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Ana Florez: Ensuring That All Children Can Fulfill Their Leadership Potential

Apr 27, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Ana Florez,  DC,  SDG 1,  SDG 10,  SDG 13,  SDG 17,  SDG 4,  SDG 5,  SDG 8,  USA,  Washington
Ana Florez: Ensuring That All Children Can Fulfill Their Leadership Potential
Ana: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Teach For All is a global network of 60 independent partner organizations and a global organization that works to accelerate the progress of the network. Each partner recruits and develops promising future leaders to teach millions of students for two years in their nations’ under-resourced schools and communities and to work with others, inside and outside of education, to ensure all children are able to fulfill their potential, despite obstacles like poverty, hunger, discrimination, and trauma. 

Eric Stinehart: Improving Underserved Youth’s Mental Health through Innovation

Mar 16, 2023 Posted by: George Romar All SDGs,  Eric Stinehart,  Seattle,  USA,  Washington
Eric Stinehart: Improving Underserved Youth’s Mental Health through Innovation

Eric: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! Hopelab strives to help create a world in which young people, in particular BIPOC and LGBTQ+ teens and young adults, are thriving, free from barriers to their mental health and well-being. As an impact investor at Hopelab Ventures, the majority of my time is spent thinking about how underserved youth’s mental health and well-being can be improved with scalable tech solutions, and taking action by finding who is best positioned to do so.

Tolu Olubunmi: Teaching the Lion to Write

Feb 02, 2023 Posted by: George Romar DC,  SDG 10,  SDG 13,  SDG 17,  SDG 8,  Tolu Olubunmi,  USA,  Washington
Tolu Olubunmi: Teaching the Lion to Write
Tolu: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! My organization’s name, Lions Write, comes from my favorite African proverb: “Until the lion learns to write, all the stories will glorify the hunter.” We believe that those directly affected by the problems we want to solve must be active participants in the process. We partner with corporations, governments, and non-profits to develop innovative solutions that are grounded in reality and promote a sense of pride within affected communities. Our work focuses on migration, education, technology, and climate change.