Did you ever dream that your message could uplift, educate and transform people in a war torn nation? This completely unique experience allows you to share your message, passion and skills from stage to hundreds of young women and men hungry for empowerment inside Monrovia’s Civic Auditorium, and run a workshop tailored to the needs of the vibrant, rebuilding good citizens of Liberia. Your trip includes the filming and a professional DVD of your work to build your reputation as a global transformational leader, and our group will be featured in local media opportunities! You will also receive specific transformational training regarding Building your Business & Legacy, facilitated throughout the trip by Trip Hosts, Robert Evans, founder of The Messenger Network, and Spryte Loriano, founder of SpryteLorianoGlobal, and One Emotional Integration and BodyWork session by a trained US certified Therapist and Healer to support your own process of empowerment as you provide it to others!
Your participation on this voluntour will also launch a brand new Women’s Empowerment Center to serve hundreds of women a year, establishing a legacy for yourself and your family that can literally change a nation! Our humanitarian mission is facilitated by world-renown, 31 year old, child-rights activist, Dr. Kimmie Weeks (www.peaceforkids.org) Founder and Director of Youth Action International (YAI), who was appointed in February 2012 by President Sirleaf (Africa’s first female President) as Chairman of the Board for Liberia’s Water and Sewer Company, and has had the ominous task of reinstituting running water back to the people in Monrovia. But our adventure doesn’t stop there, as we will travel several hours through lush landscapes and small towns into the rural area of Grand Bassa, spending two days empowering the young men and women students at YAI’s Women’s Empowerment and Computer Learning Center, visit with hundreds of school children, and distribute life-saving, permanent clean water solutions for thousands of grateful families.
Get your sleep before you come to Liberia, as you will not want to miss a minute of the incredible, transformational stories of living through decades of civil war, and discovering the attitude and energy it takes to be part of not just changing lives, but rebuilding a nation!
Or to sign up for the trip, email: spryte.loriano@gmail.com
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Youth Action International and its partners at Manifest Foundation and Waves4Water have begun distribution of more than 600 water filters to rural Liberian communities. The filters are intended to provide safe drinking water to populations who would otherwise depend on unsafe drinking sources for water. The 600 water filters will provide clean drinking water to 60,000 people. This is the first phase of a larger project to supply enough water filters so every family in Liberia has access to safe drinking water.
Youth Action International’s Executive Director Dr. Kimmie Weeks delivers presentation at the World Innovation Summit on Education in Qatar. Weeks speaks on the topic: Youth Empowerment in Post-Conflict Areas in Africa.
Kimmie Weeks speaks at WISE Summit in Qatar
Liberia’s world renowned child and youth activist Dr.Kimmie L. Weeks, is one of three people nominated as recipients of the 2013 World’s Children Prize for his work as a child rights activist and as Executive Director of Youth Action International.
Presented in Stockholm, Sweden by HM the Queen of Sweden, the prize honors individuals who have dedicated much of their live to promoting the rights and wellbeing of children. The World Children Prize serve as a catalyst for growth and development of a more humane global community through integrated global educational programed, engaging a growing number of children throughout the world.
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Flashback: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday attended the official launch of the Youth Action International Center for Women which will provide vocational training to 150 women annually.
Rema Bull, Retail Supervisor at Total Petroleum Inc. and a recent graduate of Cuttington University, served as keynote speaker. She called on Government to prioritize women’s empowerment across the nation.
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The first phase of Youth Action International’s Center for Women’s Empowerment program has ended with the awarding of completion certificates to close to 200 women who successfully participated in the program for six months. Another 500 women who benefited from the organization’s workshops on small business enterprise also concluded their trainings, which is expected to help them grow and improve their existing businesses.
The women are part of an initiative sponsored by the Alabaster Foundation, Burt Family Foundation, Cellcom, Chevron and the Manifest Foundation to provide skills training and workshops in small businesses development to 3,000 Liberian women over a two year period.
At one of the graduation programs held in Grand Bassa County, Youth Action International’s Executive Director Dr. Kimmie Weeks expressed his gratitude to the organization’s corporate, foundation and individual supporters for helping the organization achieve its goals. “We truly could not have done this without your support. In a single year, we’ve expanded to counties we could have only dreamt of going to before and we have impacted more women than we’ve ever done.”
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Manifest Foundation has donated 6 refurbished laptops to YAI’s free computer training center in Buchannan, Grand Bassa County. The donation will help YAI provide computer training to additional young people in Liberia’s second largest port city.
The laptops were donated second hand by individuals in the United States. Donated laptops are then completely refurbished and loaded with new programs (free of charge) and sent to YAI’s computer training programs across Liberia.
Bethany Webster – the visionary behind the Liberian laptop gifting program said: “This is such a simple way for our community to make a huge difference to serve others in need! This idea was birthed on my first trip to Liberia, visiting Manifest Foundation sponsored, Youth Action International Computer Learning Center for young men and women in rural villages. I’m so proud of Jason for his passion to help, and I appreciate the way The Manifest Foundation bridges the right partners together to make it all work! Now it’s up to us – let loose of those old laptops! And let’s get the tools for higher education into the hands of young people!”
To donate a used laptop to YAI’s free computer training program, here’s what we need you to do…
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Monrovia, Liberia: The US based organization called Youth Action International (YAI) has commenced its teacher training initiative called the Liberia Early Childhood Practiced-based Accelerated Teacher Training program (LECAPT). The program is intended the train a total of 400 pre-primary teachers in Montserrado on child development, classroom management, curriculum and assessment. The second in a series of training workshops took place on Saturday, August 25th at the Love International School in Sinkor and brought together close to 200 teachers.
Youth Action International has been implementing LECAPT in Liberian schools for the third year running. In 2009, the program was introduced to a small group of about 20 schools. Each of the schools received some training and materials for their students. Since 2010, YAI widened the reach of its program to benefit more than 400 teachers in 75 schools. This year, the program is providing educational materials for the teachers and close to 24,000 students.
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World acclaimed Liberian child rights activist Dr. Kimmie Weeks is in the U.S. state of California to speak at a major international summit being hosted by the internet giant GOOGLE. The conference which is called the Google Ideas Summit is being held in West Lake California on July 17th – 19th. The Google Ideas Summit is a think/do tank that convenes unorthodox stakeholders, commissions research, and seeds initiatives to explore the role that technology can play in tackling some of the toughest human challenges.
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The Executive Director of Youth Action International (YAI) Dr. Kimmie Weeks has announced the arrival of a consignment of educational supplies set to benefit close to 10,000 pre-primary school aged children.
The program is part of one of YAI’s program for pre-primary aged students known as the “Liberian Early Childhood Accelerated Practice-based Training Program (LECAPT).”
The program also is providing ongoing training and support to close to 400 pre-school teachers. Dr. Weeks says the program is part of YAI’s first step towards a nationwide early childhood development initiative that helps Liberian children build a strong foundation.
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I’ve been thinking about what to write since I came back from Liberia. I am from Spain and English is my fourth language – I also speak Spanish, Italian, and Catalan. So as you can imagine, it took me forever to put all my thoughts in order in English.
“What have I gotten myself into?”
