Category: Education
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Brazilian Businesswoman Based in the USA Creates Incentive Platform for Women 40+
Adriana Liberato is a Brazilian businesswoman who, at 50 years old, married and a mother of two, has gone through an evolutionary process of creation. This fierce woman from Bahia has always been involved in social causes, although what she truly enjoyed was her mega fashion productions. She is the creator of the Proud Over…
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Adopting Measures to End Food Waste
Food waste exacerbates hunger worldwide and increases greenhouse gas emissions, one of the main causes of the climate crisis. The United Nations* estimates that about 1/3 of all food is wasted globally each year. Around the world, discarded food is responsible for 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions. In the United States, activists and organizations…
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The Importance of Science Fairs in the USA
In the United States, high school science fairs are an important forum for students to explore what they have learned in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) while competing with their peers and exercising their creativity. Science fairs help students apply what they have learned in STEM subjects in innovative ways. Students start with their…
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Ending Online Gender Violence
The digital world is very promising when it comes to amplifying the voices of women, girls, and LGBTQI+ individuals. But it also gives rise to new forms of abuse and harassment driven by gender issues. Online gender violence is a human rights issue that must be addressed on the global stage, according to a coalition…
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Ending Street Harassment Everywhere
In the past, women and girls were told what they should do to avoid street harassment — how they should dress, how they should or shouldn’t act, where they should walk. Recently, groups around the world are placing the responsibility for change where it belongs: on the perpetrators and the communities that tolerate them. “The…
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U.S. Nonprofit Organization Funds Affordable Houses Made with 3D Printers
If 3D printers can be used to make prosthetic limbs and topographic maps, why not houses? Habitat for Humanity, a U.S. nonprofit organization, is providing funding for architecture firms to build homes using 3D printers for low-income families. “Many local Habitat organizations are seeking alternative ways to increase the production of affordable housing,” said a…
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USA Sends Teachers Around the World
For over 75 years, the U.S. Department of State has promoted understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries through educational exchanges. The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the English Language Fellow, Specialist, and Virtual Educator programs are vehicles for these exchanges. Coordinated by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural…
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In the U.S., Democracy Begins in the Classroom
When does democracy begin? In the United States, children experience democracy starting in the first grade. Through participation in group activities, American students are immersed in democratic principles such as choice, consensus, and freedom of expression from an early age. In elementary schools, teachers and students make decisions at the beginning of the school year…
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Building Resilience in Children
The international nonprofit organization Cultured Kids Cuisine helps children build a future of love and tolerance through food. Managed by over 100 volunteers from around the world, the organization offers various free services for children aged 7 to 14, such as Food Anthropology, educational podcasts, a food blog, recipe kits, and classes. Weekly virtual cooking…
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The five biggest reasons why American schools should offer more Portuguese classes
I grew up in a neighborhood near Minneapolis in the state of Minnesota and graduated from Minnetonka High School, perennially ranked among the best high schools in the state and, consequently, the country. Of course, that was many years ago, in fact in 1990, before there was even anyone who knew what email or the…