MCW MARKS THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST TUTSIS IN RWANDA Jacqueline Murekatete Calls on Participants to be Ambassadors of the Unheard Voices of Survivors NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 — MCW (Miracle Corners of the World) and its partner genocide prevention education program, MCW Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner, held its sixth annual […]
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ELIE WIESEL RECEIVES MCW LIFETIME ACHEIVMENT AWARD UPS receives Community Partnership Award and Obiageli Ezekwesili of the World Bank receives Leadership Award at MCW’s Eighth Annual Gala NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 5, 2012 – MCW (Miracle Corners of the World), an organization dedicated to empowering youth to become positive agents […]
MCW held its first student & young professionals gathering in New York City on October 4, 2012, with Jacqueline Murekatete (Founder of MCW Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner), Jackson Vugayabagabo (MC-Rwanda Country Director) and MCW team members. The event, which brought more than 30 people to the Rwandan coffee shop, Bourbon Coffee, focused on MCW’s work […]
MCW Board Advisor, Victor Gruber, hosted a fifth dinner in Cost Mesa, California on September 29, raising support for MCW’s Rwanda-focused projects including MCW Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner and the MC-Rwanda Community Center. Over 40 friends and supporters gathered at Mastro’s Steakhouse for an evening of great food, socializing and discussion with Victor Gruber, Khalid […]
MCW SENDS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST FROM TANZANIA TO UTAH FOR SOFTWARE TRAINING Training Held at Henry Schein, Inc. Facility in Salt Lake City New York, NEW YORK, January 13, 2012 – MCW sent Tanzanian Information Technology (IT) consultant, Phillip Mogendi, to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend a two-day training program at the Henry Schein […]
MCW Announces New Fund to Support Youth Advancing their Education in Africa NEW YORK, NY, November 11, 2011 – MCW (Miracle Corners of the World) announced today the creation of the George Sideris Memorial Scholarship Fund to support MCW community center leaders seeking to advance their education. The scholarship fund was established in memory of […]
TANZANIAN PRESIDENT H.E. JAKAYA M. KIKWETE CALLS FOR UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs) TO INCLUDE ORAL DISEASE Developmental and Dental Experts Agree that Oral Disease Needs to be Addressed Worldwide: Sponsored by the United Republic of Tanzania, with support from the World Health Organization, and co-sponsored by the Governments of Australia and Sweden […]
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Jacqueline Murekatete Returns to Rwanda with MCW New York, NEW YORK, August 12, 2011 – Jacqueline Murekatete, a survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and a human rights activist, departs for Rwanda tomorrow on a trip to support MCW’s community center. She will join a group of eleven from the USA, […]
MCW Welcomes New Director of Operations Khalid Elachi NEW YORK, NY, July 8, 2011– The Board of Directors of MCW, a nonprofit organization committed to empowering youth to be positive agents of change in their own communities, announced today the appointment of Khalid Elachi as Director of Operations. Elachi will be responsible for overseeing MCW’s […]
MCW TO HOLD 14TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP RETREAT Youth from Around the World Become Change-makers through Storytelling: 2011 MCW Alumni Ventures Fund Recipient to be Announced at Open Doors Ceremony NEW YORK, July 6, 2011 — MCW announced today the opening of its 14th Annual Youth Leadership Retreat, beginning with a day of training for a […]
