Beneficiary guest blog: Inkululeko

As citizens of a nation just over two decades into democracy, we know that achieving success in the next two decades relies on equipping capable, educated agents of change. Those agents of tomorrow? They’re in our classroom today. A Department of Basic Education report shows that in South Africa, less than 20% of students finish…

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Inkululeko

Inkululeko recognizes the challenges that South African township youth face in low-income, low-expectation communities that are a legacy of apartheid. Inkululeko provides skills, support, and guidance so that these students are ready to apply, attend, and succeed at university. Inkululeko works within existing frameworks to address the challenges and opportunities that the community has identified.…

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Beneficiary blog: GlobeMed— “The Power of Partnership”

GlobeMed, a nonprofit founded by students in 2006, supports 56 partnerships between university chapters and grassroots organizations throughout the world. With the goal of strengthening the movement for global health equity, each chapter is paired with a community-based organization to develop a long-term relationship. Partners work in various domains related to community health, including food…

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Force Beyond Belief

May the 4th be with the our real-life Jedis in the Humanist Action: Ghana, Beyond Belief Network, and Humanist Disaster Recovery! As far as pop culture role models go, Star Wars’ Jedi have a nice bit of humanist wisdom to offer. Space mysticism aside, Yoda and company espouse an ethical code similar to that which…

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Announcing our new quarter two beneficiaries!

April doesn’t just bring showers and tax day. It also brings new Humanist Grants beneficiaries! Each of this quarter’s beneficiaries highly values evidence-driven interventions and includes integrated data collection and evaluation in their program designs. We are proud to support the work they do!

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