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How Osun NGO is Driving Digital Literacy Among Female Students

Taiwo Fatola

March 27, 2023 |

BONews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

The Osun Girls Can Code program provides young women with a week of hands-on training in website development, app development, and coding to help bridge the access gap to technology-related jobs in Nigeria.

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To Empower Youths, this Nigerian is Teaching Digital Skills in Yorùbá

Taiwo Fatola

March 06, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

A data analyst who is a Microsoft-certified trainer uploads videos on social media teaching digital technology skills in the Yorùbá language. The videos are free to watch and break the language barrier that arises with most English-only tech information available online.

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At On-Campus Retirement Communities, Seniors and 'Seniors' Forge Deep Bonds

Sandra Larson

January 26, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tempe, Arizona

University-based retirement communities help to foster intergenerational connections between younger and older generations. Some of these facilities are simply developments near colleges, while others are physically on-campus. Along with building connections, these programs help fight feelings of loneliness among the older population and break down stigmas young people may hold about the elderly.

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Indianapolis libraries lead the way across the digital divide

Sydney Dauphinais

November 03, 2022 |

WFYI Public Radio |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Public Libraries are teaching residents computer literacy and providing access to computers and wifi to help bridge the digital divide for those who don’t have access to their own.

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An Initiative is introducing coding and programming languages into Nigeria's education curriculum

Abdulwasiu Mujeeb

October 12, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

KidsThatCode offers weekend programs and summer boot camps to teach Nigerian children coding and programming languages. More than 2,000 students have participated since 2017.

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They lost their chance at education once. Then it came knocking on their doors

Ishaka Mohammed Farid Suleiman

September 09, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Rafin-Guza, Kaduna

The Yasmin El-rufai Foundation's Women Literacy Programme offers training and instruction to women who have not had the opportunity to pursue a formal education. Each cohort completes 13 months of coursework to support literacy, numeracy, oral English, public speaking, civics, and information and computer technology.

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How fintechs, nonprofits engage students during incessant ASUU strikes

Olanshile Ogunrinu

August 24, 2022 |

AFAS Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

TeqProject provides free training for Nigerian students interested in developing skills for the growing tech industry.

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The turnaround strategy inside St. Louis Public Schools that may be working—and may get discontinued

Nicholas Phillips

February 28, 2022 |

St. Louis Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

A pilot program, organized by the Consortium Partnership Network, seeks to improve school outcomes by shifting key decisions to staff inside the school, which schools remain under district supervision. The schools also partner with a nonprofit to provide technological support and bring in philanthropic dollars. The partially autonomous governance model is supported by the teacher’s union and has improved teaching-focused aspects as well as programs addressing the mental health, clothing, and food needs of students.

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Community Based organization enhancing ICT literacy in Siaya

Elfas Guya

December 03, 2021 |

Ratego Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Siaya County

A computer literacy training program has trained over 50 individuals, both young people and adults, in information communication technology from rural Siaya County in Kenya. The program is free and is open to anyone fifteen years old and above. It is crowd funded by a network of donors and graduates have access to more professional and personal growth opportunities.

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What Happens When Brazil's Favelas Take On The World Of Online Gaming?

Anna Fleck

November 23, 2021 |

World of Us |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

AfroGames offers young people aged 12 and over with classes in game programming, bringing the world of gaming to the lower-income communities in Brazil, or favelas, allowing youth to explore their culture, technology and potential job opportunities through game design.

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