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Letters from Liberia

6/28/2016

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Monday, June 27, 2016 Monrovia, Liberia
 
I sent this message to dear friends in my US home of La Jolla tonight…  I must share it with more than the few of them:
 
Love from Liberia – OMG the energy here…
 
Please read a commentary in my favorite paper here by Martin K N Kollie – “Letter to Malia and Sasha” who were here today in Liberia with their mother and grandmother for a few special hours:
 
http://www.liberianobserver.com/
 
Hate crimes are up in the UK since the BREXIT vote by almost 60%.  Globalization is a reality – fear vs love though is dominating everything, sadly…  The markets are in crisis.  And there is a man named Boris in the UK who looks and acts like Trump.  Really?
 
What the heck is happening to our human family – to our global love and caring for each other?  It all is affecting people here in Liberia dearly.  They are already so vulnerable – now what does this protectionism mean for the most vulnerable?
 
My heart is breaking for those whose voices are heard…  with love for all beings,
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 Deborah Lindholm 

“Faith is our assurance that there is a Divine plan of infinite love at work even in the most challenging moments, and that we are a part of that plan.  Faith gives us the confidence to move ahead with vast visions in the face of enormous odds; it is an invitation to work in active partnership with the Divine in service of a better world.” - Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership

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Letters from Liberia

6/28/2016

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Thursday, June 23, 20016 Monrovia, Liberia
 
I have been home in Liberia for more than a week now – and I can hardly remember what life is like in California…  I have settled into my familiar routine here – quiet meditation and prayer time with my tea to begin the day in my space over-looking the sea, a wonderful workout in the “gym,” many “Good Morning Deborah”s as I enter the dining room for breakfast, for a made to order meal by James or to get yogurt to take to the room – and then off to the office…  Driver Calvin is there for me every moment – driving me wherever I need to be and so protective.  Our FFW Liberia team has grown into a truly professional force of talented Liberians, all of whom are totally committed to our work.  It has been a decade now since I first came to Liberia…  whoever would have thought…


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Off to Liberia with Much Needed Supplies

6/7/2016

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La Jolla, CA - FFW Founder & CEO Deborah Lindholm is headed to Liberia with school supplies and more to meet with Foundation for Women Liberia leaders about the microcredit and education programs currently active. "The purpose of this trip is to strengthen our partnership with Edify and to welcome Dean Paula Cordeiro from SOLES, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, at USD and her colleague.  This is the fifth trip for SOLES to Liberia to train our school partners in the very best education practices." explains Lindholm from her home near the ocean. 

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Letters for Liberia

6/3/2016

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La Jolla, CA - I am preparing to return to Liberia in a few days.  I went to Costco yesterday and stocked up on much to bring with me – from toothbrushes and toothpaste to shoes and pants and dresses and swimsuits to electronics.  Joy!  If members of our human family in Liberia could have spent the time yesterday with me in Costco, they would have been completely overwhelmed.  OMG the contrast between our realities…

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    Deborah Lindholm with Deborah in Liberia

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    Deborah Lindhom is the Founder and CEO of the Foundation for Women. For over 20 years she has lived and worked in Africa, India and the United States on issues of poverty, education and microcredit. 
    "​Just a quick note to say how we appreciate all that you are doing in Liberia and wish we could do more to help. We enjoy reading your newsletters which are always so well written.
    All the best!" ~ Ian and Julie Allen,  Africa and Beyond Art Gallery 

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