Students from West Virginia University took part in a service learning study abroad program in Vuelta Grande, Guatemala from June 3 – 11, 2023. The program was organized by CEPA Foundation together with the local organization on-site Free Hearts Foundation-Fundacion Corazones Libres https://www.facebook.com/freeheartsfoundation/ https://www.instagram.com/freeheartsfoundation/?hl=en
We are excited to report that our university partner Columbus State University, generously donated funds to purchase 20 smoke reducing ecological stoves for the communities of La Cumbre, Vuelta Grande, and La Colorada. Most people in these communities usually keep an open fire inside their homes to prepare their food. […]
Kindern eine Chance e.V. is the German-based partner organization of CEPA Foundation. In the presentation below, you will see what we have been able to achieve in the past 8 years and how the living conditions of the children and families of Vuelta Grande have drastically improved. The presentation also […]
Interview with Julie Swendiman about her virtual study abroad experience “Global Competence: Preparing for Life and Work in the 21st Century” from August to October 2020. Virtual Experiences CEPA organized for the course: Module 1: Europe and Migration with live and asychronous components Module 2: Social Responsibility with live and […]
On August 7 2019, the FUNCOLI Free Hearts Foundation– the prime beneficiary of The CEPA Foundation’s Charitable Project in Guatemala– recieved praise from the Antiguan Rotary Club and Francisco Viau, the District Governor, for itsuccess in attainting the objectives set forth in their Global Grant Award. Following the Rotary Club […]
A Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Sciences Po Strasbourg On the 29th October 2018, the Franco-German cross-border Jean Monnet Centre was launched. The ceremony took place on Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Strasbourg City Hall. In the presence of Roland Ries, mayor of the City of Strasbourg, Robert […]
What is Giving Tuesday? It is a simple idea – a movement created as an international day of giving. Traditionally, it is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.). “Giving” happens all year-round and in many different ways at the CEPA Foundation. Whether we are “giving” funds to […]
As part of a special topics course on the current migrant crisis in Europe, Melissa Lee, student from The College of New Jersey, along with her professor Dr. Karen Becker and her classmates have created a new organization called “The College of New Jersey Kids at Play” (TCNJ K.A.P.S). The […]
New stoves, Medical Clinic, and Houses Harald Leibrecht (President, CEPA Foundation) and his wife Uli Leibrecht (Director of CEPA Foundation) visited our global engagement aid project in Vuelta Grande, Guatelmala this January in order to evaluate the latest developments. Although a lot was achieved in Vuelta Grande in a short […]
