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August 7, 2015
Click the images to view a slideshow of stories written by children about their experience of the Nepal earthquake.
July 31, 2015
Simran Vedvyas, chapter leader from UAE, was recently honored with a Splash 'Heart of Gold' award for her humanitarian work.
Splash 'Heart of Gold' tells the stories of people using their talents and passion to help others. The program showcases the immense power of humanity by highlighting good deeds that will serve as an inspiration to all.
Over the years, since the age of 6, Simran has reached out with a kind heart to hundreds of children and destitute people giving them the faith and hope...
June 29, 2015
Thank you to everyone who supported the efforts of COE alumni in Nepal. Through your support we were able to raise approximately $8000 through Indiegogo and another $6000 through the COE website.
report from Michael Tamure:
Last September, during our trip to give a seminar weekend in Burlington, VT, our good friend, Nina Meyerhof, invited us to her home there to meet with her and some extraordinary people from around the world involved with global healing and transformation projects. Nina...
June 22, 2015
The Building the New World conference ("BTNW") was an astounding success! Nina attended the conference which took place May 28 – 31, 2015 at Radford University in Virginia. The conference was based on the "Wheel of Co-Creation" designed by Barbara Marx Hubbard, who opened the conference. Thought-leaders in each of the enumerated Sectors explained that our endangered planet needs – more than anything – a positive vision and a concrete strategy for planetary peace and sustainability.
Nina spoke...
June 16, 2015
Inspiration. Celebration. Global Activation.
Nina Meyerhof, along with the Initiators of The Fuji Declaration and other founding signatories and partner organizations celebrated the official inauguration of The Fuji Declaration at the Fuji Sanctuary in Japan on May 17th, 2015.
Together they set in motion a Divine Spark Activation to ripple out to the world beginning with the East West Celebration followed by an inspiring inauguration program with honorary guests and soulful presentations at...
June 2, 2015
Education is a calling…a vocation of passion for individuals who care about our next generation and our collective future. Educators today are so often bogged down by the subjects they are teaching that they often forget they are builders of this most important future. The young people are not only inheritors of our past but are also our pilgrims into the next phase of evolutionary consciousness. They are the architects for the coming phases that include social, cultural and global development...
May 19, 2015
Children of the Earth to Collaborate with the World Peace Caravan
Children of the Earth (COE) is delighted to be partnering with the World Peace Caravan (WPC) to help trumpet the youth voice for peace. COE’s mission to inspire and unite young people to create a peaceful and sustainable world coincides beautifully with the intent of the WPC’s Youth Ambassador Program (YAP), a web-based, multi-media, solutions-driven educational program based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals that is...
April 30, 2015
From COE Alumni Mark Harris who is on the ground in Nepal:
Update from Mark, May 1: "Bought supplies on credit and sending a jeep today...."
In April I returned to Nepal to start an art center in Sindupalchowk, with a local friend of mine David. We had rented an old stone house near in an idylic valley and began basic renovations to make a comfortable place to invite artists and musicians to come to focus on their art with the intent of offering simple programs for local kids. A short video...
April 21, 2015
Kehkashan Basu, leader of the UAE hub, is the recipient of the NRI of the Year Award which recognizes the exemplary work of Non-Resident Indias. The award was presented in Mumbai, India on April 10th by the Times Group, India's largest media house. There were over 30,000 applicants this year from around the globe. Kehkashan was recognized in the Academics category and has become the youngest ever winner. Kehkashan was recognized for the work she has been doing to empower young people across the...
March 21, 2015
Our GlobalGiving campaign ends March 27.
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Summary
To generate peace, we must foster compassion and education, especially among girls in Africa. They are under threat of kidnapping if they try to better themselves. However, when girls are educated and empowered, they support their communities. Families are better fed, and their health improves. Girls' Education and Empowerment Training project in Africa, mostly Nigeria, provides programs that give young...