Welcome to
         The Leopard Tree

                                We cannot begin to create
                                change until we know
                                what needs changing.



We cannot begin to create
change until we know
what needs changing.


 
          Proceeds from sale of The Leopard Tree support HIV and malaria education in Malawi. Click on the book to purchase.

You can make a difference for people in eastern Africa! 


Make a monthly donation to HIV/Malaria Education in Malawi


You can support HIV and Malaria Education by the Museums of Malawi by donating here. All that you give is shared with Aaron Maluwa and Mike Gondwe, museum educators. They take their programs to tens of thousands of people each year in remote locations. Getting people with little or no education to be tested is a big challenge, despite the availability of anti-retro viral drugs provided by the Clinton and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations.
Your donation can be made HERE through the National Association for Interpretation. They send back monthly reports on their work to all donors and most who give make a monthly donation in an amount they can afford. This puts the money on the ground quickly and with no overhead. You can give one time only or monthly as you wish.

Make a Contribution to a Foundation who puts ARVs into communities


Learn about the Clinton Foundation's Global Initiative HERE. We are no authority on their programming but we do know that the health programs we have seen in Malawi identify the Clinton Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the sources of the Anti-retroviral drugs they give to people who are HIV Positive. The Clinton Foundation actively seeks contributions but we do not know of the same efforts with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Throw a Bead Party in Cooperation with Bead for Life


Bead for Life sells jewelry fabricated by women in Uganda using handmade beads and Fair Trade Shea Butter to support women's rights and defeat poverty in Uganda. The jewelry is beautiful and can be seen HERE and their inspirational stories are told well by videos on their website. They distribute kits to hold Bead for Life parties throughout the U.S. It is a great organization doing amazing work in Uganda.
Learn More about the Lost Boys of the Sudan and How You Might Help

Read Courageous Journey: Walking the Lost Boys Path from the Sudan to America by Barbara Youree, Ayuel Leek, and Beny Ngor. Visit their website at http://sudanfaces.wordpress.com and learn more about the Lost Boys Foundation.

Spread the word!


The Leopard Tree is a work of fiction but the story encourages people to think about the needs of others in a part of the world with few reasonable choices. You can spread the word in several ways. Buy books to share with friends. They are $15 each or half-price in quantities of 10 or more. All profits go to the Museums of Malawi anti-HIV and malaria programs. Buy books as hard copies or as a Kindle book at Amazon.com or as hard copies and with quantity discounts at http://www.heartfeltpublications.com.

Endorse the book!

If you bought The Leopard Tree at Amazon have read and enjoyed it, please review it at Amazon.com and Goodreads.com and rate it. Your words may lead others to the story and the opportunity to get involved. Thanks for supporting the work of The Leopard Tree.

Malawi Facts:

• Thirteen million people
• The Warm Heart of Africa
• Stanley met Livingston here
• One million+ known HIV+
• Only 5.5 million tested for HIV
• One million orphans
• Orphans have no living family
• Malaria still killing more children than HIV
• Schools with 1 teacher per 125 kids
• 80% live in rural communities
• Income $800 per capita annually -219th in the world
• 53% below poverty line