Encouraging The World: WBAL

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..

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

OPEN HOUSE, ETW partners with The Cambio Group!

This is an excellent opportunity to engage and participate in service learning projects with local community partners & youth abroad. In addition, this will help you build or improve leadership skills to facilitate meaningful workshops and projects centered around assisting communities abroad. I spent my last two weeks before heading to school with this organization and would have not spent it any other way. So let this open house be your first step on your community service journey.
- Rita Gunter (ETW Rep)

Monday, August 18, 2014

Encouraging The World & BMe Leaders Mentor freshman students at Coppin State University

Robert, Cirron, Al, Damion and Reggie (Left to Right) team up to mentor Coppin State University freshman students. Cirron and Damion are both BMe Leaders supporting Coppin's groundbreaking "Our House" program, directed by Steve Delice. Coppin State University now has four BMe men who have been awarded grants and recognition for their service and accomplishments
in Baltimore, Maryland.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Encouraging The World @ Moveable Feast. Preparing 1005 meals for the week.

ETW Youth Ambassadors and CEO, Cirron Lanier Greenidge, groupie shot preparing meals for the community.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

ETW and Walks of Art Host: Vision Board Party @ Coppin State University

Vision Board Party @ Coppin State University - We had 20 visionaries attend our workshop. Go Coppin! Go!

Monday, February 17, 2014

Tree pruning in Mt. Vernon

Monday, January 20, 2014

MLK DAY OF SERVICE @ Ambrose Kennedy Park, Baltimore

MLK Day. Encouraging The World building parks, pathways, and beautifying Baltimore's Ambrose Kennedy Park .

Baltimore State's Attorney, Gregg L. Bernstein and Cirron L. Greenidge

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Join us by supporting Cirron Lanier Greenidge, "Ambassador of Peace" by the Universal Peace Federation.

Our very own Executive Director, Cirron Lanier Greenidge received an Ambassador for Peace award from the American Clergy Leadership Conference today which honors individuals and organizations who are building on Dr.King's legacy of nonviolence and peace. We are so very proud of him and the work he has done in creating ETW.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Baltimore City, Mt. Vernon Tree Planting with Andy.

"It was great to have you all volunteering. I was so impressed by the youth involved in your organization." "Thanks to all of the great volunteers who helped with this weekend's planting along Charles St. We planted 20 large caliper new trees along Charles and transplanted six trees, for a total of 26 trees planted by volunteers on Saturday." - Andy