The Niapele Project Goes CarbonFree!

Press Release

The Niapele Project is proud to announce a step forward in our commitment to environmentally responsible initiatives by offsetting our carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country’s leading carbon offset organizations. As a CarbonFree™ Small Business Partner, we offset carbon emissions from our business operations and travel through the support of Carbonfund.org’s renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects.

Our mission to promote sustainable strategies for the empowerment of vulnerable refugee children, through the development of community-based initiatives compels us to be accountable for our impact on the planet.

"Each member of The Niapele Project staff has witnessed the effects of limited access to clean drinking water and a lack of sanitation in West Africa. Whether we work in the field or from our home offices, we remain aware of our personal and professional impact on the planet. We believe that the success of our empowerment strategies is intrinsically connected to a commitment to social and environmental sustainability,” said Celina Guich, co-founder and director of The Niapele Project.

“To this end, The Niapele Project has begun a partnership with Carbonfund.org to offset our carbon footprint and neutralize our impact on the environment. This is a natural extension of our work on behalf of refugee children and our imperative to promote sustainable development.”

View The Niapele Project & CarbonFund.org's joint press release on CSR newswire!

Emergency fundraising for detained refugee women and children

We have set up a special "emergency fund" for the detainees at the Kordeabe center in the Eastern region. Our first priority continues to be the 560 women and children now in their 11th day of detention in dire conditions.

An American volunteer in Ghana will receive these funds to avoid drawing suspicions or attention on our local contacts. She will purchase and coordinate delivery of the most necessary items via the human rights lawyers and advocates involved.
Current needs are:

• medicine,
  
• food,
  
• water,
  
• underwear,
  
• sanitary pads, and
  
• pots/pans/utensils for these individuals in great need.
  

Please click here to make a secure online donation to help provide detained refugee women and children with basic necessities

Thanks for your support,

The Niapele Project Team

Help us make our voice louder!

Dear friends,

We are working hard to find a way to produce a promotional video for The Niapele Project - this would be an amazing tool for us, and allow us to reach so many more potential supporters!

Ayoka Productions, a young non-profit which provides video production services to grass roots organization, has agreed to produce this for us, but we need to raise $1,500 to cover the costs.

Read here how film is a vital tool for non-profits today

Donations of every size make a true difference - chip in today!

With sincere thanks - The Niapele Project Team and Ayoka Prod.

A New Partnership

The Niapele Project is proud to announce that we have been invited to become a member of CSAfrica, a collaboration of non-profit organizations offering sustainable solutions for grass-roots initiatives to empower the people and communities of Africa.

CSAfrica is a forum for NGOs and nonprofits which share common ideals and goals to come together and cooperate - we look forward to working alongside other member organizations and our partners in the field to develop and implement holistic, sustainable initiatives that result in a brighter future for deprived African communities.

To learn more about CSAfrica, visit: www.csafrica.org

Cheers!

The Niapele Project Team