The 3 months iLEAP International Fellowship program had us as the first batch. We effectively graduated on the 14th June 2008. The Fellowship program is organized around four central themes: global citizenship and civil society, reflective practice, collaborative leadership, and social and environmental sustainability. We went through a process that involved participation in academic […]

The 21 Acres Center is an innovative, community-driven project that will serve as an agricultural and environmental learning center for people of all ages. It is intended to be a King County agri-urban park that will be accessible to the whole community. They are establishing farm plots used to demonstrate sustainable and organic farming practices. […]

Health can be within reach for everyone. This is Paths’ an international, nonprofit organization based in Seattle philosophy. They believe that Solutions for the world’s biggest health problems are handy and it only takes a little creativity to make sure they work in poor countries as well as rich ones. They focus more on solutions […]

Washington CASH was our main host today. They consider micro enterprise as a holistic approach, embracing poverty alleviation, human development and economic development strategies. But what makes their model interesting is the training led programs of what they call get ready workshops. The eight-week business development training program offers hands-on, practical information that is designed […]

A Seattle based charitable, non-profit educational organization Pacific Marine Research dedicated to furthering people’s understanding of and connection to Puget Sound and its watershed was our host to in a boat tour. We were conducted in four different group activities simultaneously, and there was some program flexibility, beginning from adventure highlights, through to protecting and […]

A focus on policies and programs that are particularly effective at improving the welfare of the world’s poorest and hungry is needed. This was our main issue of discussion at the University of Washington on nutrition in development countries, on Friday 23 May, 2008. Drawing conclusions on discussion most participants suggested interventions along the following […]

Wednesday 21st May came in with one of the seminar classes of the fellowship classes that tied wholly with my objective in the program. Dr Sadru Boga introduced the discussion by giving the definition of sustainable leadership as most influenced by mechanistic perspective, hence organizations functions as self organizing living systems coevolving with their surrounding […]

Working with Gail and Karen both with over years of experience working with nonprofit organizations and management, exposed the importance and role of communication in development. They both drilled us on practical procedures of how one should have an interest in seeing how and why various policies and approaches to reforming specific organizational cultures may […]

The world system concentrates fundamentally in the hands of few individuals’ hands. The one question we need to ask is “what can be an indicator of good life for people to be able to survive in the world of globalization?” Today there is about 10% growth in sustainable agriculture and a push to the farmers […]

Our conversation with Yes Magazine located at Bainbridge Island the founder revealed that they support people’s active engagement in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate society. And that they produce quarterly magazine, to reach out to their customers, focusing educators, community organizations, and groups working for a better world. They equally revealed to us […]