Categorized as: About us, Grantmaking strategy, Job Creation, Leadership, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories, Storytelling on December 7, 2019.
Editor’s Note: We are so excited to share some of the amazing changes we are making, starting in January. We hope you enjoy our updates and feel free to reach out with any questions. By Shelly Skees, Secretary 2019 has been a reflective year for our board here...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling, Youth on November 23, 2019.
Editor’s Note: The last half of 2019 saw both growth and challenges from our grantee partners. I am struck by the universally positive and resourceful approach our partners take to roadblocks that sometimes come their way. Whether it’s getting children to...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Girls & women, Job Creation, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories & Tagged as: Eggpreneur, Entrepreneurship, Farming, Kenya, Poultry, Social innovation, Stanford University on October 18, 2019.
By Suzanne Skees, Skees Family Foundation founder/board chair and MY JOB Book Series editor, with Matthew Dickson, Eggpreneur founder The Power of an Egg Hatching more chicken eggs in rural areas where women farmers already live, increasing their productivity,...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories on September 21, 2019. Related Grantee: KadAfrica.
KadAfrica girls harvesting at Kasisi site. Editor’s Note: Skees Family Foundation began working with KadAfrica in 2019. KadAfrica working in Uganda, where unemployment is high, familial resources are stretched, and girls are often overlooked for opportunities for...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 September 7, 2019.
Editor’s Note: Every so often Skees Family Foundation uses the services of the Nueva School, a school for gifted students in the Bay Area in California. The school matches their curriculum and extracurricular activities to meet the needs of their students. Part of...Read more