Categorized as: Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Leadership, Our Partners, Stories on October 23, 2021. Related Grantee: Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach for Haiti).
Editor’s Note: As the rest of the world looks on, the people of Haiti face challenge after challenge, from political unrest to natural disasters to the continued disruption of the pandemic. Yet one thing is for sure: community and solidarity are in the DNA of the...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Education, Girls & women, Stories, Storytelling, Youth on September 18, 2021.
Editor’s Note: Every year, Skees Family Foundation has the privilege of working with an intern from The Nueva School. The Nueva School matches gifted learners with impactful internships in order to build a well-rounded and inclusive educational environment. Each...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories on August 21, 2021. Related Grantee: Tech Me.
Participants in one of Tech ME’s programs, SmartGirls. Read about it below! Editor’s Note: In this blog, we highlight one of our current Seed Partners, Tech ME, who through education, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement empower youth, women, and girls in...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories on July 24, 2021. Related Grantee: Embrace Her.
Editor’s Note: Skees Family Foundation began working with Embrace Her in 2021, in the height of the pandemic. We have really been amazed at their flexibility and ability to adapt. Embrace Her wrote this piece to give our readers an insight into how they continue...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling on July 10, 2021. Related Grantees: Bean Voyage, Embrace Her, Idea4Africa, KadAfrica, Preserve International, Tech Me.
Editor’s Note: As the United States has begun to emerge from the pandemic over the past two quarters, some of our partners are also beginning to emerge, while others are still struggling to contain the virus while waiting for accessible vaccines. We continue to...Read more