Education
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Society
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Heroes
Heroes USATesla CEO Donates Millions to Nonprofit Online Learning
The American entrepreneur and philanthropist Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has made a $5 million donation to an online learning organization through his foundation dedicated to supporting research in renewable energy, space exploration and science.
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Heroes
Heroes MalawiMeet the Woman-Leader Who Sends Girls Back to School instead of Having Them Get Married
When she became the traditional leader in her district of Dedza in Malawi, Theresa Kachindamoto worked tirelessly to ban child weddings, going as far as annulling 300 unions that were performed before her rise to power, and sending kids back to school.
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Heroes
Heroes USAThey Didn’t Know What Was Coming… (Billions of Dollars Their Way)
When over a dozen colleges and universities in the U.S. were anonymously interviewed about their missions, little did they know billionaire Mackenzie Scott was secretly planning to donate tens of millions of dollars - to each of them!
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Heroes
Heroes AfghanistanThis Teenager Dreams of Becoming Afghanistan’s First Female President
In a country where girls were once banned from attending school, an Afghan teenager came first out of 170,000 students for her university entrance exams - and dreams of creating an even brighter future for Afghanistan.
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Society
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Society
Society LebanonRefugees Earn and Students Learn in Online Language Service
An online language service taught entirely by refugees is helping people from all over the world pick up a new skill – especially useful during COVID-19 lockdowns – while teachers earn a living where they otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
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Technology
Technology Sierra LeoneThis Game Teaches Kids About Sex, Trying to Reduce Unwanted Pregnancies During COVID-19
The coronavirus lockdown in Sierra Leone could likely increase the number of unwanted pregnancies, say experts. To tackle this issue, an international charity has created an interactive sex education app to provide the youth with reliable information and support.
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Technology
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Environment
Environment USAFrom Kindergarten to Graduation: Kids in New Jersey Now Have “Climate Change” in School
For the first time in the United States of America, New Jersey’s State Board of Education has implemented new guidelines that will require students to learn about climate change from kindergarten all the way through graduation.