sports stadium [...]

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You are welcome!

This is the first greeting that the group received as they arrived in Kumbo. It’s a long journey from Douala, but the destination is the reward.
As the international delegation of 16 departed the bus, they were greeted in the traditional way with African song, drums and dance. “I can’t believe that the Institute has achieved [...]

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It’s Africa Speaking

I looked at the faces of the global VIP’s visiting this classroom as the fourteen students of the HI Total Health Center program introduced themselves. I saw that my eyes were not the only ones filled with mist–at that moment, I knew that this was Africa speaking. Here is some of what we heard:
“You told [...]

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