Youth Action International

CNN Profiles Kimmie Weeks

emily — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:33:02 +0000

CNN International is re-airing its profile of Kimmie Weeks on it’s popular African Voicessegment today (2/27) at 11:30 GMT (5:30 am EST) and 18:30 or 19:30 GMT (12:30 or 1:30 pm EST). It will also air Sunday at 17:00 GMT. If you weren’t able to watch this interview the first time it aired, now is your chance to hear Kimmie Weeks talk about Liberia, his story, and YAI!

African Voices is a weekly 30-minute show that highlights the life and work of a range of people from across Africa. If you aren’t able to tune in this weekend, visit CNN African Voices website to watch the profile of Kimmie Weeks online.

28 Days

emily — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:24:47 +0000

Kimmie Weeks is featured on AT&T’s 28 Days campaign. On Day 28, the work of Kimmie and YAI are highlighted and visitors to the site can share their stories of action. The site includes information about how to take action, and contains a speaker series. To check it out, get inspired, and get motivated, visit the Twenty Eight Days website.

Show Your Love

emily — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:31:43 +0000

This Valentine’s Day, show your love….

to a young entrepreneur in Africa
to a war-affected child
to someone you know

It doesn’t take much – by donating $1 to YAI you can show your love to all of these people. Make a donation to YAI by February 12th through our First Giving page and we’ll email your loved one to tell them how much you care about them and the world.

We have thousands of supporters, fans, and friends. Individually, $1 might not seem like much, but when each one of you shows your love by contributing $1 to YAI, we will raise over $25,000 to support our mission of rebuilding post-war African countries through education and economic empowerment. SHOW YOUR LOVE – DONATE $1 TODAY!

Click here to show your love!

Buy the Greener Diamond t-shirt and support YAI

emily — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:19:32 +0000

The Greener Diamond will donate 100% of the proceeds from the ENOUGH t-shirt sales to Youth Action International for a project that will regenerate and reclaim a former diamond mine in the Kono region of Sierra Leone. Former child soldiers will farm the land into new rice fields that will not only serve as a source of food for the surrounding communities, but create a sustainable source of income for them as well. To purchase your Greener Diamond t-shirt and support this program, click the banner above or click here.

YAI Partnering with Project GLO

emily — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:25:01 +0000

YAI and Global Learning Outreach (GLO) are partnering to provide an education to children in West Africa. Through the sale of its ECO-friendly GLO pens, GLO is supporting scholarships to children through YAI. To purchase GLO pens, or find out more about GLO, visit Project GLO.com

Young YAI Ambassador Highlighted on CTV

emily — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:57:45 +0000

One of YAI’s ambassadors through the Hour Hands Campaign is 10 year old Fiona. She was highlighted on CTV in Calgary for her efforts, and her mission to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with her family this spring. To watch more interviews with Fiona, ">click here. Good luck, and thank you Fiona!

The Crisis in Haiti

emily — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:52:17 +0000

YAI and its staff are in full support of organizations working to help the victims of the Haitian disaster. Since we don’t work directly in Haiti, we would like to offer our support of Partners in Health. Partners in Health has been working in Haiti for over 20 years and is currently responding to the crisis by providing health care, physicians, and supplies to the people devastated by last weeks’ earthquake. For more information about Partners in Health, or to donate, please visit their website http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti

Kids with Sole Raises $2,000 for YAI

emily — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:12:19 +0000

The Kids with Sole raised over $2,000 in support of YAI at their Steps in the Right Direction fundraiser last weekend. In spite of freezing weather, dozens of students at Rye Neck High School in New York gathered on January 10th to walk 1 mile and raise money for YAI. Congratulations and thank you to the Kids with Sole! For a wonderful article about the Kids with Sole, click here.

Mother Goose Time Materials Distributed in Liberia

emily — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:58:30 +0000

YAI has completed the distribution of its initial Mother Goose Time curriculum packages intended to enhance education and literacy for children in Monrovia. The program is ideal for children from birth to 8 years-of-age, and provides preschool curriculum in monthly themed kits. This program also helps to train and support Liberian teachers through its peer-to-peer model. Once complete, the Mother Goose Time program will increase the education of 8,000 children.

Kimmie Weeks named Youth Leader of the Year by “The Inquirer”

emily — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:08:19 +0000

The Liberian newspaper The Inquirer has named Kimmie Weeks “Youth Leader of the Year” for his advocacy and advancement of issues affecting Liberian youth. To read the full Inquirer article please visit http://theinquirer.com.lr/story.php?record_id=2069&sub=14