Educational Program

Amplify Education in the U.S. will develop a solution that leverages a visual approach to mathematics to help students gain a deeper conceptual understanding of data and statistics, making advanced concepts more accessible to students, especially English Learners. Interpreting and working with data is becoming increasingly important in American society, and by building on both algebraic and geometric concepts from earlier grades, Amplify will also enable students to better apply statistics to their everyday lives. Partners on this project include English Learners Success Forum (ELSF).

45% of forty-year-old men in Botswana have HIV, with similarly high rates across East and Southern Africa. Yet over 90% of young girls think these older men are safe. Revealing the risk of these older partners through a simple 1-hour class with dynamic, relatable peer educators is game-changing, empowering girls with life-saving information, after which girls choose to date age-mates instead, where risk of both HIV and pregnancy is dramatically lower.

The equality effect’s 160 Girls project addresses the issue of child rape by creating systemic change using the law. The equality effect uses the law to ensure that the police enforce child rapes laws already on the books, so as to end impunity for child rape, and reduce rape and its harmful health impacts. Two thirds of girls in Kenya are sexually assaulted before they reach 18. By reducing the incidence of rape through the elimination of impunity, the harmful health impacts of rape will be reduced.

YR Media in the U.S. will support young people in describing how their lives have been affected by foster care and the juvenile justice system to counter stereotypes and engage diverse audiences. Young people living in poverty are at greater risk of interacting with these systems, both of which often further perpetuate poverty. Their personal reflections will provide powerful illustrations of the complex causes of poverty and the widespread impact it has while also highlighting affected youth's resilience and strength.

Women's Way in the U.S., working with a network of collaborators, will develop a fellowship program that trains and empowers women experiencing economic insecurity to share their stories. The purpose of the program will be to generate awareness of racial and gender inequities in economic opportunity and spur actions among the public and private sectors that improve family economic security in the Philadelphia region.

The University of San Diego in the U.S. will launch a peer-to-peer education campaign to raise awareness of the unfair policies that prevent former foster youth from escaping poverty. Around 20,000 young adults age out of foster care each year in the U.S.; members of this population, which includes an overrepresentation of African American and Latino youth, suffer disproportionately from mental health issues and have little preparation and support to become self-sufficient.

The YMCA of the Coosa Valley in the U.S. will bring together diverse groups in small Christian communities under a common goal to overcome economic and racial divides. There is a strong belief that an individual's personal choices cause their economic circumstances: for example, that wealth comes from having faith in God. To change these misconceptions, the YMCA and Savannah Miles will partner with local pastors to present common Christian callings on eliminating poverty and racism to members of local churches.

The Children's Defense Fund in the U.S. will tell the stories of young people from diverse backgrounds living in poverty and combine them with policy solutions to prompt audiences to help lift families out of poverty. Children are often missing from the poverty debate, yet a child who had no say in their own circumstances may be better able to overcome the prejudices surrounding adults living in poverty. They will identify young people who have experienced elements of poverty, such as food insufficiency or homelessness, and capture their stories on film.

a)Unmet need of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) for the poorest of the poor blind girls & women (PPBGW). They are most vulnerable to sexual & gender based violence. b)Conservative socio-cultural & gender norms in India deprive their access to CSE as they face dual stigma of being blind & female. c)Among all stakeholders: lack of c1)Awareness on SRH rights & needs of PPBGW, c2)lack of Knowledge & customized resources. d)Lack of easily available, affordable audio-tactile learning aids

Georgia is a conservative country where Orthodox Christian Church has equal if not more power than the state, this power dynamic reflects on social and political climate of Georgia as well, especially policies that should protect minorities and liberal values, are often objected by church. Sexual education policy is one of them and it gets politically manipulated, even after 20 years of fight by NGOs and civil society we don't have Sex Ed in schools or any free sexual and reproductive services