When communities are involved, own the outbreak, and have what's needed, not await international response, Ebola can be stopped; our CEO and the Ariwara community proved it!!
Joy IS Soccer Shirts: Logo, Eastern Congo
For students who deal with half their family being in refugee camps, and the threat of rebels, bandits AND EBOLA, bringing them joy is as essential as water. .
Morulem, Uganda (Karamoja) Health Clinic
Staff and patients alike were thrilled to cut the ribbon and start using the new toilets-showers at their 50 year old ex-Leprosarium turned general Health Clinic.
Isoke, South Sudan: Primary School Soccer
Students in challenging environments (war, Ebola) have little recreation, except Soccer. We want to give them a sense of Team with uniforms and real balls ‘stead of plastic bags bound w/string. Below, check out our haul to Congo in May; a child’s heart is always our Mission.
Logo, Eastern Congo DRC, joyous spinning for its orphans
Joy-recreation is something the orphans of war and poverty can always use, and our Founder’s always up for initiating it during her downtime.
Our 4th Annual Soulcycle Rocked New York City
AWESOME! how our inner-city students peddled for African students in a sold-out Event.
John Lege Project's 4th Annual Charity Soulcycle Ride
Start 2019 with Charity: Sponsor a child to ride for another child in Africa, a Humanitarian Win-Win!! For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-soulcycle-ride-for-the-john-lege-project-tickets-54142055345
Refugee Camp, Bunia, Eastern Congo DRC
16,000 “Internally Displaced People” live in Camps IN Bunia town; everything’s needed, and remarkably appreciated, especially with the simplicity of children.
Congo DRC: Students call classmates to school via Drums
War, or no war, beating drums call children to school. The UN is gone, and no NGOs are around; we’re where we’ve committed to be, where we’re most needed.
Logo, Congo DRC Joy for children in war
War rages on between Lendu and Hema, and refugee camps litter the landscape; childrens lives’ are sad and difficult, providing Joy is a top priority of ours.
Dalasiga, Congo DRC Football
We support sports, even during this war in Eastern Congo. Dalasgia (Luma) wins 3-0 against Ariwara, 2 local towns; and Congo Independence celebration followed.
Congo DRC War: Logo School
Ituri region is at war, but our CEO brought Frisbees to cheer up students in the midst of it; water, light, yes there’s essentials with priority, but JOY can’t be forgotten either.
Namalu, Uganda: Portable Solar Light, "Waka Waka"
Where complicated infrastructure is impossible a "waka waka" provides the light needed for a child to study at night, who otherwise cannot!
Beekeeping: Uganda, Congo DRC, Cameroun
OUR BEEKEEPING SPRING DRIVE FOR FUNDS is for us to bring the skill of beekeeping to jobless African youth; and simultaneously assist the West with its "hive collapse", which Africa does NOT suffer from:
Eastern Congo: Frisbees
Frisbees for kids in remote areas with little else, accessible only by motorbike; our CEO-Founder, Candace, never bulks at discomfort in accomplishing our Missions.
JLP Sponsors Boys Club of NYC at Soulcycle
JLP CEO-Founder Candace w/Physical Director "Boys Club of NYC", Matt Hickey, and Harlem's Amar Kelly holding our brochure, created the most energetic Charity Ride ever at Soulycycle.
JLP 3rd Annual Soulcycle Ride Feb. 25th
The Boys Club of NY and the Bronx Early College Academy students along with many others rode their hearts out to raise funds for our Projects in Africa.
School Sign Northern Uganda, East Africa
Children's rights and Education, especially girls, who have it hardest, is our primary concern; not just physically improving their schools and environment, but educating their teachers, leaders so signs like this don't exist. And why a presence on the ground is needed.
Dry-Belt, Kakooge, Uganda: Water problems
Water isn't just a problem in Capetown, but all of Africa, and worse each year. A Dutch NGO " Tusaidiane" is trying a computerized system; we'll be "water harvesting" at St. Anthony's Girls School in a more culturally sensitive, simpler way.
Apiaries--Uganda and Eastern Congo
Bees are a global crisis; hive collapse is everywhere but Africa, yet its youth needs job. An Apiarist in Africa can support a family or two, honey's an expensive commodity in their capital cities. And we might be needing African honey soon!!