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Larisa Schelkin: Enhancing Access to Quality STEM Education

Feb 21, 2024 Posted by: Sujit Kunte Larisa Schelkin,  MA,  SDG 10,  SDG 11,  SDG 13,  SDG 14,  SDG 15,  SDG 17,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 6,  SDG 7,  USA
Larisa Schelkin: Enhancing Access to Quality STEM Education

Larisa: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! As a partner of the Global Learning and Observations to benefit the Environment Program (GLOBE) of the United States (US) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Global STEM Education Center addresses key challenges—enhancing access to quality science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, fostering global environmental awareness, and promoting hands-on learning and equipping students with skills in research, technology, and environmental stewardship. Collaborating with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), we support environmental science diplomacy through education, furthering our mission to prepare young learners for global challenges and opportunities in STEM fields.

Maria Ida Palmieri: Bringing Social Business Models inside of Companies

Jan 11, 2024 Posted by: Sujit Kunte Germany,  Maria Ida Palmieri,  SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 11,  SDG 16,  SDG 17,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 8
Maria Ida Palmieri: Bringing Social Business Models inside of Companies
Maria: It’s great to be here, Spiffy! Through my work at The Grameen Creative Lab (TGCL), we were mainly addressing one challenge—how can we make business as usual become even more usual by putting people and the planet at the center? At TGCL, we were using creativity and innovation, in particular, to train social entrepreneurs and company leaders of today and tomorrow to adopt social business principles and mindsets in the way they were designing and carrying out their business, following the vision of our founder and Nobel laureate—Professor Muhammad Yunus. Key aspects of our programs were to first analyze problems systemically.

Rebekah Lloyd: Helping Everyone Achieve Health, Wealth, and Fulfillment in Life

Jan 10, 2024 Posted by: Sujit Kunte Rebekah Lloyd,  SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 17,  SDG 3,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 8,  United Kingdom
Rebekah Lloyd: Helping Everyone Achieve Health, Wealth, and Fulfillment in Life
Rebekah: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Our vision is to create a future where everyone has health, wealth, and fulfillment in life, regardless of their background, and our mission is to fearlessly transform lives through inspiration and innovation. If you’re a girl or woman, or someone who identifies as non-binary, a person who menstruates or is assigned female at birth, despite making up over 50% of the population you are still underserved, underrepresented, and undersupported throughout your life. Traditional education is falling short when it comes to health, work, and money, societal barriers are systemically deep-rooted, and many public and private institutions and organizations aren’t taking action to make a positive change. And that's where This Independent Life comes in.