Heartsteps Foundation

06/02/2026

05/21/2026

Welcome to Sri Lanka, (formerly Ceylon), the Pearl of the Indian Ocean! Fantastic, comprehensive tour by Way to Travel.

05/20/2026

A slice of heaven! Tropical sunset skies, Mirissa, Sri Lanka. 💖

05/19/2026

05/17/2026

Celebrating the life and accomplishments of Heartsteps Foundation’s former Board Vice President and founding member Liz Jamieson Dunne.

All those who knew Liz are invited to her celebration of life on Saturday, June 6 in Fallbrook, California.

In Liz’s memory, a Heartsteps Foundation scholarship program for women has been established. Please consider contributing in her honor.

https://www.heartstepsfoundation.org/scholarship

05/17/2026

Surfin’ the tracks in Ella, Sri Lanka, at Nine Arches Bridge. Tropical fun!

04/30/2026

Chloe, a two-toed female sloth, welcomed us at the Nurtured by Nature Otter Valley Conservation Center’s Grand Opening on April 26. What a treat! Congratulations to Wendy, Kevin and Mandy Yates for an exceptional program, sanctuary, and venue! 🤩🎉🦦

04/28/2026

100%.

04/28/2026

How to stop time: kiss.
How to travel in time: read.
How to escape time: music.
How to feel time: write.
How to release time: breathe.
—unknown

04/06/2026

It is with a heavy heart that we share that our dear Liz Jamieson-Dunne, has transitioned to her next journey.

Liz, Vice President of the Heartsteps Board of Directors, was also a founding member. Her heart and soul was grounded in her love of Africa, particularly the women and girls of Kenya, and especially the village of Samburu.

Liz was a champion of women’s rights in Kenya, the empowerment of village girls to pursue their studies, and for the installation of water wells to sustain the parched Kenyan communities through the Samburu Project.

https://thesamburuproject.org/

Liz saw the potential in a young Kenyan woman, Sandra, and sponsored and encouraged her studies. Sandra is now thriving in an administrative position in an office, that would never have been possible, had Liz not noticed her, and saw for her a brighter future.

This is who Liz Jamieson-Dunne was. She saw the light and potential in all those she encountered. She brought hope and love to children, women, and entire communities all over the world.

We have endless thanks for Liz — her compassion, leadership, friendship, and support of Heartsteps Foundation. Her work, and her incomparable spirit, will live on in the continued outreach Heartsteps Foundation does.

Fly high, dear Liz!

heartstepsfoundation.org






Photos: Mike Reardon