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Innovating education and gender equality in Mexico

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Innovating education and gender equality in Mexico “Education is transformation. Through education, we can provide women with opportunities to change their lives,” says 2016 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellow Frissia Monsivais. The YLAI Fellowship Program is funded by the U.S.

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Meet the man empowering young leaders by starting with their computer repairs

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Before starting his own company, Boon’s Computer Repairs , in 2014 in St. Providing five-minute tips and tricks about what to do and not to do with your computer during these sessions allowed me an easy way to start educating my community as well. Why do you think it is important to educate the community about technology? .

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. How has YLAI helped you achieve your mission?

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Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M

TechCrunch

We’ve built an extensive distribution channel covering almost half of the high schools in Kenya, and that means we have an opportunity to solve other tech needs that schools have,” said Nyangolo. “We We were bootstrapping at the time, and didn’t have enough resources to do consumer education.

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SoftBank-backed Korean edtech startup Riiid acquires Langoo, expands in Japan  

TechCrunch

When it launched in April 2019 in Japan, the Riiid Tutor app took the top ranking in sales among education applications in Android within the first week of its release. . By leveraging this investment, we will capture broader Japanese market opportunities. Riiid claims that more than 2.5 billion in 2020, increasing 22.4%

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Learn More, Grow More, Be More

Entrepreneurs' Organization

More enjoyment, more opportunities, more challenges. Entrepreneurs with an ongoing thirst for learning often turn to executive education programs to expand their knowledge base to tackle new challenges and opportunities. Continuing education is important, especially when you’re trying to challenge the status quo.

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Venture Capital Firm Goodwater Secures $1 Billion in New Funding

AsiaTechDaily

Register Venture capital firm Goodwater has concluded its latest funding round, raising $1 billion in capital commitments for its fifth early-stage and third opportunity-style funds. Founded in 2014 by industry veterans Chi-Hua Chien and Eric Kim, Goodwater is the largest venture capital fund focused on consumer tech investments.