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At Fly Compton, the sky's not a limit. Neither is race.

Marlon L. Dwight

September 07, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Compton, California

The nonprofit Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation provides affordable flying lessons for marginalized youth to help them get careers in the aviation industry.

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For Nigerians hoping to study abroad, there are many hurdles to scale

Gbadegesin Adeyanju

September 05, 2022 |

Platform Times |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The i-Scholar Initiative is one of a growing number of individual and organizational efforts to support Nigerian students looking to study abroad. The initiative helps fund the cost of international graduate examinations, provides scholarships to fund their education, and connects students to peer mentors who can guide them through the application and admission process.

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The British Schools Reinventing Themselves as Refugee Sanctuaries

Kieran Guilbert

September 05, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

The Schools of Sanctuary program aims to provide welcoming, inclusive learning environments for those seeking refuge, teach students about migrants and refugees and engage with the local community. As even more people are seeking asylum, there are currently about 300 local schools signed up to go through the process of becoming an official School of Sanctuary.

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How a St. Louis church is teaching teens to fly. ‘It really changed everything for me.'

Erin Heffernan

September 04, 2022 |

St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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Response Location: United States, Chesterfield, Missouri

The six-week, all-expense-paid, Red Tail Cadet Program teaches high school students to fly and prepares them to pursue a pilot’s license or study aviation in college. The flight school gives students an opportunity they might otherwise be unable to afford with hopes of diversifying the industry.

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District buy-in crucial to making Fredericktown latchkey program work

Grant Pepper

September 03, 2022 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Fredericktown, Ohio

A latchkey program made possible by a variety of community support provides a place for elementary students to be cared for before and after school if their parents cannot drop them off or pick them up at the designated times.

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Abuja startup training children robotics, coding for free

Mustapha Usman

September 02, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The free summer boot camp organized by the Dumena Foundation teaches young students how to build and design circuits and also educates them in tech fields like robotics, engineering, and programming. Since launching in 2019, the organization has trained over 3,000 students across 22 schools in the region in order to bridge the gap in tech education and get students on track for careers in the field.

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How Telementoring Programme Aided Sudan's Fight against COVID-19

Sharon Atieno

September 02, 2022 |

Science Africa |

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Response Location: Sudan

To make healthcare more accessible and relieve overwhelmed medical centers, Sudanese American doctors used telementoring to train over 400 medical students across Sudan in the necessary skills to serve their local communities.

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Czech School Pioneers Peer-to-Peer Instruction

Zuzana Hronova

September 01, 2022 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Czech Republic, Roudnice nad Labem

To enhance learning, Smart Primary School has integrated peer-mentoring in its curriculum through the Buddy program. Each student in the first grade is paired with a fifth grader who tutors and guides the younger one with lessons and activities for the next four years. The program has not just helped them improve their language, communication, and mathematics skills, but also helped enhance the school atmosphere through the trust and bonding students build in the process.

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In Philadelphia, residents and artists work together to tackle extreme urban heat through art and education

Jesenia De Moya Correa

August 31, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-based artists and community members came together to create the Heat Response PHL initiative to use art to engage with and educate locals about climate change and drive conversations about solutions to urban heat.

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One at a Time: Male-Led NGO Helping Female Students Gain Admission in Sokoto

Abdullah Tijani

August 31, 2022 |

Foundation for Investigative Journalism |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State

The Kanwurin Daku Education Support Foundation provides free additional classes on weekends to prepare young women to apply to tertiary educational institutions.

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