Niapele

Dear friends and supporters,

Save the date!

On Saturday November 14th 2009, The Niapele Project and Voices for Umoja are hosting ART HARVEST LA at the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles.

For more details, please visit this page.

 In this issue:

• Story from the field, by Megan Sullivan 
• Civic education @ the Carolyn A. Miller School, by Laura Quaynor
• Read about Niapele's newest partnership with the online magazine, New Liberian
• New beginnings for the Harmony Center 

Click here to view the downloadable PDF

Do you live in the Detroit area?

Do you want to rock out to some great bands in a fun atmosphere?

Then check out our benefit on October 11th ! Details below:

  

In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20th, The Niapele Project is offering you a chance to win a fabulous week long vacation in the French Riviera! All proceeds will benefit The Niapele Project's initiatives in West Africa.

You can participate in this raffle no matter where you live - the winner will be announced at the World Refugee Day Los Angeles event on June 20th. If you are unable to attend, you will be notified by email. Here are the details:
 

You're invited to come join The Niapele Project honor more than 30 million refugees and displaced people worldwide at 2 locations : Los Angeles & Paris!

Click on photos below for event details.

questions? megan (-at-) theniapeleproject.org

By Dana Binnendijk, Field Coordinator

The heat hits you hard upon arrival in Ghana at the Buduburam refugee camp, there is little relief besides the shade of the trees of the sporadic breeze if it has just rained.

Press Release

We would like to take a moment to welcome our two newest team members, Megan Sullivan and Carrie Hadler. Both of them also spent time volunteering in Buduburam, and - similarly to Celina and Penelope - they were moved by the plight of refugees and wanted to continue their engagement with this community.