MCW’S 11th Annual Gala Celebration Raises $920,000 and Honors UN Women, Mama Sarah Obama Foundation, and Bank of America NEW YORK, N.Y., June 25, 2015 — MCW, a New York-based non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth to become positive agents of change in their communities, celebrated its 11th annual gala held on June 24th at […]
MCW CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT APPOINTED AS NEPAD GOODWILL AMBASSADOR NEW YORK, N.Y., June 3, 2015 — MCW Co-founder and President Edward Bergman has recently been appointed as a NEPAD Goodwill Ambassador by Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). Bergman co-founded and volunteers as President of the […]
MCW FACILITATES HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE TRAINING IN TANZANIA An innovative collaboration between the Tanzanian Government through its Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Muhimbili University, New York University College of Nursing and MCW set to begin next month. NEW YORK, N.Y., April 27, 2015 — As part of its Oral Health Care […]
HENRY SCHEIN CARES PARTNERS WITH MCW TO PROVIDE DENTAL SUPPLIES FOR TRAINING OF TANZANIAN DENTAL THERAPY STUDENTS IN PREVENTIVE SCHOOL-BASED OUTREACH Melville, N.Y., April 21, 2015 – Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, has partnered with MCW (Miracle […]
MCW AWARDS ALUMNI VENTRUES FUND GRANT TO YOUTH LEADER FROM TANZANIA Grant Provides Up to $4,000 and a Year of Mentorship for Alumni of MCW’s Annual International Youth Leadership Retreat NEW YORK, N.Y., April 16, 2015 — MCW, a New York-based non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth to become positive agents of change in their […]
MC-Zambia Launches Literacy Program In February 2015, the MC-Zambia Center located in Chanyanya launched a literacy program, which has attracted a number of participants from the community. Currently, there are 12 adults and 40 students ranging between the ages of 7 to 17 years old. Students participate in the program under three different streams according […]
The Kayenzi community in Rwanda remebers the parents, children, as well as young and old individuals who lost their lives during the 1994 Genocide. The event took place at the MC-Rwanda Communtiy Center and was organized by the Abatazima Family together with MC-Rwanda.
In March 2015, Innocent Nizeyimana received his Master’s Degree in Environmental Science at the Open University of Tanzania. Innocent is the recipient of the Dr. George Sideris Memorial Scholarship Fund. He serves on MC-Rwanda’s Board of Directors as the Secretary of the board and also on the Human Resources Committee. Innocent first joined MCW in […]
In March 2015, MCW convened an organizational-wide meeting in Kigali, Rwanda as part of the strategic planning process. The MCW International Board of Directors, MCW Country Board Members, Africa and U.S.-based staff participated in the strategic planning process facilitated by Wellspring Consulting. During the meeting, MCW team members visited the MC-Rwanda Center in Bugesera where […]
In April 2015, MCW collaborated with the MCT-Arusha team to renovate the center as it was the first of the community centers nearly 15 years ago. They fixed damages from rain, re-painted the walls, and most importantly, upgraded the computer lab for the most successful program at the center, IT. 20 new HP computers were […]
