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Tech, Education, and Making a Difference in South Africa: Meet Justinus Adriaanse

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Nelson Mandela’s 1999 retirement brought these injustices further to the forefront, unveiling the deep-rooted inequalities within South Africa’s education system and society as a whole. Problem-solving with purpose “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

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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. Create community.

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A Few Surefire Ways to Support the UN SDGs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2015, inspired by Elon Musk and the story of Tesla, Steve was searching for a way to shore up his personal and professional commitment to being the change he wanted to see in the world. If you work to educate and train people, for example, perhaps SDG 4, “Quality Education,” is one that naturally fits with your existing priorities.

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What’s Happening in Tech During 2016?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

According to USCIS, the federal agency responsible for handling work visas, in 2015 U.S.-based Backed by federal funding, a coalition has put together a free program using public library resources, mentors from the software developer community, and online learning programs to turn out skilled, employable graduates. passport holders.

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Turning an Addiction into a Dream Job

Entrepreneurs' Organization

.” The word spread within my EO chapter and the Atlanta business community. So, when I exited my last company in 2015, I knew that educating and supporting other businesses with my “addiction” to these unique and lean entrepreneurial growth techniques would be the focus of Entreholic. yet everyone wanted to learn them.

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Feeding the Hungry, Despite National Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This is just the latest example from many years the Karma Foundation has been making a difference in the community. Karma Foundation is primarily focused on community development across the entire socio-economic spectrum. Since October 2015, we’ve fed approximately 50,000 people. Tell us more about Karma Foundation.

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Silicon Valley is a surprisingly clubby ecosystem: FC's Alex Mittal

FundersClub

And beyond the network, we take software very seriously, and so we have about a half a dozen people on our product, engineering, and design team who work in partnership with our venture team, our community team, others to look at software as core to the VC model. There's education to be had if you do seek that out.

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