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Franco Mosso Cobián: Promoting Leadership for Transcendent Education in Peru

Apr 03, 2023 Posted by: George Romar
Franco Mosso Cobián: Promoting Leadership for Transcendent Education in Peru

Franco: Glad to be with you! You know, Spiffy, I daydream about the day when every single student in Peru can learn with happiness, and grow into an amazing caregiver, changemaker, citizen, and community member. Sadly, we are still far away from that dream. But we will get there. I'm convinced it's a matter of perseverance, creativity, and effort. To get to the dream, you need all leaders in a community working collectively on behalf of their kids. You need the teacher leader, the parent leader, the school principal leader, the community leader, and of course, the student activist! So my organization partners with communities to find, inspire, and connect their own leaders so that they create new solutions in education that change the lives of thousands of kids.

Son Ca Vu: Democratizing App Development Worldwide

Mar 31, 2023 Posted by: George Romar CA,  San Carlos,  SDG 8,  SDG 9,  Son Ca Vu,  USA
Son Ca Vu: Democratizing App Development Worldwide
Son Ca: Happy to be with you, Spiffy! While over 4 billion people around the world have access to the internet, there is a massive shortage of software engineers to build new applications. Today, there are only 24.5 million software engineers globally. While 90% of the world accesses the internet on mobile devices, there is no simple or affordable option for entrepreneurs around the world to build a mobile app to scale their businesses. That's why we built Alta, an AI-powered tool to build mobile apps without code. We seek to promote inclusive economic growth and productive employment by growing and supporting the next generation of no-code app developers.

Jordan Hewitt: Supporting Equitable Access to Education in the Caribbean

Mar 30, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Jamaica,  Jordan Hewitt,  Ocho Rios,  SDG 4
Jordan Hewitt: Supporting Equitable Access to Education in the Caribbean
Jordan: The pleasure is mine, Spiffy! In the Caribbean, we follow a syllabus assembled by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). At the same time, access to educational resources throughout the region is not equitable, and a vast inequality exists in schools across the countries. We can’t accept this status quo which leaves so many students disadvantaged. Quelpr addresses the issue of access by providing trustworthy academic resources and connecting tutors to students in need.