OneWorld_Progressive_Institute.html A 501(C)3 Community Effort

Founder & Executive Dir.
N'Zinga Shäni, M.Sc., M.B.A.

OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc., organization structure:

A seven member Board of Directors

An 11 member Medical Advisory Council comprised of Physicians & Nurse Practitioners

A broad-based Community Action Council (OneWorld CAC) made up of many people from various
segments of the community, and from various geographic areas.

(OneWorld welcomes to the CAC those who are interested in making a contribution to our various
community endeavors. Our community is much stronger when we pool our strengths & resources)

A Youth Council made up of young people from ages 11 - 29.

To participate as a mentor, or to become involved in OneWorld activities through our Community
Action or the Youth Council, please send an email to:
oneworldpi@yahoo.com.

Please state your age, school or other organization, and your specific area of interest.

Tell us how can you make a contribution to the community through OneWorld, Inc.

Health Care Mentors Needed Presently. Please call to volunteer for 2007

OneWorld's Health Care Mentoring Program started in Sept. 2006.

We thank those of you who have signed on, and we encourage others to sign up.

We ask only that you be available to speak to a child for a couple times per month.

Increasing the population of minority physicians is a national priority.

We are asking health care professionals, with emphasis on Blacks & Hispanics to volunteer to mentor
one minority child.

Encourage that child to focus on mathematics and science subjects so that he or she will see a career
in the health care field as being viable.

We started with 7th- 9th grades; however, we welcome all 4th - 11th graders.

If you are not a health care professional, but you are strong in math and science, please serve as a
volunteer.

Mentor a child and encourage that child to focus on math and the sciences.

Please help to change the future of America for the better!

For program suggestions, please send us an email to: twentyfirsttalk@yahoo.com
Call us at (203) 407-0250

Help us to develop a generation of mathematicians and scientists, nurses, doctors, physical therapists
and other health care professionals.

Scroll down to learn a great deal more about OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc.

OneWorld Presents: Highlights of “21st Century” TV Programs “2007 to 1996”

The programs listed below are considered Outstanding and Highly Beneficial to the Greater NH & CT Communities based on
feedback from viewers and on various forms of recognition received.

“Looking into the 21st Century” TV program began in June 1996 with a program titled: “Job Skills for the 21st Century.” Guests were business
school directors, leading employers, and human resource managers. The second program was “Positive Community Profiles,” featuring three
local community activists: Mrs. Anne Calabresi, Mrs. Elsie Cofield & State Senator Toni Harp. The work continues in 2006. You can still order
copies of these programs from OneWorld, Inc. Call 407-0250

Dec. 2006     -     Music and Talents from Our Community
Nov. 2006     -   "Breast Cancer- Part 2 - Triple Negative" & "Lung Cancer" - Latest in Treatments
Oct. 2006     - “Diversity in Breast Cancer – Genomics to Racial Disparities” Medical Oncologist, Surgeon
& Social Worker, Yale Breast Cancer Program

Sept. 2006 - Understanding the Transplant Waiting List - Yale Transplant Professionals, Donor & Recip.
- Granville Academy - An After-school Entrepreneurial Program - Director & students
- Banking on Your Future - A Key to Home-Ownership - NH HomeOwnership & TD BankN

August 2006 - African Americans, Organ Donation & Transplantation - Recipient, Donor & Family Mem.

July 2006      - Understanding & Benefiting from Marriage & Family Therapy- CTAMFT
-   Strategizing for the Best College Education - BHA Education
In June 2006:    We celebrated "Ten Years of Educational Programs" Order our Anniversary Program

May 2006:       Women's Health Month (Marked by several health-related programs)
Health Care Literacy for Mature Women & Primary Health Care Parts 1 & 2

OneWorld Presents: Highlight of “21st Century” TV Programs “2006 to 1996”

The programs listed below are considered Outstanding and Highly Beneficial to the Greater NH & CT Communities based on
feedback from viewers and on various forms of recognition received.

“Looking into the 21st Century” TV program began in June 1996 with a program titled: “Job Skills
for the 21st Century.” Guests were business school directors, leading employers, and human
resource managers.
The second program was “Positive Community Profiles,” featuring three local community activists:
Mrs. Anne Calabresi, Mrs. Elsie Cofield & State Senator Toni Harp.
In 2007, the work and our effort to make a positive contribution to our community continue.

Over the years, the New Haven community came to depend on the programs for reliable health
information and as a showcase for positive activities in the community. Many young people
became involved and the activities expanded enormously.

In 2004, at the suggestion of the IRS, the production and its various community activities were
incorporated as OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc. Since then it has grown enormously. The
OneWorld web site at: www.oneworldpi.org is now a place people visit to get reliable information
on a variety of issues.   Members of the community often call to request specific information.

Please also call to provide us with information about resources available in and to the community.
Become an active part of The Covenant in Action. You can help to make a Positive Difference in
your community. We thank you for helping.

1)        Year 2006 -- Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:

a)      “Diversity in Breast Cancer – Genomics to Racial Disparities”
b)      “Breast Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Options” (Cancer Educ) PT 2
c)      "Lung Cancer 101 & Integrative Medicine"   (Cancer Educ. Pt 3)
d)      "Banking on Your Future - A Key to Homeownership"
e)      “Strategizing for the Best College Education”
f)       “Sexual Assaults in Families” (Came about as a result of calls from people in the community)
g)      “Domestic Violence” Parts 1 & 2 – Dispelling the Myths and Breaking the Silence
d)      “Closing the Achievement Gap in Education” A continuing series
i)       “Women’s History in the 21st Century.”

2)        Year 2005 – Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:
a)       “Promoting Homeownership through CHFA Mortgages.”
b)       “Human Trafficking in USA in 2005.”
c)       “A Celebration of Life – 50 Years of Transplantation.”
d)       “Clergy Abuse – A Three Part Series”
e)       “New Hope for Preventing & Treating Heart Disease.”
f)        “Political Polarization – Where are we heading?” (Guests - College students)
g)       “Understanding the New Medicare Prescription Drug Program” (Parts 1 & 2)
h)       “Preventing Obesity in Children.” (Pediatrician, Nutritionist, Social Worker)
i)        “Diagnosing & Treating Depression.” (Guest: Neurologist & Psychologist)

Year 2005 Awards Received:
a)         Tuskegee University Community Service Award 2005
b)         CT General Assembly Commendation for Outstanding Community Service 2005

3)        Year 2004 – Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:
a)         Predatory Lending in Mortgages; b) Keys to Home Ownership (Parts 2 & 3)
c)         Students Thinking Critically; d) Young People’s Forums;
e)         Issues of Concern to Teens
f)         Positive Youth Profiles (Showing young people who succeed on all levels)
g)         Women, Heart Disease & Heart Transplantation (Transplant recipients & Surgeon)
h)         Health Care Literacy (A continuing series) & Update on Breast Cancer Treatment

Year 2004 Awards received:
1)         NE Regional Media Alliance, Award of “Outstanding Merit” (Teen Concerns)
2)         Nation of Islam – Community Pioneer Award
3)         “A Woman of Substance” – Selected by The Connecticut Post Newspaper

4)         Year 2003 - Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:
a)         Creating Access to Health Care (Parts 1 & 2)
b)         Identifying Barriers to Effective Health Education
c)         The Joy & Benefits of Reading (3rd & 4th grade students and teachers)
d)         Keys to Home Ownership, Part 1
e)         A Conversation with Winfred Rembert (An Extraordinary Life)

5)         Year 2002 – Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:
a)           “Defining Black History Month”
b)           “The Faces of Addiction”   c) “Addiction, Treatment & Mental Health.”
d)           “Getting Good Primary Health Care”
e)           “Menopause Demystified”
f)            “Who are Muslims & What is Islam?”
g)           “Protecting the Public’s Health” (Profiling CT State Dept. of Health Services)
h)           “CT Responds to Post 9-11 – Issues.” (A three-part series with Yale Child Study Center, CT
Dept. of Mental Health, and UConn Trauma Response Center)

Scroll to the right to see more programs from 1996 to 2001

About OneWorld, Inc.

OneWorld Progressive Institute, Inc.
P. O. Box 8662, New Haven, CT 06531
Phone: (203) 407-0250 Email: twentyfirsttalk@yahoo. com
Web Site: www.oneworldpi.org

About OneWorld, Inc.

OneWorld graciously acknowledges the support of the Connecticut Health Foundation
and the technical and facility support of NHTV, North Haven Television, Incorp.
All of our documentary programs are done at NHTV.

OneWorld Progressive Institute (OneWorld), Inc. is a non-profit, 501(C)3 educational organization
created in 1996, and incorp in 2004. OneWorld envisions a society in which ordinary people possess
the knowledge and self-efficacy to advocate powerfully and proactively for themselves, their
families, their neighbors and communities.

OneWorld's uses media education programs, community forums, and small group dynamics to engage,
inform and educate people from all segments of society on fundamental issues critical to their lives as
individuals, as members of families and communities, and as citizens.

We promote health literacy; emphasize education as a tool for economic and social well-
being, and encourage positive community involvement as the pathway to citizen
empowerment.

We are especially concerned to improve the lives of the poor, the undereducated, and the
disenfranchised by linking them, and the general public, to the critical services offered by
local, state and national organizations and institutions.

We strive to bring our viewers reliable health care and educational information.

We partner with subject matter experts to produce programs that will expand the
community's base of knowledge and direct viewers to reliable resources.

We invite physicians, nurses & other health professionals to help us with our Health Literacy
programs.
We invite educators, parents and students to help us with education issues in 2008.

N’Zinga Shäni, with assistance from the OneWorld Board of Directors, members of the medical
advisory, the Community Action Council (CAC), and the Youth Council, produces and moderates
OneWorld’s programs, which air in more than 54 cities and towns throughout Connecticut. For a
nominal fee viewers can get a VHS tape or DVD. Request a copy of any program by writing to:
twentyfirsttalk@yahoo.com or by calling (203) 407-0250.

Checks should be made payable to OneWorld, Inc. P. O. Box 8662, NH CT 06531

OneWorld produces two award-winning television programs.

"21st Century Conversations" is a broadcast done LIVE every 3rd Thursday at CTV and taped
regularly at NHTV. Previous shows have covered such topics as health care literacy, access
and disparities issues, Understanding the New Medicare Prescription Drug Program, drug
rehabilitation, families in crisis, education and training, and housing and financial programs for
people in low to moderate income brackets.
Program guests provide critical information on how to access and use various programs and
services.
Our tapes and DVDs are available to viewers at a very nominal cost and to all access stations
free of cost.
Our awarding winning programs have proven to be very valuable to many people.

During its 12 + years of production, the program has received 14 regional, state and
community awards , including :

The American Cancer Society’s Sword of Hope Award for all of New England and New York in
2001 & First-place standing in the Northeast Regional Media Alliance Competition.
N’Zinga Shäni also has received numerous community and state awards including: the CT
Post's "Woman of Substance" recognition in 2004;
The Tuskegee University Alumni Community Service Award for New England in 2005; the
Greater NH Business & Professional Clubs Community Service Award for 2001, the
Jamaican/American Community Service Award 2001
Special commendations for community service from the CT Legislature in 2001 and again in
2005, and
The Nation of Islam Community Pioneer Award in 2005

"N’Zinga’s Journal" brings attention to important issues in the service community; presents
positive developments within the community and encourages others to replicate those efforts, and
serves as a venue for information seminars and youth forums on a variety of topics of interest to
the public, with an emphasis on engaging parents, teenagers and preteens. Volunteers, many of
them students, and members of the Youth Council, contribute significantly to the content and
structure of the seminars and forums as well as serve as hosts. N'Zinga's Journal is an avenue
through which our youth can gain self-confidence, and learn the key role journalism plays in
informing the community.

In October 2004, N’Zinga’s Journal (Critical Issues to Teens) won the New England Regional
Media Alliance’s award for “outstanding merit.”

OneWorld also produces Community Forums on issues that engage a cross-section of the
community. We have sponsored forums on the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, on Domestic
Violence, Families in Crisis, and on Clergy Abuse.

What are the issues of concern to you?
Do you have information you think is important to share with the community?
Are there people in your organization willing to serve as mentors to young people in the
community?
How can we truly become OneWorld?
Please send your ideas and suggestions to N’Zinga Shäni at:
oneworldpi@yahoo.com or call (203) 407-0250 and leave a message.

Write to us at: Producer, OneWorld, Inc. P.O. Box 8662, New Haven, CT 06531

If you would like to suggest ideas for TV programs, please send send us an email
message to: oneworldpi@yahoo.com. We want to hear from you.
You may also mail materials to us to the address above.

We welcome and appreciate tax-free donations to fund our community education
and development efforts. We NEED donations of video recording & editing
equipment
We also ask for your help in getting our programs distributed to all major cities
and towns in CT. If you do not get our programs on your cable system, please call
your local access station and ask them to carry the program.
We will send them the tapes or DVDs.
There are no costs to the cable stations to get our programs.
If you live in the Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford and Windsor areas,
please request to have our wonderfully informative programs air of your local
access stations.
Call us at (203) 407-0250 to find out how. Thank you for helping to keep your
community better informed. Information is the light out of confusion.

Please let us hear if you think having people come to the studio to ask questions
is helpful.

OneWorld Presents: Highlight of “21st Century” TV Programs “2006 to 1996” Part 2

6)        Year 2001 – Recognized Outstanding TV Programs were:
a)         “Adoption – Navigating the System” (Parts 1 & 2)
b)         “HUSKY: Healthcare for Uninsured Children.”
c)         “Educating about Cervical & Uterine Cancers”
d)         “The Critical Importance of Fathers in the Family”
e)         “Motherhood & Parenting in Single Parent Households”
f)          “Prostate Cancer Part 2”
g)         “Gateway Community College” – An Outstanding Community Asset.
h)         "A Slice of Life" Recovering Drug Addicts Discuss Their Experiences & Treatment

Year 2001 – Awards Received:

1) American Cancer Society’s Sword of Hope Award for New England and New York.
2) Greater NH Business & Professional Clubs Community Service Award 2001
3) Jamaican/American Movement Community Service Award 2001
4) CT General Assembly Official Citation for Community Service 2001

7)        Year 2000 – Recognized Outstanding TV Programs were:

“Prostate Cancer.”

Part 1 (Guests: Chief of Oncology, Chief of

Urology,

African-

Amer

ican

with prostate cancer, who had been

successfully

treated;

he was

accompanied by his wife, who participated

fully)

b) “Education in Women’s Health Issues.” (A series of three programs)

c) “Diabetes & Its Related Issues.” &

“Recognizing Signs & Symptoms of Diabetes”

d) “Leadership and Role Models in the Black Community.”

e) “PreNatal Care, Maternal & Child Health”

f) “Developing Positive Role Models for Youth”

g) “Judaism –Defined” Rabbi & Students;

“Nation of Islam

Defined”

Imam

and

Students.

1999 Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:

a) “Dialogue with High School Students.”

(Parts 1, 2 & 3 involved 36 students from Educ. Dist. 2)

“Identifying Barriers to Organ Donation.” (Winner of Cable Award)

“Women & Breast Cancer.” (Parts 1 & 2) (Winner of Cable Award)

“Getting Healthy and Staying Healthy;” &

“Cardiac Health – What Everyone

Needs to Know.”

1999 - Awards Received:

Winner – New England Women in Cable Awards.

Winner – Fox Media Award – Outstanding Woman in Communications

Winner – (First Prize of 217) Regional Alliance for Community Media

199

Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:

April 1998 - “Learning about Organ & Tissue Donation”

The

mmunity

saw

people who had received transplants, and learned about

the great need

in the

the

African

-American community for kidney

transplants

and

for education about organ & tissue donation.

“Abortion –

Should Women

have Procreative Rights?”

c) "Fatherhood" - Young Men Standing Up to Their Responsibilities

10)

199

Recognized Outstanding TV Programs:

April & May 1997 – “Families in Crisis”

“N H Community Policing

Defined.”

(The

se were the

programs we got

the

most

comments about that year.)

Involved

were Dept.

Children and

amilies,

Community

Police;

Bd. of

education;

Social

Service, and

people in

distress.

There

were

28 people on the

set, 40 in the studio.

"Public Health - A Right and a Responsibility."

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