Encouraging The World: June 2014

ETW Programs:

HISTORY

In 2007, Encouraging the World originated in the mind of its founder during a mountain hike in Cyprus. Since its conception, Encouraging the World (ETW) has worked in orphanages, juvenile homes, schools, and churches throughout the world.

ETW began in Bethlehem working with the Al-Harah Theater Group and Contacting the World. ETW choreographed and co-directed Facehook?!, currently touring the Middle East and Europe. This work aims to communicate the lives and struggles of Arab youth through music, dance, and drama.

ETW has launched several projects in the Philippines to serve orphan and juvenile communities, recruiting 50 volunteers from Thailand, Baltimore, Holland, and the Philippines. These projects included tree plantings, clothing drives, hosting a “Nutrition Month” for an elementary school, and feeding an indigenous community of 600 children and families.

In 2013, ETW was incorporated in Baltimore, Maryland and founded with a vision to offer youth volunteer community revitalization projects, awareness of global competence, international excursions, mentoring, youth leadership and conflict resolution programming.

In 2014, ETW Baltimore Youth served The Children's Light Ministries Orphanage and facilitated programming to support the build their home extension, hosted a youth sexual education workshop, and taught English to children 5 - 18 years old. ETW Baltimore Youth were empowered by facilitating and sharpening their leadership skills.

Encouraging the World was presented with:

2013 BMe Leadership Award

2014 Ambassador of Peace by the Universal Peace Federation

PROGRAMS

ETW Youth Board

- ETWYB consist of 8-10 youth. Supports ETW with decision making, youth engagement, and programming.

ETW International Service Program

- ETW Youth Ambassadors engage in local community and youth development programming for 1 year.

- ETWYA travel abroad for a 2-week international service enrichment excursion, facilitating youth -led activities for parent-less children and receive leadership training.

ETW Time

- Safe space where youth and community can discuss, create, and form relationships. Produce media, art, speeches, and performance art related works about their lives. Monthly community chosen chats about social, economic, race, arts...

PROGRAM GOALS

1. ETW Youth Board - To empower a selected group of youth to provide pathways for their peers to engage in positive relationships and opportunities.

2. ETW International Service Program - To expand and provide the ambassadors with a heighten awareness of global affairs and international economies by traveling.

3. ETW Time - To provide a safe space where youth and community can discuss, create, and form relationships. Produce media, art, speeches, and performance art related works about their lives.

Encouraging The World is a program of Fusion Partnerships, Inc..

Friday, June 27, 2014

ETW in Haiti building the second floor to Children's Light Ministries.

The new home for CLM. Work in progress.

Jaida cleaning up the kitchen and dining area.

Mixing the water, sand and cement.

Making Cement

Hauling cement to the second floor of the childrens home.

Taking a break on the Beach!

Sifting rocks from the sand to make cement.

Sifting sand to make cement.

Sand delivery!

Need to move all that sand off the road. Whew!! Second load.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

ETW in Haiti, Shaheem's Bday June 26, 2014

Shaheem celebrating his 16th birthday in Haiti!

We are so proud of Shaheem and his commitment to our program.

Happy Birthday!

Teaching you how to bead.

Pop that balloon! Fun birthday games.

Teaching Haitian youth American line dances.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

We are in Haiti!!!!! From Baltimore to Miami to HAITI!!!

Off to Haiti!!!

At BWI Baltimore Airport

Airplane to Miami

Straight of the plane, on the truck to the orphanage
1 hour ride.

In Miami at Ben's from BMe.

Walking to the orphange from our Bon Samaritan Inn

1st day and getting her hair braided by MaNdycka

Children Light Ministries Orphanage Family Tree

Friday, June 6, 2014

Encouraging The World Youth Ambassadors, facilitating activities for children at the Ronald McDonald House Charities Baltimore.

Encouraging The World Youth Ambassadors, facilitating activities for children at the Ronald McDonald House Charities Baltimore. Families live-in at the house until their children recover or receive treatment for various needs.