Journey of Hope

All too often, the perception of the African people presented by various forms of media is one of small children with tear-filled eyes and fractured, skinny bodies barely clinging to life. While these situations certainly exist in places around the continent, they present a distorted view of African people as hopeless rather than hopeful.

In "Journey of Hope," author Dorothy M. Leveque, EdD, cofounder of Pathways/Africa, presents a detailed chronicling of her sixteen-day humanitarian trip to Tanzania that showcases her organization's belief that positive change can happen. These firsthand accounts show that friendship, long-term relationships, and jointly established goals for the use of funds can assist individuals and groups in making significant changes in their daily lives and those around them.

For fans of Greg Mortenson's "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools," as well as Jeffrey Sachs's "The End of Poverty: How We Can Make It Happen in Our Lifetime," this remarkable journal highlights the beauty and hope that can be found in the lives of the extraordinary peoples of Africa.