Founder Mary Martin Niepold was honored at Wake Forest University on April 15. She received the 2009-2010 “Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award for a Faculty Venture” for her work with The Nyanya Project. The award was presented by Dr. Betsy Gatewood, head of the Wake Forest University Center for Entrepreneurship, and Sydney Kitson, a Wake Forest [...]
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Founder of Nyanya Project Honored
April 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Mary Martin Niepold interviewed by Denise Franklin WFDD Radio 88.0
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments
Click the link below to listen to the interview. Denise Franklin of WFDD Radio 88.0 interviewed Mary Martin for her radio show Voices and Viewpoints. click here to listen
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Nyanya featured on popular Chow and Chatter blog
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments
Dear Foodie friends, I attended a professional woman’s meeting this week and the Speaker was the founder of the Nyanya project a project in Africa to take care of and teach skills to the Grandmothers of AIDS orphans. It really touched me and they need donations, please consider sharing the blog post. http://www.chowandchatter.com/2010/02/nyanya-project-and-peri-peri-mung-pilaf.html Rebecca
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Nyanya Featured in Wake Forest Magazine
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Click here to see the magazine. Article featured on page 8.
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Nyanya Featured in Lexington NC’s Dispatch
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Click here to see the article published January 28, 2010
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Greetings from Rwanda
January 9th, 2010 · No Comments
The first group of Rwandan grandmothers to be trained in basketmaking at Gahaya Links in Rwanda. Founder Mary Martin Niepold and Board member Virginia Weiler met the grandmothers on January 3.
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2009 Holiday Gift Catalogue Now Ready!
December 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Dear Friends of Nyanya, We hope that you will hold our African families in your heart this holiday season. Click below to view our catalogue of ways that you can make a world of difference in their lives. From $4 to pay for one month’s day care fees to $40 for a sheep or $400 [...]
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Nyanya Interviewed on WFDD Voices & Viewpoints
November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Click here to listen to the Interview that was broadcast Friday, Nov. 20th on WFDD Voices & Viewpoints.
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The Roots & The Light
November 16th, 2009 · No Comments
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 26 Winston-Salem’s Mary Martin Niepold Honored as 2009 Purpose Prize Fellow for Innovation, Extraordinary Contribution in Encore Career
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Winston-Salem’s Mary Martin Niepold Honored as 2009 Purpose Prize Fellow for Innovation, Extraordinary Contribution in Encore Career Entrepreneurs Over 60 Win $50,000 – $100,000 Each for Using Creativity, Experience to Solve Long-Standing Social Problems Winston-Salem, N.C. – Mary Martin Niepold has been named a 2009 Purpose Prize Fellow, an honor for social entrepreneurs over 60 [...]
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