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Summer camps on HBCU campuses are ushering in a new generation of Black and Brown gymnasts

Alexis Wray

July 17, 2024 |

Reckon |

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Response Location: United States

Brown Girls Do Gymnastics welcomes Black and Brown youth to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for summer camps that hone their skills and give them the HBCU campus experience. The organization also supports schools working to develop their own gymnastics programs as a part of its efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in the sport.

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A Community-Driven Organisation Is Helping To Re-Staff A Government Girls' School In Kano

Abdulaziz Bagwai

July 10, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Tsakuwa, Kano

Using donations and contributions from the community, the organization Tsakuwa Mu Farka was able to hire 26 new staff for its local school of roughly 800 students, bringing the number of qualified teachers from eight to 34. Tsakuwa Mu Farka helped sponsor some of these teachers' training, which made candidates more interested in accepting positions there despite its limited funding resources.

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A Private School In Kuje Where Students Pay N100 A Day

Chinonso Kenneth

July 03, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kuje, Federal Capital Territory

The Knowledge, Solutions, Skills and Kreativity school (KNOSK) enrolls low-income students at a much more affordable tuition rate than other public and private school options, giving children who would otherwise drop out access to education. The school currently serves 151 children with its first group of graduates set to finish in 2025.

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Help is On the Way: Filling the Gap for Black Teachers

Latasha Rouseau

June 27, 2024 |

Sapelo Square |

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Response Location: United States

The Center for Black Educator Development aims to attract more Black students to teaching careers through courses at career and technical education centers, summer apprenticeship programs for high school and college students, and paid fellowships for participants who go on to pursue education in college. The organization has awarded 55 fellowships since its inception and employs roughly 100 students each summer in its apprenticeship programs.

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Meet the 'New' Scientists Engineering Uganda's Future

Hellen Kabahukya

June 20, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda, Ntinda-Kampala

Young Engineers is a STEM education program that helps children build technical skills and knowledge through hands-on activities with a focus on problem-solving. The organization is women-led, and the majority of its 800 participants are girls.

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Hope Starts Here effort works to boost early childhood education in Detroit

Patrick Dunn

June 17, 2024 |

Chalkbeat Detroit |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Hope Starts Here is a sweeping child care initiative designed to improve early childhood outcomes for Detroit children by targeting different areas such as public outreach, program quality, and funding streams. Since it began, the initiative has helped open a new early childhood education center, helped thousands of families to access child care subsidies, and reached more than 5,000 people through education and outreach events.

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For child care workers, state aid for their own kids' care is 'life-changing'

Elaine S. Povich

June 17, 2024 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Smithfield, Rhode Island

To help address staffing shortages, states such as Rhode Island have launched pilot programs leveraging federal funding to subsidize child care costs for early childhood education workers. Child care centers say the programs have helped them attract and retain staff while making care more affordable for employees, but some states are struggling to make the funding permanent.

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Volleyball Was for Girls. Now It's Booming With Boys.

Rachel Bachman

June 11, 2024 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Accelerated by the First Point Foundation, a growing movement is working to increase the number of high school and college men's volleyball programs, a sport dominated by women's programs.

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Inside the Hausa edtech platform bridging the language divide for Africans

Yahuza Bawage

June 11, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The online education platform Flowdiary is bridging a language gap in the industry by offering training courses in Hausa, so young people in Hausa-speaking communities across Africa can learn the necessary skills for a career in technology.

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Keene Lions Club screenings help kids envision healthy future

Olivia Casey

June 09, 2024 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Monadnock Region, New Hampshire

The KidSight program offers free vision screenings to catch and correct eyesight problems early. The local Keene Lions Club offers these screenings throughout the year with the help of trained volunteers. Beyond screenings, the Lions Club can also fully cover the costs of any further care needed, such as glasses or more exams, for families living below 200% of the federal poverty level. The group screened 3,394 this past school year.

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