I' ve traversed this path - Courage to traverse the threshold

Moscow, Russia - 2002 9th Annual iEARN International Conference, July 8-13 In July of 2002, during the 9th Annual iEARN Conference that took place in Moscow, Andrew pursued his peace, human rights and conflict resolution drive that have been the centre of concern amongst his Sierra Leone colleagues. His ideas on these thorny global issues were felt by all participants in the walls of the prestigious Cosmos hotel where the conference took place and literally around the walls of the Kremlin. As well as hosting his own workshop ‘May Peace Prevail On Earth’ Andrew was able to share his thoughts in several other iEARN workshops including this one by Yoshie Naya, entitled: ‘Hello From Japan’. The interactions involved in these workshop, shows how apt the overall theme of the conference was: “Humanity In The Internet Age, Putting ‘Humanware’ before Hardware and Software.” More on the event here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-visited-kremlin-andrew-benson-greene-jr

Capetown, South Africa - 2001 8th Annual iEARN International Conference IEARN Sierra Leone youth Rashid Peters and coordinator Andrew Greene participated in the 8th Annual iEARN International Conference also known as the "Africa Connects Conference. Together they held a trio workshop with their long time partner and friend in iEARN Bill Belsey. The presentation was entitled ‘Using Tele-communications technology to illustrate the predicaments faced by child soldiers. This conference marked the climax of online interactions of youth/ students and their teachers/coordinators or on-line facilitators over the last 12 months. It also attracted professionals in On-line education and E-learning from a broad spectrum of institutions and organizations all over the world connected under the theme ‘Education In The Internet Age’. In the dynamic cityscape of Cape Town, South Africa, history intertwines with modernity, creating a mosaic of diversity, resilience, and vibrant culture. Nestled bet...

Andrew, Liron Dorfman from iEARN Israel,  and Peter Copen (Founder of iEARN)                                    In July 2000, Andrew Benson Greene embarked on a transformative journey to Beijing, China, marking his first international foray at the 7th Annual IEARN International Conference.   Amidst the backdrop of the sprawling metropolis, Andrew's presence radiated with passion and purpose as he joined educators and activists from around the world to explore the theme of "Sharing and Understanding Tele-education in the Twenty-first Century." At the heart of Andrew's participation lay a fervent commitment to leveraging technology for conflict resolution in the 21st century. With Sierra Leone's recent history of war fresh in his mind, he seized the opportunity to share his vision for utilizing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to empower students and youth in post-conf...