Thelma Day
International Trends & Services Chair
Inglewood-Pacific (CA) Chapter
Links Connected for Global Impact
The goal of the International Trends and Service Facet is to improve the quality of life for people of African ancestry globally through transformative programs and services, with a focus on women and families.
National Signature Programs
- Education Across the Miles (Liberia and Jamaica)
- LIFE (Links International Foreign Affairs and Business Empowerment for Youth Program)
National Supporting Programs
- Links Help for Humanity
- Women’s Survival Kits
- Toilets for Haiti
- NGO
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE
FACET HIGHLIGHTS
This biennium more than 60% of the chapters provided global programs for the following international events:
- International Literacy Day
- International Day of the Girl Child
- International Condom Day
- International Women’s Day
Hope for Haiti Help for Haiti Outreach and Initiative: While there is still unrest in the country of Haiti, chapters maintained virtual contact and were able to:
- Maintain their funding support to schools outside of Port u Prince.
- Engage in ongoing conversations with Haiti officials to include the 25th Prime Minister Michelle Pierre Luis to show their support and glean ways that help could be provided.
- Chapters with established projects in Haiti were able to continue to provide funding for school infrastructure repairs, teacher salaries and educational supplies.
- The Helping Hands for Haiti program is more than a decade old and continues to provide resources to students and families in the Les Caye, Haiti Area.
Jamaica’s Bright Tomorrow: Invest in Education Today Initiative: A Western Area Initiative that was supported by all 61 Chapters who donated $30,000 for the installation of a water system with filtration at the Mt. Carey Baptist Basic and Infant School.
International Days of Service – Montego Bay – Jamaica. This global service effort proved to be both impactful and transformative. The forty-three-member delegation facilitated a comprehensive STEM Program, planted a food garden, curated a meditation space and donated educational supplies to the school. To show appreciation for the support of the 61 chapters, a donor wall was unveiled.
