Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI)

Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) is honored to name Charletta Wilson Jacks - 32nd International President & CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated ®️ and distinguished public servant—as a 2026 LEDI International Life Changer Award Honoree!

Celebrating 50 years of servant leadership, Charletta Wilson Jacks’ remarkable career includes 21 years with the City of Atlanta, serving as Deputy Director of Government Affairs, managing major city budgets, and making history as the City's first African American female Zoning Administrator.

🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 5:30 PM

📍 Location: Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway Hotel | College Park, GA

✨ Theme: "We Are The Light"

Join Us & Support the Mission:

We invite members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®️, Nine organizations, civic leaders, and community advocates to meet Ms. Wilson Jacks and celebrate her global impact. Proceeds directly fund youth literacy, healthcare, and economic development in the U.S. and Liberia, including our modern public Library and Technology Center.

🚨 Deadline Reminder: All tickets, VIP table hosting, and sponsorship packages must be finalized by October 10, 2026.

📰 Read the full press release: https://www.prlog.org/13171793.html

🎟️ Reserve tickets & sponsorships: https://www.ledifundraiser.org

is honored to name acclaimed Liberian American filmmaker, documentarian, and author Gerald "Gee-Bee" Barclay as a 2026 LEDI International Life Changer Award Honoree!

From shaping Hip-Hop history with Wu-Tang Clan to capturing the spirit and resilience of Liberia through film, Liberian American director Gerald "Gee-Bee" Barclay has dedicated his life to telling stories that matter. Mr. Barclay’s career reflects an exceptional commitment to truth, cultural preservation, and youth empowerment across borders.

🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway Hotel

✨ Theme: "We Are The Light"

Support the Mission:

Join us in celebrating Mr. Barclay’s legacy and supporting our dual-nation initiatives in literacy, healthcare, and economic development, including the ongoing construction of LEDI's public Library and Technology Center in Liberia.

📰 Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/etPUfpBa

🎟️ Reserve seats, tables, & sponsorship packages: https://lnkd.in/d5RWkeAT

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Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) is honored to name acclaimed Liberian American filmmaker, documentarian, and author Gerald "Gee-Bee" Barclay as a 2026 LEDI International Life Changer Award Honoree!

From shaping Hip-Hop history with Wu-Tang Clan to capturing the spirit and resilience of Liberia through film, Liberian American director Gerald "Gee-Bee" Barclay has dedicated his life to telling stories that matter. Mr. Barclay’s career reflects an exceptional commitment to truth, cultural preservation, and youth empowerment across borders.

🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway Hotel

✨ Theme: "We Are The Light"

Support the Mission:

Join us in celebrating Mr. Barclay’s legacy and supporting our dual-nation initiatives in literacy, healthcare, and economic development, including the ongoing construction of LEDI's public Library and Technology Center in Liberia.

📰 Read the press release: https://www.prlog.org/13171788.html

🎟️ Reserve seats, tables, & sponsorship packages: https://www.ledifundraiser.org

Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) is honored to announce Donna W. Hyland, former CEO of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, as a 2026 LEDI International Life Changer Award Honoree!

During her 40-year tenure, Ms. Hyland spearheaded pivotal milestones in pediatric care, including expanding specialized centers (Marcus Autism Center, The Center for Advanced Pediatrics, Zalik Center), elevating NIH research partnerships, opening the 19-story Arthur M. Blank Hospital, and serving on key governing bodies including the Atlanta Committee for Progress, Cousins Properties, Genuine Parts Company, and Truist Atlanta Advisory Board. We invite business, community and healthcare leaders, corporate partners, and grateful families across Georgia to join us in honoring her lifetime of extraordinary service.

🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026 | Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway Hotel✨

Theme: "We Are The Light"

Support the Mission:

Corporate sponsorships and individual tickets are now available. Proceeds directly fund literacy, healthcare, and economic development programs across the U.S. and Liberia, including our ongoing project constructing a state-of-the-art public Library and Technology Center in Liberia.

🎟️ Reserve Your Ticket or Secure a Sponsorship Package: www.ledifundraiser.org

This week in Liberia, hundreds of women are gaining access to savings groups, seed funding, and entrepreneurship training.

Young business owners are being prepared to become investment-ready. And at Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) we keep thinking about the psychology behind that. Somewhere in Liberia today is a woman with an idea.

She knows her customers.
She understands her community's needs.
She knows how hard she's willing to work.

What she may lack is capital, the right introduction, or someone willing to say, I believe this can work.

Often, the difference between potential and progress isn't talent; it's an opportunity, and we've learned this through Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) work.

When you support a student's education, you aren't rescuing a student. You're investing in what she might become.

When you support a woman building a business, you're not simply giving her money. You're giving an idea the chance to generate income, independence, and perhaps opportunities for other people.

When you invest in healthcare, you're not just funding a statistic. You're helping someone stay healthy enough to raise a family, earn a living, and contribute to the community.

If you had $10,000 to invest in Liberia today, where would you allocate it, education, healthcare, a woman-owned business, youth entrepreneurship, or something else? And why?

We want you to tell us, we may learn something from your answer.

This week, Liberia has reason to celebrate.

Maternal syphilis screening has increased from just 8% in 2020 to nearly 80% today. Let's reflect on what lies behind that number.

A pregnant woman who gets tested early.
A health worker equipped to take action.
A baby starting life healthier.

Years of community engagement, system building, and a refusal to accept that preventable illness should determine a child's future.

This is what progress means to us at Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) but the uncomfortable truth is that, as Liberia celebrates these achievements, international funding for women's and maternal health is becoming increasingly uncertain, raising a question much bigger than any single organization.

Who protects progress when the funding that helped create it begins to fade? At LEDI, we think about this a lot because these communities shouldn't have to start from zero every time the world's focus shifts elsewhere.

A scholarship shouldn't vanish because a funding cycle ends.

A health program shouldn't lose momentum because priorities change thousands of miles away.

A young entrepreneur shouldn't miss out because yesterday's donor has turned their attention to tomorrow's crisis.

Sustainable change requires something more enduring, people who choose to stay.

Individuals.
Businesses.
Foundations.
Communities.

At Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) we work with people who understand that the progress built here shouldn't disappear.

Maybe that's a different way to view philanthropy.

We genuinely want to hear your thoughts, as traditional development funding declines, who should bear more responsibility for sustaining progress, governments, businesses, philanthropy, communities, or all of us?

Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) is excited to announce our inaugural after-school literacy and STEAM program: “One World, Many Stories”

This initiative combines multicultural literature with hands-on engineering challenges, helping Grades 1–2 students foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.

🌟 How You Can Help as a Literacy Ambassador:

Every child in the program will:

Build Their First Home Library: Receive 5 multicultural books to keep forever.

Make Global Connections: Connect directly with children in Liberia through literacy exchange projects.

💰 Ways to Support:

Sponsor a Child: $101.50 covers a full student experience (books, materials, and global activities).

Donate Supplies: Contribute STEAM and art supplies (paint, markers, glue, engineering kits).

Make a Tax-Deductible Gift: Any amount directly impacts our students!

👉 Donate Today: Visit www.ledinow.org or scan the QR codes on our flyer!

📧 Contact: [email protected]

We Are Growing Our Global Leadership!

Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) is pleased to welcome four distinguished leaders to our International Advisory Board. Their expertise in education, healthcare, strategic operations, sustainability, and international development will help strengthen our mission “to reduce poverty and change lives”.

Please join us in welcoming:
✨ Hillery Cambre
✨ Telice T. Gillom
✨ JOYCE JONES
✨ Abraham M. Mustapha

Together, they will provide strategic guidance, cultivate new partnerships, and help expand LEDI’s impact for youth and underserved communities in Liberia, the United States and beyond.

We are honored to have these exceptional professionals join the LEDI family and look forward to the difference we will make together.

Learn more about our mission and work at www.ledinow.org.

Read Full Press Release:https://www.prlog.org/13156076-ledi-announces-new-international-advisory-board-to-expand-impact-in-liberia-and-the-united-states.pdf

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🎉 Please join us in welcoming Abraham M. Mustapha to the Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) International Advisory Board!

With more than 30 years of leadership across the private and public sectors, Abraham brings extensive expertise in project management, finance, and sustainable development. He has successfully led high-impact initiatives throughout Africa and is passionate about creating solutions that deliver lasting results.

His strategic vision and commitment to sustainability will help ensure LEDI's programs continue to create meaningful, long-term impact for the communities we serve.

Congratulations and welcome Abraham to this exciting new chapter!

Learn more about our mission at www.ledinow.org.

🎉 Please join us in welcoming Joyce Siah Jones to the Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) International Advisory Board!

Joyce is a respected healthcare operations leader serving as Senior Operations Manager at Emory Healthcare's Winship Cancer Institute. A longtime LEDI volunteer, she combines professional expertise with a deep commitment to service.

Her experience in healthcare management and passion for connecting resources between the United States and Liberia will help expand LEDI's health initiatives and strengthen our impact for underserved communities.

Congratulations and welcome Joyce to this exciting new chapter!

Learn more about our mission at www.ledinow.org.