1. Various countries:
Ariana-‐Leilani Children’s Foundation International-‐
Coordinator: Dr. Ariel King
Participants: 300
Project: Children’s Human Rights Through Primary Education Art &
Literacy
2. Liberia
Coordinator:
Prince Gboneh, BSc.
3. France
Coordinator: Madeleine Bolly
4. Cameroon
Coordinator:
Phillip Tah Fon
5. Ghana
Coordinator: Anthony Akwasi Amankwah
6. Togo
Coordinator: TBA
7. Nigeria
Coordinator: Dr Nneka Amalachukwu Orakwue
AFI World AIDS Day 2011 Events With Partners
Throughout the World (click on images to see more
photos)
South Africa
WORLD AIDS DAY IN
BOTSWANA-
Launch of Grandmothers Helping Grandmothers
On December 2, in celebration of World AIDS Day, the Ariel
Foundation
International in partnership with (CBO) Thandi Khumalo Foundation, a
community based organization; and Jacob Johnson, a resident U.S.
Diplomat launched the first International Grandmothers Helping
Grandmothers (GHG) program in Mookane,Botswana. Ambassador Joseph
Huggins, the Chair of AFI, was the former United States Ambassador to
Botswana; and Ambassador L. Lekoa, is on the AFI Board of
Directors was the former Botswana Ambassador to the United States and
is currently Botswana's Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
The program connects grandmothers in from various countries
worldwide to support and to encourage one another;
especially Grandmothers are caring for their grandchildren who
have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
Mr. Jacobs grandmother in her 80s sewed dresses and pants with
the thought of giving them to some other children in the world. Dr.
Ariel King and Mr. Jacob Johnson connected with Ms Khumalo to
plan the event. The grandmothers and children were visibly excited to
receive the gifts and one woman said that Mr. Johnson's
grandmother should leave them her sewing machine in her will.
The celebration included primary school Children singing , a
traditional healing dance, singing by secondary school children and
speeches by local dignitaries. Ms. Thandi Khumalo, the President of TKF
represented both TFK and AFI's long partnership. Jacob Johnson, a
resident U.S. Diplomat in Botswana, attended the ceremony and
distributed dresses and shorts that were made by his grandmother in the
U.S. Twenty girls and boys received new clothing, presented to
their grandmothers in a short ceremony.
Liberia
AFI West Africa Coordinator, Prince Gboneh organized a World AIDS
Day Youth Walk for Human RIghts and HIV in Monrovia, Liberia. The
day included seminars on Human Rights and HIV, making posters, and then
walking throughout the streets in Monrovia.
Community
Children's Camp" in Liberia, November 2011
The "Heart
Children" of Liberia, November 2011 Walk in My Shoes (click on
images to see more photos)
Liberia School for the Blind
Benefit Concert & Event for 28 Liberian "Heart Children"
by the "Bois Chatton Quartet"
Fund Raiser for Heart Children
On November 12, 2011, Geneva and France united for a night of
celebration and giving to support the Ariel Foundation's efforts to
help build a home for the "Heart Children" of Liberia. The
benefit concert was made possible by the efforts of numerous volunteers
and leaders of the local community in and around Divonne Les
Bain, and featured the "Bois Chatton Quartet" See, the photos of this very beautiful, joyful,
musical and successful event.
Mayor Vincent Gray issued a proclamation supporting human rights,
and it was celebrated at the gathering of Youth for Human Rights
International, led by Niko Papaheraklis, at Busboys and Poets in
Washington DC on October 8, 2011. Dr. Ariel King was the featured
speaker to an audience of one hundred human rights activists from
Washington DC, including Amnesty International, Youth for Human Rights
International, and others. Click below to seem images of the
event and the proclamation by Mayor Gray.
Dr. Ariel King Speaks at
The Eighth Annual Human Rights Summit
Youth for Human Rights International
On
August 26, 2011, Dr. Ariel King gave a motivating speech to the Eighth
Annual Human Rights Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The
theme was Creating Leaders Through Education.
United
Nations World Day Against Child Labor
June 12, 2011
School
children from local
schools participated and the Dante Alighieri Middle school in
Turin, Italy, in a child solidarity event, along with civic
leaders from the City and the Canton of Geneva, and other invited
guests. The child solidarity event in Place des Nations was
organised by a local partner “Le Respect, ça
change la
vie” in collaboration with the International
Labor Organization and the Ariel Foundation
International. Click both here
("Another Side of Life" Play) and here
("Dreaming of Freedom"* song being sung) for pictures of
presentations by
students.
Also,
for the fifth
consecutive year, hundreds of school
children gathered at Place des Nations alongside Swiss
authorities
and international organizations, to show their solidarity and demand an
end to child labour. Children sang the song
“Libérez
les Enfants” (Free the Children), they addressed questions to
the
various authorities present and presented their appeal calling for
urgent action to end child labour. The event ended with a
release
of balloons. The Ariel Foundation International was an active
participant in the United Nations Square - Child/Youth Day Event.
5th Fete des Geneveis ONG - 5th Festival of
Geneva NGOs (28 May 2011)
Dr. Ariel King speaks at 5th Fete de Geneve ONG
(Festival of Geneva Non Governmental Organizations)
Dr
Ariel Rosita King, MPH, MBA, PhD, DTM&H,
Founder and President, Ariel Consulting International and Ariel
Foundation International was a speaker for the second year at the
5th Fete Genevoise des ONG 2011 (5th Festival of Geneva Non
Governmental Organizations) in Petit-Lancy, Switzerland. This years
festival highlighted the country of Morocco. Click
for More Photos.
Other speakers (partial list) included:
Mr. Adalvert Nouga, Administrator and Founder of Village
Suisse ONG,
H.E. Ambassador Omar Hilale of Morocco to United Nations;
H.E. Ambassador Anatole Fabien Marie Nkou of Cameroun to
United Nations;
H. E. Ambassador M. Jacques Pellet of France to United
Nations;
H.E. Fods Seck of Senegal to Unisted Nations
M. Abdoulaye Sanako, Counselor of Tourism, Embassy of Mali
Prof. Michel Veuthey, Human Rights, University of Nice
Mr. Johnson A Oduwaiye, Director, Africalink, The voice of
Africa in Switzerland
Mme Marie-Michele Le Provost, Director of the Society of
Cirix Evolution, Paris
M. Kanya Mutubo, Director, UPAF, University Population of
Africa of Geneva
The festival events also featured
artists included Loubna Ayouch Combalat, Moroccan painter; Orchester
Mokthar Khenifri, Marocco folkmusic; By Bossa - Brazil Jazz; and
original cuisine by "Calisito & Calliope, African Food and Beauty."
Global
Youth Service Day 2011 April 15-17, 2011
Botswanatswana
UNITED
NATIONS CHILD WATCH Dr. Ariel King, WOW Permanent Representative ECOSOC
at UNOV – Vienna - March 2011
Dr. Ariel King attended the the UN Office on Drugs and Crime,
Commission on Narcotics and Drugs, 54th Session in Vienna and reported
on a) Healthy and safe children through family skills training
programs, b) A Smart Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Drug
Use
and Criminal Behavior, and c) “The rights of the
child”
– The forgotten Human Rights Issue?, Red
More
Global Youth Service Day 2011 April 15-17, 2011
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY 2011- CHILDREN AND YOUGHT
CHANGING THE WORLD
Photos and Reports from Country partners!
LIBERIA
Mr. Prince Gboneh, AFI Liberia Project Coordinator
Mrs. Kemeh-Gaba, Director, Special Education, Liberia Department of
Education
Special
Education in Liberia
Together We
Will Build The Home for Liberia's "Heart Children"
Healing
Camp for Orphan and Vulnerable Children in Botswana December 2010
The Ariel Foundation International organized and held a camp for
healing for hundreds of orphans of parents who have died of AIDS.
The successful camp was staffed by many volunteers from the
local area and other parts of Africa. The Ariel
Foundation...making a difference one by one. (click
the photo for more pictures)
Dr.
Ariel
Rosita King was interviewed in Cultural Diplomacy News by James Hood
and Ana Lucas-Palomares, on a wide range of topics including Mellenium
Development Goals, HIV/AIDS, International Health Policy, and Internal
Displacement Camp Security issues.. Read the interview here.
Children's
Rights Alliance (CRAE) Summit to Discuss How
Children and Young People Can Influence International and European
decision-making
November 2010
Dr Ariel King, was
invited to
help facilitate Children and young people discuss how to influence
international and European decision-making. On 20 November,
children and young people from across England came together in London
to share their experiences of being involved in European and
international decision-making and to talk about how under 18s could
have a greater say in matters affecting them. Participants talked about
the importance of influencing bodies such as the UN Committee on the
Rights of the Child and the Council of Europe and discussed different
methods that these bodies could use to engage with children and young
people. The consultation event is part of a Europe-wide project
coordinated by CRAE
on
strengthening the influence of children and young people in European
and international bodies and processes. Similar events are taking place
in Ireland, Romania, Estonia and Austria. A report will be published
summarising the results of the consultation events in Spring 2011.
Dr. King met HRH Princess
Anne at Acid Survivors Trust Charity Event at the Nepal Embassy in
London, October 2010
Dr. Ariel King Spoke At that the Youth for Human Rignts
International Conference on August 27, 2010
Dr. Ariel King Attends the UN Human Rights
Council 15th Session, June 2010
Dr.
Ariel King, a United Nations ECOSOC representative (New York,
Geneva, Vienna, and Brussels) for the Worldwide Organization of Women.
Dr. King's foci is human rights, children and youth issues.
Dr.
Ariel King as an NGO representative attended the 15th Session (June
2010) of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.
Amoung
the many topics discussed included child trafficking, Attack on Aid
Convoys on the cost of Gaza, Haiti, Sexual Abuse of Children,
and
Attack on School Children in Afghanistan. HIV/AIDS and Entrepreneurship Training
– Hob house, Free
State - South Africa - April 28, 2010
The overall purpose of the HIV/AIDS and Entrepreneurship training was
to impart skills in business and healthcare, refresh and re-energise
efforts made by the local partnership organisations. The focus was to
infuse HIV/AIDS awareness and entrepreneurship knowledge in the
participants and the community at large, the content of the training
was to allow participants to rework or newly design their self
sustainability strategies through small businesses enterprises.
Clyde
Milimo's superior management skills made this AFI project a
great success.
ARIEL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
& COUNTRY PARTNERS
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY (GYSD) 2010
ORPHAN AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN (OVC)
24-26 APRIL 2010
Ariel
Foundation International for the 4th year is on the International
Coordination
Committee and
is partnering with small community based organizations that serve
orphan and vulnerable children and youth (OVC). Global Youth Service
Day is the largest annual celebration of young volunteers, where
millions of young people in countries everywhere highlight and carry
out thousands of community improvement projects. Global Youth Service Day
is a way for all children and youth, but especially orphan and
vulnerable children guided by Ariel Foundation International partner
local, national, and international organizations who work with Orphan
and Vulnerable Children (OVC).
We
have 11 partners
and countries (Africa, Europe, South America, Caribbean, and the USA
with over 2700 participants! Together we actively engage in
“Global Partnership for Development”!
1. Faith Life Children's Foundation - Sierra Leone (Freetown)
Coordinator: Pastor Kpana Samuel
Participants: 100
Project: Maternal Health
2. Thandi Khumalo Foundation - Botswana (Mopane)
Coordinator: Thandi Khumalo
Participants: 350
Projects: HIV Education and Women & Girls Empowerment
3. Holy Fire Ministries - South Africa (Hobshouse)
Coordinator: Bishop Gerald Moeketsi
Participants: 500
Project: HIV Education International Community Service Day
4. Center in Demand for Parental Care - Liberia
Coordinator: Alfred C. Torh
Participants: 300
Projects: Poverty & Health, Primary Education
5. Integral Assistance to Vulnerable Children -Tanzania (Zanzibar)
Coordinator: Timothy Philemon
Participants: 100
Project: HIV Education
6. Salima Children's Center - Kenya (Kibera, Nairobi)
Coordinator: Esther Wambui
Participants: 200
Project: Primary Education & HIV
7. Christian Development Foundation- Guyana (Freetown)
Coordinator: Pastor Renis Morian
Participants: 100
Project: Empowerment of Women and Girls & Environment
8. Mount Vernon Farmers Group- Jamaica (St. Thomas)
Coordinator: Chadine Allen
Participants: 90
Project: Environment
9. Joy In Belief Choir & Church Sunday School Đ Germany
(Hoff)
Coordinator: Matthias Rekus
Participants: 50
Project: Poverty & Hunger
10. Ariana-Leilani Children's Foundation
Coordinator: Dr. Ariel King
Participants: 1000
Project: Education and ChildrenŐs Human Rights
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING
NATIONAL SERVICE
DAY
Children's Human Rights USA -- February 2010
Over
1800 people came to do service at the County Conference
Center in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Ariel Foundation
International and Ariana-Leilani Children's Foundation hosted four
tables where young persons drew art
expressing their thoughts and ideas on children's rights to help teach
others about their rights.
THE ARIEL FOUNDATION BRING HOLIDAY HAPPINESS TO AIDS ORPHANS IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Dr.
Ariel Rosita King made a surprise visit to an orphanage in
South
Africa that the foundation has helped support. Most
of the
children were orphaned by the loss of their parents to AIDS.
Their happy faces show the happiness that Dr. King brought to
them this holiday season.
WORLD AIDS DAY ART BY
HEART
KIDS SOUTH AFRICA
December 2009
Children who lost their parents to HIV/AIDS express their love for
their families (biological and HEART) and hope for their artwork on
World AIDS Day December 2009.
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY DECEMBER 2009
The
world delegates met in Geneva on December 10, 2009 for a conference on
Human Rights.
Ariel Foundation International was there, participating
through
its President, Dr. Ariel King. Awards were given out as well.
For
more details see Ariel Consulting International.
FIFTH
SAHARA 2009 CONFERENCE
Social Aspects of HIV AIDs
Research (SAHARA)'s
4-day conference from 30 November - 3 December 2009 at Gallagher Estate
in Midrand, Gauteng province, South Africa went off like a well-oiled
machine. The conference was held in
collaboration with
major partners including the HSRC, the UNFPA, UNAIDS, the Bill
&
Melinda Gates Foundation, CDC PEPFAR and UNDP. The 2007
SAHARA
conference held in Kisumu, Kenya highlighted the fact that there are
vastly different opinions on issues such as male circumcision and
homosexuality. The 2009 conference thus had the theme
“socio-cultural responses to HIV” in order to
explore these
controversies.
The
SAHARA network succeeded in drawing over 400 conference goers despite
competing with the many World AIDS Day commemorations all over the
country. Participants came from countries as far as India, Pakistan,
the USA, Germany, and Australia, and from 26 African countries,
including Uganda, Togo, Ghana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Senegal, Gambia, Ethiopia and Kenya. The conference was chaired by
Prof. Geoffrey Setswe, of the SAHARA research programme at the HSRC.
Why
this conference?The
SAHARA conference has a very specific focus, the social aspects of HIV
– that is the social and cultural aspects of the epidemic (as
opposed to the bio-medical ones).An
important feature of the conference is its strong Africa focus. So
often, Africa is analysed and spoken about by people outside the
continent. A real effort is made to provide a forum for African voices,
and for local responses to be highlighted.
The networking opportunities at this conference are
thus unique in that it provides a platform for African scholars to
interact.
Highlights:
Highlights of the conference followed up on some of the
burning
issues raised for the first time at previous SAHARA conferences, namely
male circumcision. Barely two years later, several countries have
started rolling out a programme of male circumcision as part of a
package of preventative measures.Other
highlights were presentations on the conflict between scientific
discourse and cultural traditions and the need to identify cultural
practices that might be beneficial of HIV prevention. Prof. Cheick
Niang
of Senegal pointed out that the cultural interpretation of HIV was more
complicated than generally assumed as culture plays an important role.
The Governance of SAHARA met during the conference. Dr. Ariel King,
President, Ariel Foundation International and Ariel Consulting
International was elected as the new CHAIR of SAHARA Continental
Advisory Board.
INTERNATIONAL
PREMATURE
BABY DAY Germany
-- November 20009
Dozens came together at Bayreuth Hospital in Bayreuth Germany to
celebrate International Premature Baby Day, and the Kangaroo Care
project to which Dr. King helped shephard.
FAREWELL RECEPTION TO
AMBASSADOR PANGUENE OF MOZAMBIQUE
On August
19, 2009, the Ariel Foundation, along with other dignitaries
from the Washington DC diplomatic community, bit a fond farewell at a
reception for departing Ambassador Panguene of Mozambique.
Ambassador Panguene, as usual, graced the reception with his
kind words and humor.
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR RIGHTS OF THE LITTLE AMBASSADOR
Dozens gathered in downtown Washington DC on May 28,
2009 to raise awareness of the denial of the rights of children,
including the "Little Ambassador"
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY AROUND THE WORLD
ARIEL FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
International
Children’s Day was celebrated on Saturday, 9 May 2009 during
the Riverfront
Revolution Run, Walk, and Wellness Day at the National Harbor.
We celebrated the lives of children with children with
international crafts, games and entertainment. Children's Day was a
festive day to celebrate children's
lives and their natural contribution
to
the
success of our society and the world. This year the
Foundation
provided entertainment and education on children's rights at the
Riverfront Revolution Run, Walk, and Wellness.
Comments
were made by Ambassador Huggins and Dr. Ariel King, both of the Ariel
Foundation International; entertainment for children included Okydoky
the Clown, an African Story Teller, coloring, made kits, and
facepainting. See
Photos of the day's great events.
The
children shall lead and we will follow.
Children's Day is celebrated in many countries, often on different
dates and with varying customs. International Children’s Day
will
be celebrated with various
embassies and
people from Africa, Caribbean, Asia, Europe and The Americas. The event
will be opened by several Ambassadors from our
diplomatic community.
The Ariel Foundation International, promotes leadership,
entrepreneurship and community service
for children and youth worldwide.
International Children's Day is widely celebrated in numerous nations
around the world. It was originally conceived at the World Conference
for the Well-being
of Children in Geneva,
Switzerland in 1925. This separate event is "observed as a day of
worldwide connection and understanding between
children. It recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day
of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the
world."
Children’s Day observations in the United States predate both
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. The celebration of a
special
Children’s Day in America
dates from the 1860s and earlier.
All events for International Children’s Day are free and for
the
whole family! For more information or to have your organization
participate please contact us at: ICD at
arielfoundation.org.
