Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI)

Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) is delighted to announce the successful 8th Annual LEDI International Life Changers Awards Gala, held on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the Marriott Hotel Atlanta Airport Gateway.

The Board of Directors of LEDI and Honorary Co-Chair Xernona Clayton are thrilled to announce that Deidra Dukes, a renowned News Anchor from FOX 5 Atlanta, will be the Master of Ceremony for the 8th Annual LEDI International Life Changers Awards Gala.

Ambassador Andrew Young, Terri Badour, Nancy Flake Johnson, Mary Parker, and Eric Robbins to receive LEDI's highest honor

Awards Gala and Liberia Bicentennial Celebration Honoring 2022 International Life Changers Rev. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant, Xernona Clayton, Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., Dr. Tammy Gray-Steele, and Dana Lupton

Themed "Giving the Gift of Literacy: The Perfect Bicentennial (200th Birthday) Gift to Liberia" this awards celebration benefits the completion of Liberia's first modern public library.

Liberia Economic Development Initiative (LEDI) regrets to announce the passing of Rev. Dr. William B.G.K. Harris, Bishop of ICF Ministries in Atlanta, GA who served as a founding board member and advisor to LEDI from 2007 to 2022.

"Giving Hope Beyond Our Borders" event will benefit the LEDI-Leann Peiffer Scholarship Fund for children in extreme poverty and public library construction project in Liberia, West Africa - October 30, 2015

LEDI announces the selection of four 2015 International Life Changers: Dr. Ronald M. Berkman, Eric N. Peiffer, Felton Thomas, Jr. and Margaret W. Wong.