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‘MyTown Miracles’ Praised by Time
Time Magazine's Detroit Blog has recognized the efforts of Les Ward in the creation of 'MyTown Miracles' an inspiring book about Detroit which began out of Ward's participation in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program.
Detroit Concert Helps Rebuild Haitian Music School
A Detroit concert is raising money to rebuild an esteemed music school in Haiti.
TIST Causes Sustainability and Empowerment
Vanessa and Ben Henneke took part in Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership Program in 1997. In 1998, Anglican Bishop Simon Chiwanga of the Diocese of Mpwapwa in Tanzania invited […]
Rotary International Clubs Combine Forces to Donate $50,000 to Kwoposa Foundation
Clean water is a precious in many parts of Africa. One of those places is the Bumpe Chiefdom in Sierra Leone. Through the efforts of Sarah Culberson and the […]
Chocolate Tasting Extravaganza Benefits African Cocoa Farmers
Shana Dressler, the Landmark Education graduate and photographer from New York City who raised money for the poor and awareness of the Indian deity Ganesh (see our previous story in […]
Give me the Words Aids Guatemalans
Mars Tanumihardja used his participation in Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership program to create a benefit concert to raise funds for some of the poorest people in central America. Tanumihardja […]
Chicagoan Takes on Abandoned Lots
Chicagoan Sean Parnell took on a big problem in his Self-Expression and Leadership program–The problem of abandoned homes or lots. Many houses or lots, particularly in poorer west and south […]
Joy2theWorld Goes Back to Ghana
Joy2theWorld is a one year-old non-profit microcredit provider to parts of Ghana, West Africa, founded by Kathleen Gibbs, who was inspired to create the organization through her participation in Landmark Education’s programs. […]
Joy to the World: Microloans Empower Women in Ghana
Landmark Education graduate Kathleen Gibbs has founded Joy2theWorld.org, a non-profit microlending organization designed to empower women in Africa. Founded less than a year ago, Joy2theWorld has gone from being an […]
Landmark Graduate Creates New Economic Opportunities for Rural Villagers in Karnataka
G.V. Bhat lives in Sirsi, India, a small town with a problem common to rural India: no jobs, or more accurately, no middle class white collar jobs. This problem causes educated youth to leave […]
Landmark Forum Graduates partner with Habitat for Humanity to renovate a house and generate huge volunteer response
Denver Self Expression and Leadership Program participant Kristina Yarrington worked with her husband to create a community project to renovate a home with Habitat for Humanity. Kristina Yarrington, and her […]
Corazon de Vida: A Landmark Education SELP Project started in 1994
Corazon de Vida was created in 1994 as a Self-Expression and Leadership Program project by Hilda Pacheco-Taylor in Newport Beach, California. Corazon de Vida recently had its latest Child Sponsorship […]
Utah Youth Making a Difference in India through Landmark Education Project
Youth Making a Difference got its start in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program when Robert Baird determined that he wanted to find a way for young adults to discover […]
Gerald Schwartz Working to Resolve Northern California Water Disputes
Gerald Schwartz is a Landmark Education Graduate and leads introductions to The Landmark Forum. He has also been a farmer in California’s Central Valley for most of his life and […]
Trucken for Katrina: Michigan Families Donate Adopting Families on the Gulf Coast
Trucken for Katrina: A project started in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program Not long after Hurricane Katrina hit Sherrill Sundberg learned that one of her neighbors had 4 separate family […]
Farm Animals and Trees On A Bridal Registry…? Well, of course if you are out to make a differnce.
On most bridal registries you will find things like coffee makers, china, linens and other household goods. If you were on the guest list of Linda and Richard Frary’s […]
Face Forward: Providing Makeovers for Women Recovering From Substance Abuse
Heather Rozen, of Lowell Massachusetts found herself moved by the plight of low-income women trying to put their lives back together while recovering from substance abuse. She created a community project […]