Categorized as: Asia, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Our Partners, Stories, Storytelling, Youth & Tagged as: College, Medha, Storytelling on February 6, 2016.
Editor’s Note: We’re excited to support this video-story of Medha’s work. Read about their impact on 2,000 youth in a region where 1 million youth remain jobless; or just click on the video below to experience “A Day in the Life of a Medha...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Latin America, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling, Youth & Tagged as: 2015, Akilah Institute, Best stories, Grameen Foundation, Hope 4 Honduran Children, Teach for Haiti, The School Fund on December 30, 2015.
Photo courtesy of Educate Lanka. Editor’s Note: 2015 was a wonderful year for Skees Family Foundation–full of amazing storytelling and social change. Our grantee partners continue to inspire and impress us with their dedication and innovative programming....Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Leadership, Our Partners, Stories, Youth & Tagged as: Africa, High school, Job training, Leadership, Life skills, Malawi, Youth on December 10, 2015.
Our partner AGE Africa creates a brighter future for rural women by education and providing opportunities for rural girls in Malawi. By Suzanne Skees for Skees Family Foundation Our foundation is constantly striving to create larger impact. While that...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Our Partners, Stories, Youth & Tagged as: Kenya, Rural education, The School Fund on November 14, 2015. Related Grantee: The School Fund.
By Laura D’Asaro, Cofounder and V.P. of Wema Children’s Centre, for The School Fund I am at a public school in Kenya. In a tiny room sit 200 first graders, cross-legged on the floor. Shouting above the noise from the classroom next door penetrating the thin...Read more
Categorized as: Caribbean, Education, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Youth & Tagged as: Anseye Pou Ayiti, Huffington Post, Primary school, Teach for Haiti on October 3, 2015.
Photo courtesy of Anseye Pou Ayiti. Editor’s Note: On average, children in Haiti get only five years of formal education. Statistics like this is why our foundation has teamed up with Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach for Haiti) to provide more opportunities for quality...Read more