Nelly Furtado, well known Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and winner of the Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Album showed up today at the Markham District Secondary School to lend a hand to Divya Shah and the Markham P4K Club to pack schoolbags destined for Niger! Ms. Furtado was warm, genuine and compassionate as […]

Today, July 26th, 2012, was the start of  the training program for the ‘trainers’ who will assist in preparing the teachers for the Farmers of the Future program! 16 people will receive training during 20 days, led  by Saidou Abdoussalam from ICRISAT and Hamani Djibo from LIBO. This training session will cover many subjects, including […]

The children of Parkland Players & Meadowbrook players have worked really hard the last several months to help raise $2619.00 for “Pencils for Kids” . Their Before & After School Care Children ages 5 -12 helped to paint & sell beautiful wooden art pieces as well as created unique beaded projects. The older children from […]

The P4K Markham Chapter at Markham District High School (MDHS) is raising its voice to make a difference in the global community by lifting children out of poverty through education. After learning that 30 children shared a single pencil in a classroom in Libore, Niger, the P4K Markham Chapter decided to take a stand using […]