Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Energy Farming, Event, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, New Vision, Sacred Link Jewelry, School of Carpentry and Construction, Total Health Center, tagged Labor Day on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
May 1, 2009 was Cameroon’s national Labor Day. For the Himalayan Institute Cameroon it was a day of celebration and pride.
Each year, Labor Day in Kumbo is marked by a grand parade at the stadium to honor all vocations, businesses, and organizations in the area. The HIC staff assembled on the stadium field to prepare [...]
Posted in Sacred Link Jewelry, tagged Education, Job Creation on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Himalayan Institute’s Shey Wongibe has been teaching students at Kumbo’s Government Technical High School (GTHS) the theory and technique behind Sacred Link Jewelry.
The goal is simple: teach interested students the skills needed to design and produce jewelry, so that they can create micro-enterprises for themselves. In its first week, the course attracted over [...]
Posted in Sacred Link Jewelry, tagged Training the trainer on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Within the last month, the Himalayan Institute Cameroon’s main hall has served as classroom, yoga studio, lecture hall, and community meeting place.
On Saturday October 4th, the Sacred Link Jewelry program added to the list by holding a public jewelry-making workshop. Eighteen attendees were taught how to design jewelry using basic tools and given a [...]
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Energy Farming, Himalayan Institute, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects, Kumbo Public Library, Rotary, Sacred Link Jewelry, tagged Blog Action Day 2008 on October 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Problem: Poverty
Poverty—A lack of the knowledge and resources that provide dignity and opportunity.
Most of the people in the world struggle for the basic necessities of life. Billions of people live without opportunities for education, health care, and sustainable livelihood. Poverty leaves its victims economically and socially isolated, and destroys their belief in themselves.
Here, living [...]
Posted in Cameroon, Africa, Himalayan Institute Cameroon, Humanitarian Projects, Sacred Link Jewelry, tagged Humanitarian trAID on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, the Humanitarian trAID bazaar hosted the premiere showing of traditional art and handicrafts found in the Nso Kingdom and the Northwest Province of Cameroon.
Humanitarian trAID’s goal is to promote indigenous arts, preserve tradition, and build cultural and economic sustainability.
Carvings of traditional warriors in mahogany and eucalyptus, handbags, and home décor from locally grown raffia, [...]
