Categorized as: About us, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, MY JOB book and community, Our Partners, Pacific Islands, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories, Storytelling, U.S., Youth on January 9, 2021.
Related Grantees:
Agora Partnerships,
Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach for Haiti),
Bean Voyage,
Beneficial Returns,
CREA Nicaragua,
Educate Lanka,
Education Bridge,
Eggpreneur,
Idea4Africa,
Jibu,
KadAfrica,
Resonate,
Tomorrow’s Youth Organization,
Tujenge Africa Foundation,
Women LEAD,
Village Enterprise.
Editor’s Note: 2020 was a very serious year of reflection for SFF. We took a really deep dive into our privilege as a family and as a foundation and are making some long overdue and much needed changes to the structure of the foundation in the coming year! We...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, Our Partners, Pacific Islands, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling, U.S., Youth on December 26, 2020.
Related Grantees:
Agora Partnerships,
Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach for Haiti),
Bean Voyage,
CREA Nicaragua,
Educate Lanka,
Education Bridge,
Eggpreneur,
Idea4Africa,
KadAfrica,
Tomorrow’s Youth Organization,
Tujenge Africa Foundation,
Women LEAD.
Editor’s Note: It goes without saying that 2020 has been a heck of a ride. Luckily, we are nearing the end of this disastrous year, with a light on the horizon. Here is a round-up of how our partners are ending the year and looking on to the next! Happy holidays...Read more
Categorized as: Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories on December 12, 2020.
Related Grantee:
Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach for Haiti).
Editor’s Note: In 2018, as “pre-board member”, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to Haiti and accompany two Skees Family Foundation Board Members, Suzanne and Sally during their visit with Skees Family Foundation partners. Anseye Pou Ayiti was...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling, Youth on November 28, 2020.
Related Grantee:
Resonate.
One of Resonate’s virtual training programs from earlier this year. Editor’s Note: Skees Family Foundation has been working with Resonate for several years, and we are continuously inspired by their passion, dedication, and resilience. For those of you who don’t know...Read more
Categorized as: Asia, Education, Girls & women, Leadership, Stories & Tagged as: COVID response, Dipasa Bista, Online education, Personal power on November 14, 2020.
Editor’s note: I dearly hope that you and your loved ones fare well and find reasons to hope for the future during this tumultuous year. We at SFF have spent 2020 seeking out “silver linings”–or, one could say, inspiring reactions to adversity....Read more
