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Global Education Inequalities
YouthStribe
Challenges Entered:
YouthStribe is an innovative youth-focused interactive tool to connect and empower youth online as well as off-line to advance the social justice cause of closing the inequality gap felt by marginalized youth in terms of quality education and transformative life-changing opportunities
Locations
Stribe
80 rue des Haies
Paris 75020France
Global Potential Boston
360 Huntington Avenue c/o Global Potential Northeastern Student Group, 434 Curry Student Center
Boston, MA 02115United States
42° 20' 35.088" N, 71° 5' 33.648" W
See map: Google Maps
Global Potential New York
2 Washington St. 20th Floor c/o Agenda for Children Tomorrow
NY, NY 10004United States
40° 41' 57.2136" N, 74° 2' 28.248" W
See map: Google Maps
Solar-Powered Computer Project in the Jungle
Challenges Entered:
Bringing solar-powered technology to underserved indigenous communities in remote areas.
The Solar-Powered Computer Project in the Jungle brings the latest technology to the heart of the rainforest in rural Cameroon, where most indigenous villagers have never used a computer and have severely limited access to any technology.
Location
Village of Ngambe Tikar
PO BOX 1 Plaine Tikar
Ngambe TikarCameroon
FamConex: Connecting Families Across Borders
Challenges Entered:
FamConex will use mobile phones to preserve cultural/family ties and support cultural identity among children whose families live on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Those on the US side are US citizens & came to the US long ago; yet communication across the border has become difficult at best.
Location
Phoenix, AZ
United States
See map: Google Maps
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