Apeadu Peace Center People
A noted African leader and one of
Ghana’s queen mothers, Nana Osei Boakyewa Yiadom II is
the first among African women to be elected village chief.
She has dedicated her life to serving diverse people
around the world.
Nana holds a Master of Arts degree from New
York’s Queen’s College and is a fellow with the UN
Institute for Training and Research, working on a project on
refugee women. She has served since 1986 as consultant on
the UN Decade for Women, advisor of the Committee on African
Women’s Affair, and president of the New-York-based Pan
African Human Rights Association.
Based on her knowledge and working
experience with women and children in Africa, and the impact of
ethnic conflicts, she founded the Apeadu Children’s Peace Center to "build skills for self-sustenance,
promote the issue of tolerance, and preserve and enhance the
national culture, identity and tradition of Africa."
Vice-President:
Nina Lynn Meyerhof
Nina Lynn Meyerhof, EdD, has made a career of advocating for children
locally and globally. She served over fifteen years as a
public school administrator in Vermont. Dr. Meyerhof has
two Master of Arts degrees, a Certificate of Advanced Graduate
Studies, and holds a doctorate in Educational Policy, Research,
and Administration. The co-author of Conscious Education:
The Bridge to Freedom, she is recognized as an innovative
educator committed to global responsibility through authentic
learning.
Dr. Meyerhof has developed a model to be
used internationally that empowers young people to become
informed young citizens and to commit to take action on the
local, national, and international frontiers. The model
includes a focus on spiritual and ethical personal development
as well as becoming knowledgeable of other cultures and
universal global needs. The Apeadu Children’s Peace
Center is a pilot project for this concept, officially
sponsored by Children
of the Earth, a UN-NGO
established by Nina to give youth a voice in creating the
future.
Toda Institute for Peace and Global Policy
Research, founder and director of Vision for Humanity, and
associate convener of the World Commission for Global
Consciousness and Spirituality.
Audrey is listed in Who's Who In American
Law, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who In The World, and
Prominent People of Hawaii. Her personal profile may be
viewed on the world wide web.
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