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PFA is an Education Eco System About a year ago, I was invited to speak at an international educational conference at Stanford University, about PFA’s emphasis on creating young global leaders. The conference was attended by schoolteachers and school administrators from around the world, including Finland, …

  Moana the Tortoise … Said Ricky to Moana: “Moana, my family has found a second home for you! We will take you over to Ms Weitzman’s Art Room. Will you lettuce?” Replied Moana to Ricky: “I don’t have much choice.” “Why is that?” asked Ricky. “Because I …

On Wednesday, May 18th, 2016, Ms. Chyah Weitzman was honored and celebrated by both the Tiburon Town Council as well as the Tiburon Heritage & Arts Commission. Ms. Weitzman received the prestigious Heritage & Arts Educator Award for 2016             [Thank you Paola and Sarah …

World Water Day March 22, 2016 Dear United Nations Environmental and Development Committee: My name is Lucia Doty, I am 13 years old in 7th grade at Saint Hilary School, Tiburon, California. In celebration of World Water Day, we at Pencils for Africa would like to …

Bennedette Hello! My name is Bennedette. I am 18 years old and live in Kenyan. I am final year student at the Kenya High School. My favorite subject is Mathematics and Biology. My hobbies include dancing, listening to music and watching movies. Smart is intelligence. …

Origins As we enter the autumn of 2015, Pencils for Africa will have been in operation for over 3 years and is now entering its 4th year of operation. Pencils for Africa (PFA) began earnestly in February of 2012 with a group of 4th grade …

Leadership Lessons from my Middle School   by Karim Ajania Skyping with the Cutlers Early this year, in January of 2015, Pencils for Africa skyped with Alan and Anne Cutler, who were teachers in Kenya and now live in Canada. The Cutlers taught at Hospital Hill …

by Karim The African dawn was now ripe and about to fall open as the Samburu pencil maker took his early morning walk amongst the acacia trees in the arid savannah. He was searching, as he did every morning, for the most elegant twigs with …

A Small Act On November 7th, 2014, African Peace Journal in conjunction with Jus Humanis screened the Emmy nominated documentary film, A Small Act, at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute here at Lund University in Sweden, where I am a student of Human Rights Law. It was …

here are reflections on the visit to Google on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 Nicolas My favorite part about going to Google was seeing how amazing the campus was as a whole. I liked that the campus had almost a city feel to it so that …