Our Contributors
MEI has received generous support for our educational programming from individual and corporate donors, and state and federal agencies
Major Donors:
Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior
in support of a series of educational videos for Marshallese residents and various projects within our Marshallese Empowerment Through Education initiative (2017-2020) and to open the Marshallese Resource and Educational Center (2018-2019, 2019-2021)
Department of Finance and Administration, US Dept. of Justice - STOP VAWA Grant (2018-2019, 2019-2020)
to provide outreach to Marshallese community members and culturally appropriate training to agencies that provide support services for female survivors of violence
Cox Communications
First Security Bank
Harps
Cargill
Community Clinic
Beaver Water District
Hope Cancer Resources
Northwest Technical Institute
John Brown University
Springdale Chamber of Commerce
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
NorthWest Arkansas Economic Development District
Cyracom International
Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan /
Republic of the Marshall Islands, United Nations Permanent Mission
Local governments of:
Bikini (KBE)
Rongelap
Utrok
Enewetak
Marni Aarlev
Aditya Adarkar
First Sec. Junior Aini and Rosina Aini
Stacy Atlas
Anthony Babauta
Robert Barclay
Marilyn Boutwell
Dr. Michael Broderick
Schaun Brown
Emily Van Buskirk
Fabian Camargo
Melanie Carbine
Mike and Evelyn Cash
Tommy and Beth Cash
Franco Ciammachilli
Amy Cole
Dr. Martin Daughtry
Lori Williamson Dean
Dr. Gregory Dvorak
Travis Floyd
Dr. Sevin Gallo
Kevin Gregory
Deborah Hallen
Neire Heine
Dr. Christopher Huggard
Dr. Justin Nolan
Clifford Jericho
Jia Jung
Dial Jinna Keju
Yoshikazu Koinuma
Claudia Kurcher & Island Liaison
Jeffrey Leon
Anastacia Libokmeto
Kristen Markley
David Mirtz
Jennifer Newell
Natalie Nimmer
E. Sophia Ovanessian
Essen Otu
Greg Payan
Tamelia Ryan
Clara Sadler
Jeannine Aguon Souki
Elinor Stege
Hans Stege
Kristina Stege
Mark Stege
Margaret Stege
Scott Stege
Diana Worthen
H.E. Hilda Heine, President R.M.I.
Prof. Michael Gerrard
Schaun Brown
J. David Schwartz, Esq.
Jason Carter
Christopher Leon
In-Kind Donations:
Jones Center Trust
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Photography:
Beth Hall
Wesley Hitt
Phillip Welch