Causes: Philanthropy
Mission: Inspiring and empowering youth (K-14), their communities and organizations who serve them, to reimagine their futures by providing literacy, STEAM/innovation, inclusion, and leadership education and opportunities.
Results: OHBD is designed to take on important, hard challenges that haven’t yet been solved. We didn’t want to be just one more small NGO: We want to have an outsized impact by choosing “white space” opportunities which if successful, will be game changers. We also wanted to use the best of business and technology to help drive faster progress. Our focus is K-14, education and Ethiopia but everything we do can be applied to other parts of the world with similar challenges. wwd1We believe in the power of collaboration. A key goal is driving collaboration with other organizations, NGOs and individuals who share our mission and approach. We collaborate directly and use our programs to introduce organizations and individuals to encourage collaboration between them. Our pillars of focus are literacy, leadership, innovation and inclusion. We chose each of these because they provide children, and adults a way to problem-solve and reimagine their future. We believe education is more than formal schooling and that teaching leadership is critical to helping communities solve their own challenges. We also want to elevate and amplify innovative work being done for kids in Ethiopia by other organizations and individuals. You can learn more about our results on our website, through subscribing to our newsleter, and social media.
Target demographics: increase literacy and educational opportunities focused on leadership, innovation and inclusion
Direct beneficiaries per year: thousands of students and readers in Ethiopia and globally.
Geographic areas served: Ethiopia and globally by creating and publishing bilingual culturally appropriate children's books featuring African stories and languages
Programs: Ready Set Go Books, in-country computer science training, building libraries and collaborating with organizations focused on innovative approaches to education.
Mission: Inspiring and empowering youth (K-14), their communities and organizations who serve them, to reimagine their futures by providing literacy, STEAM/innovation, inclusion, and leadership education and opportunities.
Results: OHBD is designed to take on important, hard challenges that haven’t yet been solved. We didn’t want to be just one more small NGO: We want to have an outsized impact by choosing “white space” opportunities which if successful, will be game changers. We also wanted to use the best of business and technology to help drive faster progress. Our focus is K-14, education and Ethiopia but everything we do can be applied to other parts of the world with similar challenges. wwd1We believe in the power of collaboration. A key goal is driving collaboration with other organizations, NGOs and individuals who share our mission and approach. We collaborate directly and use our programs to introduce organizations and individuals to encourage collaboration between them. Our pillars of focus are literacy, leadership, innovation and inclusion. We chose each of these because they provide children, and adults a way to problem-solve and reimagine their future. We believe education is more than formal schooling and that teaching leadership is critical to helping communities solve their own challenges. We also want to elevate and amplify innovative work being done for kids in Ethiopia by other organizations and individuals. You can learn more about our results on our website, through subscribing to our newsleter, and social media.
Target demographics: increase literacy and educational opportunities focused on leadership, innovation and inclusion
Direct beneficiaries per year: thousands of students and readers in Ethiopia and globally.
Geographic areas served: Ethiopia and globally by creating and publishing bilingual culturally appropriate children's books featuring African stories and languages
Programs: Ready Set Go Books, in-country computer science training, building libraries and collaborating with organizations focused on innovative approaches to education.
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Philanthropy
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