Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia)Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia) on August 9th, 2011

Dear Friends in iLEAP! The Taking the LEAP program is an important idea. It takes energy, time, resources, commitment, courage, passion, humility and love for others who are mostly less privileged. The Taking the LEAP program has recharged me, it brings about a re-union of people, encouragement, development renewal of ideas as well as time [...]

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Stephanie BillingsStephanie Billings on June 6th, 2011

Working for an international non-profit, I often get asked the question, “Do you get to travel for work?” Now I can say, “Yes, yes I do”. On May 11th I left the safety of dreary Seattle for the sunny mountains of Guatemala to visit two of our faculty members from the 2010 International Fellowship Program, [...]

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Dr. Britt YamamotoDr. Britt Yamamoto on March 12th, 2011

Dear Friends, I’m sure that you’ve been watching with a very heavy heart all of the footage coming from Japan. It is surreal imagery that belongs more in a Miyazaki animation film, and we grieve for the loss of life, those injured, and permanently displaced. The devastation is deep and wide, and we are very [...]

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Raphael Okumu (IF'10, Kenya)Raphael Okumu (IF'10, Kenya) on February 6th, 2011

Its happening and it will happen more than witnessed now. In Africa ,Egypt and South Afica (SA) are among the mapped among developed countries in Africa . With recent revolt in Tunisia ,Power struggle in Cote de Vore and Xenophorbia in SA among other African countries in headline news ,more news is yet to happen [...]

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Raphael Okumu (IF'10, Kenya)Raphael Okumu (IF'10, Kenya) on December 21st, 2010

Its three weeks back home from fellowship program, am sitting listening and feeling wind and hot sun in Kenya. My mentors told me so and i believe so it was easy to shape, shift and adopt to new themes of values and integrity as an individual. I cant forget the good time i had in my home [...]

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Robert Machado (IF'12, India)Robert Machado (IF'12, India) on January 29th, 2010

Ryoichi Kondo came to India on 20th of this month. My counsin received him on the Mumbai airport. On 22nd he came to visit my NGO at Navsari and Dediapada social Service society. He had gone to rural areas to experience the life of tribal people as well as to spend a few days with [...]

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Ryoichi Kondo (SIIS'09)Ryoichi Kondo (SIIS'09) on January 23rd, 2010

Hi I am Ryoichi. I am one of the graduates of Triones SIIS in 2009. Now I am in India to meet Father Robert Machado, iLEAP International Faculty, in Gujarat. On 20th Jan 2010, I landed on Mumbai airport. It was first time that I travel to India. At present, I am with Father Robert’s [...]

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Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia)Paul Samba (IF'09, Zambia) on December 9th, 2009

This is the moment that all iLEAP supporters have been waiting for I guess. This evening Michael will give a gist of my work and country as well for period that he lived with me. I really appreciate him for this travel, his decision to choose Zambia and his efforts. He was really courageous. Other [...]

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Betty Kagoro (IF'09, Uganda)Betty Kagoro (IF'09, Uganda) on December 9th, 2009

It began as a simple thirty minutes conversation at Antioch University canteen. Less than six months later it has transformed into Ms Lorna Chang’s visit to Uganda. I’m proud to see the iLEAP ideology of mutual sustained relationships become a reality. Lorna arrived in Uganda on Friday night on an informal visit to IRCU. So [...]

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Emmanuel G.V. Dolo (IF'09, Liberia)Emmanuel G.V. Dolo (IF'09, Liberia) on November 20th, 2009

Contact: Emmanuel G. V. Dolo November 19, 2009 Tel: 00233 243 952 763 Email: egvdolo@populationcaring.org Population Caring Organization (PCO) Receives 2009 StarbucksTM Shared PlanetTM Youth Action Grant from International Youth Foundation Monrovia, Liberia Population Caring Organization (PCO) is among 20 programs in 12 countries recently selected by Starbucks and the International Youth Foundation (IYF) to [...]

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