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Global Youth Service Day -- May 2008

The Annual Global Youth Service Day was held at various locations, including the German School of Washington DC in Potomac, MD.  Featured was the Embassador of Madagascar, the teachers, administrators, and students of the German School, and Dr. Ariel King of the Ariel Foundation International and Ariel Consulting International.  Click here for more information.

Walk in My Shoes -- April 2008

The Ariel Foundation launched an ongoing “Walk in my Shoes” project, led by entrepreneur Jesus Herrera to collect new and used shoes and distribute those shoes to needy children in Central and South American communities.  The project also involved helping to clean the local community.  See Photos of the first delivery of shoes from Arlington Virginia residents for the Walk in My Shoes Project in El Salvador in April 2008  (Click Here for More Information)

From USA to Lesotho with Love On World Aids Day:
Grandparent Caregivers in USA Auction Handmade Quilts to benefit
Grandparent Caregiversof Lesotho
December 1, 2007

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Ambassador Molelekeng Rapolaki, Winston-Salem State University, and the Ariel Foundation International, Dr. Ariel R. King hosted a hand-made quilt auction made by USA grandparent caregivers to help with micro-loans to the Lesotho grandparent caregivers on World AIDS Day. The event was held on Saturday, 1 December at Africare’s Africa House (440 R Street, NW Washington, DC) from 5:30 to 8:30pm. The event will include presentations by H.E. Ambassador Rapolaki, of the Lesotho Embassy, President of Africare, Dr. Julius Coles, Chair of the Ariel Foundation International, Ambassador Joseph Huggins, and the founder of the National Grandparents Association, Ms. Shirley Smith. The evening included presentation on the Kingdom of Lesotho, Music from Lesotho, an Auction of the hand-made quilts and a reception honoring the Grandparents and caregivers.

Through the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Winson-Salem State University, The Ariel Foundation International and The National Association of Grandparents and other Caregivers, the North Carolina women are building an international bridge of support to other grandparents and caregivers through the auction of their handmade quilts, for the benefit of grandparents and caregivers in the Kingdom of Lesotho, in Southern Africa.  (More Information...)

See Photos from Visit to Washington DC of Grandmothers and Auction of their Quilts

WSSU: Local Grandparents Silent Auction Of
Handsewn Quilts on Oct. 5

Grandparents from the Winston-Salem State University’s Grandparenting program have created 13 hand-sewn quilts that will be auctioned to benefit orphaned children who are victims of AIDS in Lesotho, Africa on October 5, at 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Albert H. Anderson Conference Center.

The public is invited to participate in the silent auction as more than a dozen unique hand-sewn quilts will be displayed for auction. The quilts range in size from twin-bed sized to queen and styles range from exotic silk or lace patches to patterns featuring 14K-gold thread and images hand drawn on African imported cloth. All are tagged with a title name and will include the name or initials of the creator.

Last year, a delegation from WSSU’s School of Health Sciences delivered pillows and school supplies to orphaned children who are victims of AIDS in Lesotho. The WSSU delegation was among approximately 40 universities, local and federal governmental agencies and non-profit organizations nationwide that collaborated to participate in the Lesotho Experience through Service program (LETS). The LETS program, part of Ariel Foundation International, is a partnership of public and private sectors for international health, policy and management worldwide. The primary focus of the trip was to establish an ongoing relationship with the people of Lesotho with hopes of addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic affecting that region. This effort is a result of that effort, says Campbell.

Building Lesotho Experience through Service (LETS)
December 2006

Ariel Foundation International (AFI) organized the Lesotho Experience Through Service (LETS) project in Maseru, Lesotho for six days in December 2006.

The LETS project consisted of four conferences, six community service programs, a site visit including professional lectures at the National Health Training College, as well as special events held at the Lethoso Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. embassy in Lesotho.

The 35 US participants, including Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), were invited and sponsored by AFI, and represented phusicians, nurses, public specialists, attorneys, educators, administrators and entrepreneurs.

2006 LETS Conferences: the Youth Leadership Conference; the Leadership Insititute & Roundtable; the Clergy Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS; and the "You Are the Key" Public HIV/AIDS Conference (the first public event of its type).

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