LUKMEF and the African Peace Institute
The first financial support towards the African Peace Institute was received from the Network for Peace through Dialogue during a Living Room Dialogue held at the organization's office in New York. Director Christian Tanyi took time to explain and share experiences with the members. This was followed by critical thinking with members expressing their viewpoints concerning the concept of the African Peace Institute. Commenting on the financial donation, members of the Network said it was a symbolic gift and hope to mobilize more donors to support this lofty initiative.
After the dialogue, Christian said, "It will go down in history that the foundation of the African Peace Institute was laid during this Living Room Dialogue. I am so happy that the first funds to hit the project account here in the U.S. come from this living room. I would like to thank all those who contributed towards this project during this dialogue and appreciate those who may still want to contribute."
Contact Info:
Mr. Tanyi Christian E ( President/CEO)
API Project, ½ Mile street, Limbe
Post Box 1348, Limbe
SW Province, Cameroon
Tel/Fax +237 333 28 60
Mobile: +237 7947449
E-Mail: ceo@lukmefcameroon.org
Website: http://www.lukmefcameroon.org/aboutuspage.htm
Youth Practicing Democracy (YPD)
YPD is a group of New York City youth ages 12-16 associated with the Incarcerated Mothers Program. The group meets weekly to identify challenges related to a violation of their human rights. They are learning to gain understanding of how to change this reality. YPD will develop, implement and evaluate a human rights project dedicated to changing a violation of their own human rights. The youth represent the Afro-American and Latino population.
1968 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10029
212-410-4200
Director: Laura Fernandez Ext 111
Email: Lfernandez@egsc.org
Youth Practicing Democracy Program
Coordinator: Sarah Stevenson
Bahay Tuluyan Alternative Education Group
Bahay Tuluyan in Manila, the Philippines, is a program for the empowerment of abused and exploited street children and currently operatesfour centers for them. A child-to-child approach introduced in 1989 taps the potential of street children to assist and to train other street children. The youth participate in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating projects of empowerment based on the United Nations Covenant on the Rights of the Child.
Bahay Tuluyan believes that children are capable of helping themselves. The child-to-child approach it pioneered was awarded "Most Promising Award for Street Children" by UNESCO France in 1994. The approach has been adopted by other Filipino NGO's and continues to form the basis of all the current programs of Bahay Tuluyan.
3473 Leyte cor. Lingayen Street
Sta. Mesa 1016 Manila
Philippines
715-7554
bahaytuluyan@pacific.net.ph
Coordinator: Catherine Scerri
Director: Lily Flordelis
Email: Lvflordelis@pacific.net.ph
Website: www.bahaytuluyan.org
Student Council of A Place Called Home
A Place Called Home is an oasis in South Los Angelesfor local youth from violence, drugs and desperation. APCH provides at-risk youth with a secure, positive family environment where they can regain hope and belief, earn trust and self respect and learn skills to lead a productive lifestyle free of the gangs, drugs and poverty that surrounds them.
2830 S Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90011
323-232-7653
323-232-0445 Fax
Founder and President: Debrah Constance
Stuartlittlejr@apch.org
Coordinator: Monique Edwards
monique@apch.org
Youth President: Natalie Moore
invisible20@yahoo.com
922 E Adams Blvd Apt 9
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Website: www.apch.org
Akbay Organization
(Children and Youth Action for Nation)
In Olongapo, the Philippines, People's Recovery, Empowerment and Development Assistance Foundation, Inc (PREDA) helps children and youth promote peace and campaigns for human rights. Licensed by the Philippine government, it has many services including advocacy, networking, preventive education on child abuse and HIV-AIDS and rescuing enslaved children. PREDA operates a holistic therapeutic home for sexually abused girls. It was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.
PREDA FOUNDATION INC.
Upper Kalaklan,
Olongapo City, Philippines 2200
Director: Father Shay Cullen, a Columbian missionary
e-mail: preda@info.com.ph
tel.: (+63) 47 223 9629 - 30
fax: (+63) 47 223 9628
Program: Akbay Youth Group
Coordinator: Eresa Catubig
peps@preda.org
Shawn Dave Brooks, youth
predair@info.com.ph
Websites: www.preda.org, www.preda.net
Umoyo Skills Training
A residential project for orphaned teenage girls. Umoyo Training Centre, Plot No. 5779/M, off Mumbwa Road, Lusaka West.
Tel> 233562 / 233446
Kara Choma
P.O. Box 630026
Choma, Zambia
Coordinator: Ian Milimo
Program: Youth Education Regarding AIDS
e-mail: himunza@yahoo.co.uk
Let's Start Youth Group
This group was born on July 11, 1977 in St Louis, Missouri. The group has been meeting every Tuesday to offer one another support and encouragement, to challenge each other to stay in school, stay off drugs, and be positive young women in the community. All are African American teens who live in the city of St Louis. They say, "By learning more about the rights of children we hope to learn more about our own rights and then we can work together on a project that will help children throughout this city and maybe even the world."
Let's Start is a support process for women coming out of prison. The group meets every Tuesday evening. At one point, women in the group were bringing their daughters, friends and neighbors, all teens, hoping to prevent them from using drugs and save them from incarceration. One of the women in the group responded and began a group specifically for the teens.
Let's Start
1408 South Tenth Street
St Louis, MO 63104
314-231-9328
Director: Jacquie Toben, SSND
Jtoben@swbell.net
Let's Start Youth Group
Coordinator: Karen Kearney
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