J.K. Presant, M. Ed.

On the Right Track How cool it was to go to the UN Headquarters in NY for the first time! Not only is the building, artwork, displays, etc. beautiful and inspirational - but I met many beautiful and inspirational humans as well. At several moments during the UN ECOSOC Forum on Partnerships, I felt deeply affirmed — not only in what we are doing, but how and where we are doing it. Our work sits at the intersection of many of today’s global crises : climate change, conflict, poverty, gender...

We are pleased to share that now, at the closing of 2025, we have evolved into a new structure with a new team and big goals! We are now Culturewise Youth, an association registered in Lot, France. We have an international team of officers and members hailing from the American, European, Asian, and African continents. We are also now releasing our first children's book, How We Hold the World which I wrote with illustrations by a Dogon artist, Dramane Diarra. (Check out www.dogondreams.org ...

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