Move this World: $15,000 to scale its civic and values-based education curriculum in the Philippines on a national level, in response to the Filipino government’s recent passing of an anti-bullying act requiring all schools to establish formal strategies and programs to prevent this type of abuse. Having previously partnered with Read more
Liberia YMCA: $24,000 in emergency funding to support Ebola relief efforts. A trusted community partner with deep networks and strong collaborative partnerships, the organization was well-positioned to help the nation respond during the health crisis. As a member of the national Ebola taskforce, its ongoing strategy incorporated the training of Read more
Giving Back to Africa: $6,200 to scale its participatory service leadership program for elementary school students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Students research urgent community needs then develop action-oriented service projects to address identified challenges. Youth assume roles of community educators and change agents through presentation of Read more
Future Leaders Today: $2,000 to initiate a program providing training for K-12 teachers in the Dominican Republic to enable them to provide entrepreneurial education to children in the 6-12 age range. Monies awarded provided the program with the computer and internet service necessary to complete its training module online. Ultimately, Read more
Educate!: $15,000 for multiple funding provisions. $10,000 was allocated for a feasibility study to move the organization towards the strategic scaling of its entrepreneurship curriculum to new East African countries. This program trains adolescent youth in the critical small-business skills necessary to create successful revenue-generating enterprises following graduation from high Read more
Cooperative for Education: $15,000 to expand delivery of its Culture of Reading Program (CORP) to indigenous populations in the Guatemalan highlands. Elementary level schoolteachers are trained to incorporate effective reading education into the classroom. Participating educators are taught appropriate techniques, and also receive locally sourced storybooks, access to an ongoing Read more