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At Fly Compton, the sky's not a limit. Neither is race.

Marlon L. Dwight

September 07, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Compton, California

The nonprofit Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation provides affordable flying lessons for marginalized youth to help them get careers in the aviation industry.

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This Support Group Is Helping Youths Overcome Drug, Substance Abuse In Kaduna

Isaac Oritogun

September 05, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Youth Orphans and Widows Empowerment organization works to help young people experiencing addiction through various projects including psychosocial support and connections to organizations that help them develop skills and find housing. Over the years the group has linked dozens of people to different treatments, as well as vocational training to help them find jobs.

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How a St. Louis church is teaching teens to fly. ‘It really changed everything for me.'

Erin Heffernan

September 04, 2022 |

St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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Response Location: United States, Chesterfield, Missouri

The six-week, all-expense-paid, Red Tail Cadet Program teaches high school students to fly and prepares them to pursue a pilot’s license or study aviation in college. The flight school gives students an opportunity they might otherwise be unable to afford with hopes of diversifying the industry.

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How Telementoring Programme Aided Sudan's Fight against COVID-19

Sharon Atieno

September 02, 2022 |

Science Africa |

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Response Location: Sudan

To make healthcare more accessible and relieve overwhelmed medical centers, Sudanese American doctors used telementoring to train over 400 medical students across Sudan in the necessary skills to serve their local communities.

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Brothers Empowered to Teach: 'Planting seeds for that next generation'

Jan Risher

August 28, 2022 |

The Advocate |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Brothers Empowered to Teach provides a paid fellowship to train Black men to be teachers. The organization focuses on the development of the whole person, from character building and life skills to teaching experience. They have placed over 170 people in classrooms since its inception, providing visibility and representation for young children to see people who look like them in careers they may not have thought possible for themselves.

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Bruised South Sudan Employers Figure it Out: Bring Attitude, not Diplomas or Skills, to Job Interviews

Richard Sultan

August 26, 2022 |

TIME of the World |

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Response Location: South Sudan

Employers like the St. Partick Clinic in South Sudan are hiring based on attitude and trainability instead of technical skills and knowledge to find employees that are trustworthy and reliable.

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How Delta community developed other professions to survive oil spill

Israel Olatunji Tijani

August 10, 2022 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

As a result of incessant oil spills, a rural community that once relied on fishing for food and its main source of income has begun to diversify its skills and occupations by pursuing more lucrative jobs like tapping rubber trees and growing cassava. Pivoting their occupations has helped to keep families out of poverty, children in school and keep the village’s economy afloat.

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Enabled to Enable: How NGO is changing narrative for PwDs in Cross River state

Umo Akwang

August 05, 2022 |

Legit.ng |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

Enabled to Enable provides vocational skills training to disabled individuals. So far, the skills training has reached about 129 women and girls, empowering them to find jobs and even start their own businesses despite their disabilities.

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SCAF is driving inclusion of sickle cell warriors in Nigeria's tech industry

Abdulwasiu Mujeeb

July 24, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Sickle Cell Aid Foundation teaches tech skills to those with sickle cell anemia to increase their employability and spearhead an inclusive tech industry. Since launching, the organization has trained and graduated 20 individuals with coding skills.

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A Mentorship Programme Is Turning Young PWDs Into A Thriving Workforce

Nathaniel Bivan

July 22, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Peniel Foundation virtually connects people with disabilities with mentors to help them learn to achieve their goals, level up their career skills to access to better jobs and become financially independent. Since forming, the foundation has seen thousands join the program and go on to have great success in their careers and personal lives.

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