Acclaimed Liberian activist Kimmie Weeks has received a number of major awards at home and abroad. These include honors bestowed upon him by the National Excellence Award, and Oracle Group. On April 17th, Kimmie Weeks received the Wangari Mathai Award for Global Citizenship. The award was presented to Weeks in the Atrium Ballroom of [...]
Youth Action International has launched its first rural office in Kono district, eastern Sierra Leone. The agriculture project is currently engaging 500 young people in rice and vegetable production. It is estimated that through 500 youth farmers and 20 youth groups, about 2,850 people in 22 marginalized villages in the districts of Kono will directly [...]
The Greener Diamond has released a new line of t-shirts to raise awareness and support YAI’s work. The “ENOUGH!” campaign t-shirts have been worn and is being promoted by celebrities including Johnny Littlefield on the show:Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. The Greener Diamond will donate 100% of the proceeds from the ENOUGH t-shirt sales to Kimmie [...]
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)—Liberian activist Kimmie Weeks is in the American City of Chicago as a featured participant at Northwestern University’s KIN Global Summit. The conference theme this year “Building Global Prosperity: Innovation and Action” and is taking place from June 1 – 3, 2009. A group of 175 “invitation-only” delegates with outstanding credentials in innovation in many fields [...]
Youth Action International is a non-governmental organization that uses grassroots techniques to develop and implement programs that help alleviate the suffering of children affected by war or living in difficult circumstances, empower them to reach their full potential, and break cycles of violence and poverty.
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