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June 20, 2011
American Friends of Le Kinkeliba Founding Members’ Trip to Senegal a Great Success
April 2007, Bethany, CT—From March 23 to April 1st, 2007 a group of American Friends of Le Kinkeliba supporters visited Senegal to see Le Kinkeliba’s work firsthand. Arriving in Dakar on the 23rd of March, the group was accompanied by Le Kinkeliba Founder Dr. Gilles Degois and American Friends of Le Kinkeliba President, Nicholas Fox Weber. [...]
June 18, 2011
American Friends of Le Kinkeliba Receives Generous Support from The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation
American Friends of Le Kinkeliba is delighted to announce receipt of a generous grant from The Popli. Khalatbari Charitable Foundation Founded in 1998, The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation’s (PKCF) mission is to support charitable purposes worldwide, in particular the education and welfare of children and young persons who, by reason of disablement, social and economic [...]
March 27, 2008
American Friends of Le Kinkeliba Receives Generous Support from The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation
March 2008, Bethany, CT—American Friends of Le Kinkeliba is delighted to announce receipt of a generous grant from The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation. Founded in 1998, The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation’s (PKCF) mission is to support charitable purposes worldwide, in particular the education and welfare of children and young persons who, by reason of disablement, [...]
January 27, 2008
Le Kinkeliba Co-Founder Dr. Bernard Rouveix to Become New President of Le Kinkeliba
January 2008, Bethany, CT—Dr. Gilles Degois, the Co-Founder and President of Le Kinkeliba has announced his retirement from the post. Having been at the helm of Le Kinkeliba for over 15 years, Dr. Degois is looking forward to continuing his affiliation with Le Kinkeliba as its Honorary Chairman, working in an advisory capacity to promote [...]
January 1, 2008
American Friends of Le Kinkeliba Submits Letter to the Editor of the New York Times
January 1, 2008 Bethany, CT—American Friends of Le Kinkeliba submitted this Letter to the Editor of The New York Times in response to today’s Op-Ed piece by Daniel Halperin entitled “Putting a Plague in Perspective.” Mr. Halperin’s essay is accessible at www.nytimes.com. To the Editor, Daniel Halperin’s Op-Ed “Putting a Plague in Perspective” brings to [...]
December 27, 2007
Le Kinkeliba Nominated for Prestigious 2008 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
December 2007, Bethany, CT—American Friends of Le Kinkeliba is pleased to announce the nomination of Le Kinkeliba for the 2008 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Established by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in 1996, the annual $1.5 million dollar award honors a charitable or non-governmental organization that has made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering [...]
November 27, 2007
American Friends of Le Kinkeliba Mourns a Loss
November 2007, Bethany, CT—In March 2007, Nick Ohly traveled to Senegal with American Friends of Le Kinkeliba to visit various Le Kinkeliba sites. During this trip, Nick was deeply impressed by all of Le Kinkeliba’s programs, and moved especially by the kindergartens. Nick died suddenly on November 12, 2007. Following his passing, his family has [...]
August 27, 2007
August 2007, American Friends of Le Kinkeliba Receives Generous Google Grants Award
August 2007, Bethany, CT—American Friends of Le Kinkeliba, Inc. is delighted to announce that it is a recipient of a Google Grant award. The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and [...]
August 1, 2007
American Friends of Le Kinkeliba Submits Letter to the Editor of the New York Times
August 1, 2007 Bethany, CT—American Friends of Le Kinkeliba submitted this Letter to the Editor of The New York Times today in response to a July 31, 2007, article by Harriet A. Washington, “Why Africa Fears Western Medicine.” Ms. Washington’s article is available at www.nytimes.com. To the Editor: It was distressing to read Harriet A. Washington’s [...]