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  • A free community library wants to reduce child street hawking and social vices in Ajegunle

    December 04, 2023 |

    Ikeja Record |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ajegunle, Lagos

    The Transforming Lives and Communities Initiative converted an office space into a free library and resource center for local youth during the pandemic, providing them with internet access, books, games and other educational materials, including a Reading Clinic to teach local youth how to read. The Initiative continued and expanded from what started as a small venture with less than 10 participants, to over 1,000 registered users.

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  • How Detroit community groups are helping schools chip away at chronic absenteeism

    November 28, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    To help address high rates of chronic absenteeism in Detroit, community organizations like The Konnection offer holistic support for students, such as resource closets stocked with clothes and hygiene products, Uber gift cards, and an after-school club with enrichment programs. Collaboration with community groups contributed to a 12 percent drop in chronic absenteeism rates at one Detroit school last year.

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  • New South Dallas tech hub at ICDC offers face-to-face help with digital connections

    October 27, 2023 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    At the first Connected Dallas anchor site, South Dallas residents can get access to high-speed internet, technology education from trained professionals, help applying for local and federal benefits, and more. Since opening in August 2023, the site has served 47 residents so far.

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  • «J'ai découvert que je pouvais changer mon avenir»: quand la danse libère les jeunes Indiennes des mines

    October 03, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Jharia, Jharkhand

    Pour encourager les jeunes filles qui travaillent dans les mines de charbon à ne pas abandonner leurs études, Coalfield Children Classes a créé une troupe de danse qui les aide à imaginer un avenir différent pour elles-mêmes. La troupe donne l’occasion à une dizaine de filles de danser, et plusieurs participantes ont obtenu leur diplôme et ont poursuivi des études supérieures.

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  • Changing the lives of adolescent girls, one tablet at a time

    September 09, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    After the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shift to virtual learning, the Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative launched the Learning Without Limits project, which provided needed technology such as tablets, power banks, and earpieces for girls in Kaduna. The tech has allowed students to build new skills in areas such as graphic design, climate action, and digital marketing.

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  • In Alaska, a School of the Future 50 Years in the Making

    August 15, 2023 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Wasilla, Alaska

    Mat-Su Central is a hybrid homeschool that provides a flexible, personalized learning environment for both students and their families. Each student receives an individual learning plan that takes the student’s strengths and weaknesses into account, while still ensuring they’re meeting course requirements for graduation. As a result of the pandemic and increased rates of bullying and anxiety among students, enrollment in this hybrid homeschool option has quadrupled over the past 20 years.

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  • Tucson nonprofit Boys to Men helps create a safe space for male youth

    August 10, 2023 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    The Boys to Men Mentoring Network aims to create nurturing, intentional spaces for boys to connect to build mindful relationships with safe, trusted men in the community. The Network hosts weekly talking circle support groups in 20 area middle and high schools where male mentors share their life experiences and lessons learned. Group data has shown that boys who participate in the weekly talking circles have improved grades, fewer disciplinary problems, increased emotional intelligence and improved social skills.

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  • This Bronx summer jobs program for undocumented youth also helps migrant families

    August 07, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Beyond Rising provides internship opportunities to undocumented high school students who are often ineligible for public programs such as New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Participants receive a $2,500 stipend for the five-week internship and also have access to mentorship, skills training, resume preparation, and field trips tailored to their interests.

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  • So you want year-round schooling, Philly? Here's how one charter school network does it.

    August 07, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Belmont Charter School offers a year-round program that includes camp-style activities, work-study programs, job training, and classroom learning in small groups during the summer. Teachers still receive several weeks off before summer programming starts, and students say the summer options help them build real-world skills and explore topics that aren’t always covered during the regular school year.

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  • STEM girls: Ukrainian initiative overcomes gender stereotypes in science and technology studies specialties

    August 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Girls STEM encourages female students in Ukraine to consider fields in the sciences through mentorship from women in STEM professions, team hackathons, and interactive excursions. As of 2022, the initiative had more than 100 branches based at schools and universities with more than 10,000 girls participating.

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