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The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation and KECTIL Program Participate in High-Level UNICEF Event at UNGA80

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Dec 25, 2025· 5 min

The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation and KECTIL Program Participate in High-Level UNICEF Event at UNGA80

The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation and The Kectil Program were honored to participate in “A Future at Risk: Reinvigorating Global Action for the Rights of the Child” at UNICEF House, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York…

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Announcement of The Rural Investment Summit in South Africa cohosted by Kectil
We are pleased to announce that The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation will co-host the Rural Investment Summit on November 19-20, 2025 in Johannesburg South Africa along with CONTRALESA (Congress of Traditional Leaders of
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Oct 17, 2025 · 5 min

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Kectil Ghana Youth Leadership Conference

We are pleased to announce the successfully hosted the inaugural Kectil Ghana Youth Leadership Conference that took place on 15th and 16th August 2025. It was an inspiring gathering that brought together passionate young

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Aug 23, 2025 · 5 min

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The Malmar Knowles Family Foundation and KECTIL Program Participate in High-Level UNICEF Event at UNGA80

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Announcement of The Rural Investment Summit in South Africa cohosted by Kectil

Kectil Ghana Youth Leadership Conference

Debunking Common Personal Finance Myths

Highlights of Kectil Zambia Entrepreneurship and Leadership Forum

Kectil Armenia Youth Leadership Conference

Building your financial toolkit in Zambia

Kectil Armenia Youth Leadership Conference 2025: Where Youth Voices Met Global Change

Honoring mothers — and Sherry Knowles

2025 Kectil Program FAQs and facts

Juneteenth, June 19th, 2022

Happy International Mothers’ Day!

Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kectil Online Program

Episode 7 – Youth Voices in Politics

Episode 6 – How a Brazilian Youth Became an Environmental Activist

Kectil Testimony: The Little Kectil Assignment That Made Sofoniyas From Ethiopia a CEO

Episode 5 – Tale of a Youth Living Under Military Rule.

Episode 4 – My Youthful Journey in Building and Growing a not for Profit Organization