WINGS Welcomes Fellows Carol Beckwith, Angela Fisher, and Leela Hazzah to New York.

A Book Signing to Celebrate the release of Dinka: Legendary Cattle Keepers of Sudan

On October 25, WINGS joined forces with the historic National Arts Club to co-host a book-signing and presentation by 2010 Wings Fellows and renowned photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher. Their book, Dinka: Legendary Cattle Keepers of Sudan, has just been published by Rizzoli on the eve of a Dinka vote for independence from Sudan (in early 2011).  This exquisite book is documents a people whose traditional way of life has been eroded by decades of civil strife.

Picture right: Carol Beckwih, Ken Lipper and Angela Fisher join WINGS Executive Director, Angela Schuster.

 Visit the Picture Gallery to see more photos!

Leela Hazzah Shares an Update on Lion Conservation in Africa

On October 29th, former WINGS Board Chair, Maud Welles, hosted a reception for Lion Guardians founder Leela Hazzah. Lion Guardians has been instrumental in lion conservation in southern Kenya, where the lion population has has plummeted. A 2009 Wings WorldQuest Women of Discovery awardee, Leela Hazzah has been working hand and hand with local Maasai warriors who once hunted lions as a coming-of-age rite. In Lion Guardians, the Maasai have become the primary stewards of Kenya's lion population.  They work to identify and collar lions, and monitor their movements via GPS. Tracking the lion's movements helps the Massai warn local residents about the presence of lions in a given area, so that residents might better protect their livestock. WINGS supporters received an exclusive update on the Lion Guardian project which next year plans to expand to Tanzania.

Picture left:  Maasai Warrior, Jacob Mayiani joins Leela Hazzah to share the success of their program, Lion Guardians.

Promoting Women's Leadership and Philanthropy with U.S. Trust/Bank of America....

Leela Hazzah made a formal presentation on her important work to a gathering of 50 women bankers, philanthropists, and friends of WINGS at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT.  The event was hosted by WINGS corporate sponsor U.S. Trust/Bank of America on November 2nd.

WINGS in the Schools...

Bringing the personal stories and field research of our Fellows to young people is part of WINGS core mission, and while in New York, Leela spoke to approximately 80 students at Birch Walthen Lenox School in Manhattan, and to the Young Women's Leadership School in Brooklyn, NY.