Rights of Children TV Series, Mali

Jean Jacques Yem of Mali, a partner of the Institute for Excellence in Africa, has considerable experience writing, producing and directing TV series in West Africa. Since 2015 he has written a TV series in French to promote the rights of children, especially to have Consciousness-Based Education. He does this through simple plays and everyday situations directed at parents. Currently Jean Jacques is raising funds to produce the...

EDAPO Dormitories completed in Uganda

Three new dormitories were inaugurated in a grand ceremony at EDAPO (Economic Development and AIDS Prevention Organization). EDAPO school situated just north of the capital of Kampala, provides food, shelter, education, and basic medical care to hundreds of children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over half of these children are also living with HIV/AIDS. The EDAPO school has implemented the Transcendental Meditation practice for its...

Computer Lab in Zambia

A new technology lab expands the facilities of the Maharishi School in Zambia. Over 25 computers have been donated by Partners for World Peace bringing the total number now to 28 stations.

African Woman and Girls Organization for Total Knowledge UGANDA

Introducing African Women and Girls Organization for Total Knowledge, Uganda Ltd. (AWAGO) is part of the women’s wing of the global organization teaching the Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) technique in countries around the world for over 50 years. A New Generation of Leaders African Women and Girls Organization for Total Knowledge, Uganda Ltd. (AWAGO) offers programs, including the evidence-based, secular Transcendental...

Farm project underway in Rift Valley, Kenya

A long awaited agricultural project has started in Nandi Hills. Kenya. The project, under the leadership of the Women’s Leadership Initiative is producing fresh vegetables for the community, especially the students of Liberty School.

Uganda Women’s Empowerment Research

The transforming experiences of women in Uganda who learned Transcendental Meditation Brenda Nakalembe, founder of Uganda’s United Women’s Platform for Empowerment and Development recognized the potential for the Transcendental Meditation technique to help fulfill her mission to empower women. More than 600 women and 200 children have learned TM through the program at UWOPED. At one beginning phase of TM training for 80 UWOPED...

Kenya School Group Helps to Create Peace

Ninety-six students of the Global One School Kibera in Nairobi participated in a Global Peace Initiative in January 2018. The school has over 300 students, staff and faculty participating in a daily Consciousness-Based education program.