Lunch & Learn: Power and Hope in Times of Crisis

Date: 
11 Oct 2024 - 12:00pm
Topic: 
Power and Hope in Times of Crisis
PDU Category: 
Power Skills
Description: 

Presentation file from the session: 20241011_L&L_LEAH.pdf
Recording of the presentation:
20241011_L&L_Power_and_Hope_in_Times_of_Crisis.mp4

Kyle is Executive Director of the LEAH Foundation, which was started as a result of the kidnapping of Leah Sharibu. Leah is a Nigerian teenager who has now been held captive for four years.

Hear the latest, including how her story mirrors so many awful stories across Africa and how Project Managers can handle times of crisis.

Facilitator: 
Kyle Abts, Executive Director, Leah Foundation

info@leah-foundation.org
WhatsApp, Signal, etc: +1.262.271.2319

Kyle has worked for over twenty-five years in relief and development and community development with various agencies: Food for the Hungry, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Sports Friends and the Leah Foundation.

Serving in West Africa (i.e. Nigeria, Niger, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Ghana) he has led various projects that included: Research & Report, Widow & Orphan Care, Sports Development, Microfinance, Literacy and Health. He also has coordinated projects for Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) and advocates for religious freedom and human rights. Kyle has also used his experience in GIS mapping and data analysis to examine a range of issues.

He's served as a Consular Warden for the US Embassy in Nigeria, as well on various committees in Nigeria (both government and NGO), but also as a board member and panel delegate for micro-finance, relief and development projects. Over 25 years of experience in the international non-profit and non-governmental organization sector implementing programs through identifying and developing methods of serving target populations.

Kyle attended the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee for his undergraduate degree and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary for his graduate degree. As a result of his pioneering work in using sports as a tool for peace in Nigeria, he was invited to participate in the Yale University Summer Peace Fellowship in 2011.

Event Location: 

Virtual, via Zoom - Zoom meeting link will be included in registration confirmation e-mail.

Event Fees: 

Free for PMI Westchester Chapter members
$10 for non-members

Pre-registration is required; registration closes Thursday, 10 Oct 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Payments must be made in advance by PayPal/credit card, or by check (payable to PMI Westchester).
Credit card payments can be made through PayPal without the need for a PayPal account.
Registration fee is non-refundable.

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