Mayor Vincent Gray issued a proclamation supporting human rights,
and it was celebrated at the gathering of Youth for Human Rights
International, led by Niko Papaheraklis, at Busboys and Poets in
Washington DC on October 8, 2011. Dr. Ariel King was the featured
speaker to an audience of one hundred human rights activists from
Washington DC, including Amnesty International, Youth for Human Rights
International, and others. Click below to seem images of the
event and the proclamation by Mayor Gray.
Dr. Ariel King Speaks at
The Eighth Annual Human Rights Summit
Youth for Human Rights International
On
August 26, 2011, Dr. Ariel King gave a motivating speech to the Eighth
Annual Human Rights Summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The
theme was Creating Leaders Through Education.
The Global HIV Prevention Working Group (PWG) Dr. Ariel R. King Added As a New
Member 2011
Ariel
Consulting International is pleased to announced that Dr. Ariel R. King
has been added as a new member of The Global HIV Prevention Working
Group (PWG) . The PWG is an international panel of more than 50
leading public health experts, clinicians, biomedical and behavioral
researchers, advocates and people affected by HIV/AIDS, convened by the
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation and the Henry J. Kaiser Family
Foundation.
The Working Group was launched in 2002 to inform global policy-making,
program planning, and donor decisions on HIV prevention. The
Working Group:
Issues periodic reports and fact sheets on key issues in HIV prevention
science and policy . Works to build consensus on evidence-based
HIV prevention programming, and advocates for a comprehensive
international response to HIV/AIDS that integrates prevention,
treatment, and care. Provides information and guidance to donors,
media, and policy makers
5th Fete des Geneveis ONG - 5th Festival of Geneva NGOs (28 May 2011)
Dr. Ariel King speaks at 5th Fete de Geneve ONG
(Festival of Geneva Non Governmental Organizations)
Dr
Ariel Rosita King, MPH, MBA, PhD, DTM&H,
Founder and President, Ariel Consulting International and Ariel
Foundation International was a speaker for the second year at the
5th Fete Genevoise des ONG 2011 (5th Festival of Geneva Non
Governmental Organizations) in Petit-Lancy, Switzerland. This years
festival highlighted the country of Morocco. Click
for More Photos.
Other speakers (partial list) included:
Mr. Adalvert Nouga, Administrator and Founder of Village
Suisse ONG,
H.E. Ambassador Omar Hilale of Morocco to United Nations;
H.E. Ambassador Anatole Fabien Marie Nkou of Cameroun to
United Nations;
H. E. Ambassador M. Jacques Pellet of France to United
Nations;
H.E. Fods Seck of Senegal to Unisted Nations
M. Abdoulaye Sanako, Counselor of Tourism, Embassy of Mali
Prof. Michel Veuthey, Human Rights, University of Nice
Mr. Johnson A Oduwaiye, Director, Africalink, The voice of
Africa in Switzerland
Mme Marie-Michele Le Provost, Director of the Society of
Cirix Evolution, Paris
M. Kanya Mutubo, Director, UPAF, University Population of
Africa of Geneva
The festival events also featured
artists included Loubna Ayouch Combalat, Moroccan painter; Orchester
Mokthar Khenifri, Marocco folkmusic; By Bossa - Brazil Jazz; and
original cuisine by "Calisito & Calliope, African Food and Beauty."
An Interview with Dr.
Ariel King (Founder of the Ariel Foundation - International Women
Impacting Policy,
Permanent Representative
for the National Council of Women at the United Nations.)
March 12, 2011 - Interview conducted by Ashley S. Fitzpatrick and Keith
Norris
[Click on Photo to go to
interview]
UNITED NATIONS CHILD WATCH
Dr. Ariel King, WOW Permanent Representative ECOSOC at UNOV – Vienna -
March 2011
Dr. Ariel King attended the the UN Office on Drugs and Crime,
Commission on Narcotics and Drugs, 54th Session in Vienna and reported
on a) Healthy and safe children through family skills training
programs, b) A Smart Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Drug Use
and Criminal Behavior, and c) “The rights of the child”
– The forgotten Human Rights Issue?, Read
More Interview
with Dr. Ariel Rosita King
Cultural Diplomacy News
November 2010
Dr.
Ariel
Rosita King was interviewed in Cultural Diplomacy News by James Hood
and Ana Lucas-Palomares, on a wide range of topics including Mellenium
Development Goals, HIV/AIDS, International Health Policy, and Internal
Displacement Camp Security issues. Read the interview here.
Dr. Ariel King Represents Germany at International Conference On
Kangaroo Care in Quebec Canada, June 2010
Dr. Ariel King presented cutting edge research from Germany at
the 8th International Conference on Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC).
The Conference took place in Quebec City, Canada during June
2010. It brought together 125 researchers from 36 countries who
are practitioners from a wide range of disciplines such as pediatrics,
nursing, neuroscience, psychology, social work, occupational therapy
and physiotherapy, are interested in clinical and basic aspects of KMC.
Dr. King developed the research proposal and design for the
first set of research projects carried out by staff and management team
at the Premature Baby Center, Bayreuth Klinikum Hospital in
Germany. The
research was on health professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and
perceptions of kangaroo care in a tertiary referral hospital in Germany.
A King (Ariel Consulting and Ariel Foundation, International), T
Rupprecht, W
Pohl, I Wittal, R Himmelmann, and A Aub (Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH,
Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Bayreuth, Germany), A-M
Bergh and E van Rooyen (MRC Unit for Maternal and Infant Health Care
Strategies, University of Pretoria, South Africa).
Dr. Ariel King Speaks at the
4th Festival of the NGOs
Genevoise 2010 - May 29, 2010
The Swiss Village NGOs organized against the background of
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the 2010 World Cup
festivities, will be celebrating the 4th Geneva NGOs to be held May 29,
2010.
This event is supported by the Mission of Haiti to the United Nations.
Saturday, May 29, 2010. Click here
to see presentation.
THE
ARIEL FOUNDATION BRING HOLIDAY HAPPINESS TO AIDS ORPHANS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Dr.
Ariel King made a surprise visit to an orphanage in South
Africa that the foundation has helped support. Most
of the
children were orphaned by the loss of their parents to AIDS.
Their happy faces show the happiness that Dr. King brought to
them this holiday season.
UN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY DECEMBER 2009
The
world delegates met in Geneva on December 10, 2009 for a conference on
Human Rights.
Ariel Foundation International was there, participating
through
its President, Dr. Ariel King. Awards were given out as well.
COJEP
International www.cojep.com
COJEP
International is an international NGO based in Strasbourg, France.
COJEP is also operated in 15 countries. The main activity
areas
of COJEP International are: Human Rights, Democracy, Youth, struggle
against racism and discrimination, Active Citizenship, Living Together
and Intercultural Dialogues. COJEP International is a member of the
INGO Conference of Council of Europe, has ECOSOC Status in United
Nations, is admitted for Operational Relations with UNESCO and is a key
partner of ODIHR/OSCE.
COPJEP 3rd Human Rights Awards Ceremony, 9 December 2009 at
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva
AWARD WINNERS:
About
100 people gathered for the awards ceremony was held at Restaurant
Vieux Bois, right next to the Palias du Nations (United Nations,
Geneva) with Cecil Yilmaz, the Secretary General of COJEP
International officiating and with closing remarks by
Ambassador
Eishad ISKANDAROV – ICYC-DC. After the ceremony a Buffet and
social was enjoyed by everyone.
The award winners are:
MICHELINE
CALMY-REY - Special Award
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
M. JEAN-MARIE HEYDT - Civil Society Award
INGO Conference of Council of Europe’ Chair of the Conference
MUNIRA SUBASIC - Struggle Racism and Discrimination Award
Association Mothers of Srebrenica Bosnia-Herzegovina
MIREILLE FANON MENDES FRANCE - Human Rights Award
French Jewish Union for Peace
M. CLAUDE BIRRAUX – Citizenship Award
French Parliamentary of “Haute Savoie”
Circumscription
M. MURAT ERDONGAN - Intercultural Dialogue Award
University of Hacettepe/Ankara – Department of Political
Science
COJEP INTERNATIONAL, HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
10th December 2009, United Nations, Geneva (Photos in next email)
COLLOQUIUM , HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN GLOBAL WORLD
(Wars and Conflicts – Situations of Civilians in the frame of
Human Rights,
Mrs Navenethem PILLAY,
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Video Message for Human Rgiths
Day
M. Doudou DIENE,
Former UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 2002-2008
FIFTH
SAHARA 2009 CONFERENCE
Social Aspects of HIV AIDS
Research Alliance (SAHARA)'s
4-day conference from 30 November - 3 December 2009 at Gallagher Estate
in Midrand, Gauteng province, South Africa went off like a well-oiled
machine. The conference was held in collaboration with
major partners including the HSRC, the UNFPA, UNAIDS, the Bill
&
Melinda Gates Foundation, CDC PEPFAR and UNDP. The 2007
SAHARA
conference held in Kisumu, Kenya highlighted the fact that there are
vastly different opinions on issues such as male circumcision and
homosexuality. The 2009 conference thus had the theme
“socio-cultural responses to HIV” in order to
explore these
controversies.
The
SAHARA network succeeded in drawing over 400 conference goers despite
competing with the many World AIDS Day commemorations all over the
country. Participants came from countries as far as India, Pakistan,
the USA, Germany, and Australia, and from 26 African countries,
including Uganda, Togo, Ghana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Senegal, Gambia, Ethiopia and Kenya. The conference was chaired by
Prof. Geoffrey Setswe, of the SAHARA research programme at the HSRC.
Why this conference? The
SAHARA conference has a very specific focus, the social aspects of HIV
– that is the social and cultural aspects of the epidemic (as
opposed to the bio-medical ones). An
important feature of the conference is its strong Africa focus. So
often, Africa is analysed and spoken about by people outside the
continent. A real effort is made to provide a forum for African voices,
and for local responses to be highlighted.
The networking opportunities at this conference are thus unique in that
it provides a platform for African scholars to interact.
Highlights:
Highlights of the conference followed up on some of the
burning
issues raised for the first time at previous SAHARA conferences, namely
male circumcision. Barely two years later, several countries have
started rolling out a programme of male circumcision as part of a
package of preventative measures. Other
highlights were presentations on the conflict between scientific
discourse and cultural traditions and the need to identify cultural
practices that might be beneficial o HIV prevention. Prof. Cheick Niang
of Senegal pointed out that the cultural interpretation of HIV was more
complicated than generally assumed as culture plays an important role.
The
Governance of SAHARA met during the conference. Dr. Ariel King,
President, Ariel Foundation International and Ariel Consulting
International was elected as the new CHAIR of SAHARA Continental
Advisory Board.
Madadascar office
of the President, Embassy of Madagascar, Ariel Consulting
International,
and Ariel
Foundation International were co sponsors for the "Madagascar
Presidential Physicians Practice, Policy and Partnership
Medical
Tour," including an
extensive US tour of leading medical facilities for top physicians from
Madgascar, including Georgetown University
Hospital, Howard University Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medical Center,
Wake Forest and others
President
George Bush was honored by Mr. Julius Coles, President of Africare, and
Dr. Ariel King, along with other dignataries, joined together to honor
President George Bush and acknowledge the effort to advance the
development of the African nations. Over 1,400 international,
government and corporate leaders were in attendance and raised some 1
million dollars to support Africare in improving the quality of life
for the people of Africa. Click
here to see photos.
Contact:
JW Arnold or Dr.
Ariel King PRDC
& Ariel Foundation International Press
information Email: arking@arielconsult.com
International
Square Center 1875 Eye
St., NW Suit 500 Washington,
DC 20006 RSVP:
Embassy
of
the Kingdom
of
Lesotho,
202-797-5533
The
Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho,
Ambassador Molelekeng Rapolaki and the Ariel
Foundation International, Dr.
Ariel R. King will be
hosting
a hand-made quilt
auction made by USA grandparent
caregivers to help with micro-loans to the Lesotho
grandparent caregivers on World AIDS Day. The
event will be held on Saturday,
1 December at Africare’s Africa House (440 R Street,
NW Washington, DC) from 5:30 to 8:30pm. The event
will include presentations by H.E. Ambassador Rapolaki, of the Lesotho
Embassy, President
of Africare, Dr. Julius Coles, Chair of
the Ariel Foundation
International, Ambassador Joseph Huggins, and the
founder of the National
Grandparents Association, Ms. Shirley Smith. The
evening will include presentation
on the Kingdom of
Lesotho, Music from Lesotho, an Auction of the hand-made
quilts and a reception honoring the Grandparents and caregivers.
Through
the Embassy
of
the Kingdom of Lesotho, The Ariel Foundation International
and The National
Association of Grandparents and other Caregivers, the North
Carolina women are building
an international bridge of support to
other grandparents and caregivers through the auction of their handmade
quilts, for
the benefit
of
grandparents and caregivers
in the
Kingdom of
Lesotho, in Southern Africa.
The number
of children being raised by relatives has grown exponentially. This increasing
trend has been termed “kinship care”. Kinship
care has been defined as
“any living arrangement in which a relative or someone else
emotionally close to a child
(such as friends, neighbors, and godparents) takes primary responsibility
for rearing that child. The largest groups of children in kinship or family
care are those being raised by grandparents. Currently, in the United States
there are more than 5
million children living in households headed by grandparents.
Grandparents are responsible for most of the basic needs of their grandchildren,
in more than 2.4 million homes. The number
of grandparents raising
grandchildren in Africa is even larger than the
number in the United States. Dr.
Campbell, of WSSU said, “What an incredible service these grandparents
are providing …by taking care of children with their own
resources. We owe
them a huge debt. They not only care about their own plight but about others
around the world.”
The
Kingdom of Lesotho has one of the third highest HIV/AIDS infections in the world and
the largest
number of
orphans
in the world. Thus
grandparents are raising their children. The partnerships
forged between these grandparents from two
different countries with some of the same challenges are the best
way to address
these stark
HIV/AIDS statistics.
(More Information...)
DarynKagan.com interviews Archbishop
Desmond Tutu as he sails the high seas. The Nobel Peace Prize
winner spent 100 days with the students of Semester
at Sea.
Ten
Zambian young adults were in D.C. from July 1st through 6th of 2007
through their participation in the Youth Information Technology
Micro-enterprise Project-Zambia (YouthIT-Zambia), a project designed to
support job skills training, employment and entrepreneurship
development for Zambian youth. They are the winners of a competitive
business plan competition. The overall project was
sponsored by the Rotary Club International.
Through a business plan competition representatives of nine
“plans” have been selected for travel to the U.S.
from June
30th to July 14th. The first week was in Washington, DC from
(1st-6th, July) and the second week will be in Los
Angeles,
California (7-13 July). The Ariel Foundation International
and
Ariel Consulting International helped organize the project, and
co-hosted the reception for the Zambian winners on July 6, 2007.
Dr. Ariel King and Tony
Bloome had the good fortune to be part of the citizen exchange
component of the project in September 2006 and March 2007 respectively.
YouthIT
Citizen Exchange Participants 1. Ms. Kapasa
MUSONDA – Le Kay Fashion 2. Ms. Princess
Sampa Kameela CHILESHE – MIPS
Milling 3. Ms. Racheal
MOFYA – M&N
Bee Products 4. Mr. Chris
MUDENDA – CORE-SADI 5. Mr. Kennedy
KOMBE – Sausage
Production 6. Ms. Esnart
M'TONGA – Y2Y Net 7. Mr. Patrick
Daniel LUMU – HL Steel 8. Mr. Terrence
SIMFUKWE – Image Centre
Studio
9. Mr. Clyde MILIMO - The Copperbelt Health Education Project
Ariel
Consulting International Helps Winston-Salem University Students Attack
Aids in Africa, December 2006
Students
and faculty at Winston-Salem State University set out for
Africa
to help serve a country where an estimated 28.9 percent of the
population has HIV/AIDS. The Lesotho Experience Through
Service program, sponsored by the
Ariel Foundation International, organized the trip as part of the
foundation's work in international health and public policy.
"There are about 35 people going - 10 of which are students, and the
largest group is from WSSU," said Ariel King, president of the Ariel
Consulting International Inc., and director of the LETS program.
"The Ariel Foundation specifically looks at developing countries, as
well as children and youth - but mostly our focus is children and
youth."
