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CNN.com Article
The following two articles appeared on CNN.com today. The first link quotes our Board of Directors member, Fatmire Feka, while the second one is an article dedicated to Fatmire and her work.
http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/16/can-lessons-from-other-nations-show-way-forward-in-afghanistan/
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/16/afgh.kosovo.forgiveness/index.html
Fatmire Feka’s ‘About Forgiveness’ Speech
Fatmire’s 2009 Speech from The Eagle Down Foundation on Vimeo.
Eagle Down’s Board of Directors member, Fatmire Feka was invited to speak at the “Why Everything Must Change” conference in Oakville, Canada on 24 October, 2009 (www.ychange.ca). Her passionate speech about her own life experience that led her to explore the depths of forgiveness was truly [...]
Eagle Down Supporting New Projects
Eagle Down is pleased to announce that it has agreed to support new projects in 2010. These projects include a Peace Camp for youth in Bosnia, a Children’s Peace Forum in Lebanon and a number of Kids for Peace activities in Kosovo among others.
We look forward to having our implementing partners launch these new projects and to [...]
Our seeds of peace are bearing fruit…
Today we received a wonderful note from a good friend telling us that our Peace Camp in India in 2005 is having a lasting and profound impact on the youth participants. Here is a small excerpt from his note:
“Just received this from Ahmedabad… That Peace Camp up in the hills with its sunrise [...]
Eagle Down’s Fatmire Feka to speak at “Empowering Children as Peacebuilders” conference in Manila
From November 03 to 07, 2009, Fatmire Feka, Eagle Down’s Director, will be speaking and acting as a mentor at a global “Empowering Children as Peacebuilders” conference in Manila, Philippines.
The forum will bring together approximately 50 children and youth peacebuilders from various countries of the Asia-Pacific Region, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the [...]
Kids for Peace recognized for peacebuilding work in Kosovo
The following is a short article that appeared on the Reuters “AlertNet” website. Eagle Down is proud of this achievement not only because we have supported the Kids for Peace program since 2004 but also because our Director, Fatmire Feka, was the founder and driving force behind this very successful children’s peace movement…
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“Kosovo’s Kids for [...]
Eagle Down’s Fatmire Feka Speaks at “Why Everything Must Change” Conference – 23/24 Oct 09
“All too often, ambitious attempts to achieve wide-reaching change are met with seemingly minimal results. Having the knowledge that change is needed, but not knowing where to start in inciting it, is a demoralizing feeling – often, it prevents individuals from taking steps towards achieving peace, justice, and equality in their communities, as well as [...]
Eagle Down’s Fatmire Feka – Global Peacemaker (Sep ’08)
Fatmire Feka @ Why Everything Must Change 2008 from Tom Abel on Vimeo.
Ugandan youth create Eagle Down rap song
Everybody Needs Peace
Peace Mission in Kenya
Article courtesy of World Vision
Following their December 27, 2007 election, violence broke out in the normally peaceful Kenya. The devastating effects of tribal conflict, poverty and inequality include burned homes, hundreds of lives lost and thousands of people displaced in the process. Since then there has been a great need for hope and healing.
To foster [...]