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Ensuring girls’ rights to education in Ghana
Our Humanist Action: Ghana partner organization, Songtaba, has been cultivating relationships with the people in Northern Ghana, working toward ensuring girls' rights to education. This is a success story. This father was planning to trade his daughter to be another man's wife in exchange for a wife for his eldest son. Songtaba, with the assistance…
Read MoreEncouraging education in Ghana
One year ago, this young woman was going to be exchanged with another woman to be brides for their brothers. Thanks to the work of the Foundation Beyond Belief's Humanist Action: Ghana (HA: Ghana) and our partners, the father was convinced that letting her attend school was better for her and the family. Today she…
Read MorePlight of the village child in education
In my opinion, life without formal education is meaningless. Growing up as a child, my immediate guidance counselors were my parents and the various classroom teachers I had for my formal education. My counselors made me understand that there were several means I could adopt to develop socially, mentally, psychologically, and emotionally. I took to…
Read MoreWomen’s Leadership Project: Gender Justice and Humanist Education
The Women’s Leadership Project (WLP) is a mentoring and service learning advocacy program designed to educate and train young middle and high school age women in South Los Angeles to take ownership of their school-communities. Since 2006, the WLP has been based at South L.A. high schools such as Gardena High School, Washington Prep…
Read MoreStarfish’s impact school offers change in educational model
In previous posts we have mentioned the plans of our compassionate impact grant recipient, Starfish, to open an impact school for middle- and high school-aged Guatemalan girls. The generous contributions of Foundation Beyond Belief members have helped launch the rigorous teacher training courses that will serve as the core of that school and the launch…
Read MoreInvesting in gender equality with education
In recent posts, we have explained the work of our Compassionate Impact Grant Beneficiary, Starfish, at the individual level. We have detailed their plans for a specialized junior high school, outlined their mentorship program, and presented their vision of providing quality education for women in Guatemala. Beyond the immediate difference Starfish is making in the lives…
Read MoreA changing educational culture in El Salvador
If you’ve read about Central America recently in the newspaper, then you know the region is entrenched in violence. Sadly, El Salvador, is now the most violent peace-time nation in the world and those who suffer are overwhelmingly children. Improving education is a key component to combat violence! That’s why ConTextos raises the quality of…
Read MoreLatest education guide teaches the mission of Starfish
Starfish, our current Compassionate Impact Grant beneficiary, teaches young girls in Guatemala how to be leaders. To teach young people everywhere about Starfish and the importance of their work, Foundation Beyond Belief has put together an activity book. Designed for children of all ages, this book outlines some of Starfish’s techniques for developing leaders while…
Read MoreCompassionate Impact Grant Recipient Starfish Strongly Supports Education
Starfish is a powerful model of education and support focused within the native Mayan community in Guatemala. Throughout their history, they have a track record of empowering Girl Pioneers, increasing literacy in students and their parents, and encouraging traditional education and strong mentorship for girls after the sixth grade. Their mentorship program strengthens the bonds…
Read MoreAccess to education is not the whole story
Next year is 2015, the goal year for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Although significant progress has been made toward achieving these goals, many targets have not been reached. For Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education, and other goals relating to education, a rethinking of strategy is needed: It is becoming apparent that simply…
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