International Institute For Global Leadership
Issue #287 *November 2025
www.global-leadership.com
Asheville, NC USA
Guest Editorial
First IIGL Virtual Conference is a Great Success
Deb Rosen (WI/USA)
A special Thank You to the IIGL Board of Directors; inspiring presenters Michael Lightweaver (USA); Noeline Kirabo (Uganda) for implementing the First IIGL Virtual Conference on October 18, 2025 via Zoom! There were several students, graduates, plus friends and family that attended! Countries represented included Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, USA and Zimbabwe!
Michael Lightweaver (USA); IIGL Founder; Lightweave@aol.com discussed; “How to Change your Frequency and How that will Change your Life!” He also introduced a new initiative he has started which is called Perpetual Gratitude! I have included it below in this newsletter in the Valuable Resources Section!
Next Noeline Kirabo (Uganda); former IIGL President and Graduate; author and founder of KYUSA; hello@noelinekirabo.com shared “Turning Challenges into Global Impact!” Noeline shared parts of her Leadership journey as well as some motivational quotes and stories! One of my favorite quotes she shared was, “it’s important to shift consciousness from being a victim to being a visionary!”
The meeting adjourned with Virtual Conference facilitator and Corresponding Secretary Kathleen Oweegon (USA); Oweegon@bridgesforpeace.com leading the group through a Word Cloud exercise asking for responses to the following question: “What can you do to make a Positive Global Impact?”
Since the meeting IIGL has received new student applications and more views on social media! Once again, thanks to everyone that made this such a success!
You can view the entire meeting on the IIGL You Tube channel!
What Others Are Saying
Why IIGL?
Kathleen Oweegon
Oweegon@bridgesofpeace.com
If you are looking for a nonprofit whose work is having multiple ripple effects of positive difference in the world, look no further than the International Institute For Global Leadership (IIGL). What makes IIGL stand out from the others is that it empowers individuals to empower themselves to grow and evolve in ways that then have a profound and positive impact on others. IIGL gifts its students (most from underdeveloped countries) with a self-directed, no-cost course of study via books on leadership, philosophy, manifestation, self-awareness, intellectual and spiritual growth, and more. As part of the program, students create projects in their communities utilizing what they have learned to benefit others. These projects share knowledge and skills, help feed community members, help others start their own small businesses, and support the empowerment and evolution of others in a wide variety of ways. I have witnessed this time and again! Visit IIGL online to learn more and support our work!
(Kathleen is a long term IIGL Mentor, Contributor and the current Corresponding Secretary).
What our Students are Reading
Mindset ($9.24)
After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset; those who believe that abilities are fixed are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset; those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment. In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love to transform their lives and your own.
Students/Graduates In Action
IIGL Graduate and Board Member Starts his own Business!
Sunday Elebiju (Nigeria) Elebijusunday@gmail.com developed a passion for solving systemic challenges in food production. With over a decade of experience as an aquaculturist, he began his journey by working with programs like the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program and the Africa Project Development Centre, training youth in agripreneurship. But he quickly realized a critical gap: conventional fish farming methods were harming both people and the environment. Determined to create change, he took a bold step; he began developing organic, sustainable aquaculture systems that could produce food without degrading ecosystems. This earned him am International award as one of the best under 40 hatchery professionals. Seeing the need for broader impact, he launched an initiative to train and empower individual households in sustainable fish farming and aquaponics. To ensure farmers had a reliable market, he created the “Fried Fish Jumbo Snack;”a nutritious, protein-rich product that also created demand for their fish. His model worked. What started as a small training program soon grew into a full-fledged value chain, connecting fish farmers, processors, and consumers. He also introduced aquaponics to schools and communities, teaching the next generation how to grow food sustainably. Their network of trained farmers is growing, and their goal is to convert thousands of conventional fish farms to organic, regenerative practices across Africa.
Valuable Resources for Personal and Planetary Transformation
Perpetual Gratitude
Perpetualgratitude.org
Have you ever been with a group of friends or family and someone will comment about how bad things are? It could be something simple like the weather, a political situation, a health challenge or a tragic event. And before for you know it, everyone has chimed in, sharing other bad things. I call it having an “Ain’t It an Awful Party.” The negativity isn’t intentional. It is mostly unconscious. However, no good ever comes from it. It doesn’t change the situation. In fact, the negativity actually contributes energetically to its continuation and everyone feels the worse for it. This is the impetus for the creation of the Holy Order of Perpetual Gratitude; a group of conscious individuals focused on positive personal and planetary transformation at an energetic level. To this end, members of the order commit to pausing at least four times a day to remember what they are truly grateful for. How? Setting the alarm on your cell phone for 9am, 12noon, 6pm and 9pm to pause for just a moment to remember how grateful you are for all the blessings of life. For early risers or night owls, you can add additional reminders.
Consider the various parts of your life: Spiritual, Physical, Financial, Relationships, Health. There may be many things in each of these areas that you are unhappy with and want to change, but as you look around and compare yourself to others, you may come to realize how truly blessed you are. It is focusing on those blessings that alters your frequency and gradually changes your life and contributes to the greater good of all.
If you wish to become a member of the order, Click Here, and feel free to forward this on to others whom you feel would be interested. Email Michael: lightweave@aol.com with any questions!
News
Book Challenge Continues!
IIGL’s Annual Book Challenge Continues until November 30, 2025! Email Deb Rosen for more details!
Help IIGL Recruit New Students!
Feel free to share this newsletter or just this poster with your friends, family, co-workers and colleagues to help IIGL continue to grow and flourish globally! Thank you to those who have referred others!
IIGL Book Sales Continue…
The IIGL Board of Directors shared that the IIGL book, “Creating Your Path Through Leadership” book sales continue to provide a Royalty payment to IIGL each month. It has also helped new potential donors understand more about IIGL! The book is available both on Kindle and in Paperback on Amazon.com! Check it out! Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1…
Meet Our New Students
We had 2 new students this month.
Bena Nyanchoka (Kenya)
I am someone shaped by life’s weightiest challenges, carrying the scars of hard work and the ache of solitude. My strength is undeniable; a resilience that keeps me moving forward, even when the world feels heavy and unforgiving. Beneath the surface, there is a deep reservoir of emotions: sadness, emptiness, and fear, woven together in a story of survival. Though the pain runs deep, it’s a testament to my ability to endure.
Fatima Zahra Radouane (Morocco)
I am 32 years old, am someone who balances many sides of life. I’ve worked hard to achieve this position and aiming for more as a senior registration assistant at UNHCR, I do love my job because it allowed me to be faced to many challenges and helping others in the humanitarian field. I do look for training and courses to improve myself whenever I have the opportunity for. Health and lifestyle are also important for me I enjoy sports and surf. I try many kinds of foods, I use balance for that so I can stay on shape, I also developed new skills which is cooking and what works best for my body.
To view complete profiles, Click Here
Student Progress
We had 8 students from 4 countries complete a total of 21 books in October. These students were from Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and Uganda.
Francis Maundu (Kenya)
* The Monk who Sold his Ferrari
Bena Nyanchoka (Kenya)
* As a Man Thinketh
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Nadia Echchikhi (Morocco)
* How to Friends and Influence People
* Awaken the Giant Within
Fatima Zahra Radouane (Morocco)
* As a Man Thinketh
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Michael Kelechi (Nigeria/UK)
* Einstein: His Life and Universe
* Elon Musk
* Nature’s Operating Instructions
* Quiet Leadership
* Steve Jobs
* The Innovators
* The Secret
* The Wise Men
* Your Faith is your Fortune
* You the Healer
Sadiq Rita Salamat (Nigeria)
* The Law of Attraction
Okoliko Victor Simeon (Nigeria)
* Success through PMA
Rwotomiya Isaac (Uganda)
* PsychoCybernetics
* Success through PMA
The following student completed one or more Levels of Study this month
Michael Kelechi (Nigeria/UK) completed Level Five and Six
Statistics
New Enrollments
9 enrolled in October
58 enrolled in 2025
Book Assessments
21 in October
150 in 2025
Books Shipped
0 in October
4 in 2025
Cost of Books
$0 in October
$73.20 in 2025
You Make It Possible
We extend a special thanks to the following individuals and/or organizations who contributed to IIGL last month. Your ongoing support makes this work possible.
Deb Silver (Israel)
Lynne Murguia (USA/AZ) In Blessed Memory
John Hornecker (USA/NC)
Michael Lightweaver (USA/NC)
Lynda Eze (USA/TX)
Deb Rosen (USA/WI)
Kathleen Oweegon (USA)
Make A Difference
Dream Team 22
Please join Dream Team 22 as our goal is to have 22 people contributing $22 per month. We understand that money is energy and that to sustain and build IIGL we need a lot of people pouring their energy into this endeavor on a regular basis. We also know that not everyone can afford to commit $22 a month – especially our students, who live in countries with economies in which this amount can be equal to a weeks’ salary. So we are offering two options for those who wish to become a part of the Dream Team. One can commit to a $22 a month contribution or to spending 22 seconds each day holding the vision of IIGL becoming financially sustainable by the end of 2025!
Please join the Dream Team and help us create an energetic foundation to support the transformational work of IIGL! You can really make a difference in the world by making a modest contribution of time or money. To make the $22 a month commitment or a one time donation, click the link below. To become a member of the Dream Team 22 by committing 22 second a day to help us hold the vision, contact Deb for details: drosen2@wi.rr.com
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