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Kwabena Danso grew in the rural community of Yonso in south-central Ghana. Today, the very place where he once struggled against poverty is where h...
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Kwabena Danso grew in the rural community of Yonso in south-central Ghana. Today, the very place where he once struggled against poverty is where he now works to improve educational outcomes for children and livelihood opportunities for women through the Yonso Project. Focusing its efforts on five small towns with a combined population of 12,000, the Project seeks to tackle some of the largest problems facing the developing world on an effective, manageable scale. Among its activities, the Project offers scholarships to children, renovates schools, provides textbooks and other equipment, sponsors teachers, and recognizes quality teaching through an awards program. Recognizing that families frequently can't afford to send their children to school, the Project provides business training workshops and microloans to rural women. A bamboo bicycle production initiative employs local youth, while providing rural farmers with a way to transport their goods to market. To date, the Yonso Project has renovated three rural schools, provided scholarships to over 130 students, and made loans to more than 200 women.
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Through the YOURS Project at the People's Music School, the only tuition-free community music school in the United States, Deborah Wanderley dos Sa...
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Through the YOURS Project at the People's Music School, the only tuition-free community music school in the United States, Deborah Wanderley dos Santos shares her love of music with low-income children living in inner city Chicago. For two hours every day after school, children receive orchestral music instruction. For Deborah, who moved to Chicago from Brazil to pursue her university education, it's not so much about the music, but its impact on young lives. Performing in the orchestra empowers children with the self-determination to pursue their dreams. Through performing music together children learn responsibility, teamwork, listening, and other key life skills. Through dozens of public concerts held each year - including one held at the Chicago Symphony Center - the children gain confidence and create community connections. Modeled after the el Sistema Method developed by economist and musician José Antonio Abreu in Venezuela, the YOURS Project currently engages 160 students and 25 teachers.
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In 2006, Jithin Nedumala joined with two friends in launching Make a Difference (MAD), a nongovernmental organization that recruits outstanding col...
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In 2006, Jithin Nedumala joined with two friends in launching Make a Difference (MAD), a nongovernmental organization that recruits outstanding college students to teach part-time in under-served communities. With a young person's chances of landing a job increasing by 400 percent if they can communicate in English, MAD emphasizes quality English language instruction. Among its activities, MAD delivers the Cambridge University English for Schools curriculum to children living in street shelters and orphanages. Leveraging the power of technology, MAD uses a state-of-the-art web application to further enhance students' exposure to spoken and written English. Also offered are visits to various workplaces so that program participants are aware of potential opportunities and can establish goals to work toward. Says Jithin, "We seek a world where every child gets to choose their destiny based on their ability and not on their parent's financial capacity."
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Joe Agoada
Two Wheeled Foundation
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