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Summer Arts Keep Students Learning

Voice of America
August 10th, 2012

“We need kids to master reading and math. Arts gets them excited about being there every day. And the arts use reading and math. The arts are a great way to tie together learning experiences,” he says.

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Shooting Hoops For Peace In North Korea

CNN Video
June 29th, 2012

“We really wanted to promote basketball, diplomacy, friendship, break those barriers,” said Elie who founded the club — Coaches Team — while living in South Korea. The club’s stated mission is to “use basketball to break down political and social boundaries that exist all around the globe.”

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School Kids Solving the World’s Environmental Problems Recognized at RIO+20

CSRwire Yobo Member
June 20th, 2012

Project Earth is a space where classes and clubs can post environmental projects of all kinds and begin to network with like-minded students around the world.

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Melon Update and My Projects in Uganda

Chrysalis School for Young Entrepreneurs Yobo Member
October 21st, 2011

My name is Oceng Morrish and I am 15 years old and the oldest student at the Chrysalis School for Young Social Entrepreneurs. I am in Senior 1. I am one of the members of the Butterfly Project and I live in a small village in Lamwo district of Uganda.

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Jason Kimberley in The Zone

The Age
September 13th, 2011

You’re here to talk to about your particular brand of activism, Cool Australia. It could be seen as kind of an intergenerational environmentalism. You are trying to educate young people, you are using really clear and plain and simple language. And you’re talking about sustainability and the environment. Could you please start by telling us about the genesis and evolution of Cool Australia?

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Rwanda: Peace Building Campaign Launched in Schools

allAfrica
July 23rd, 2012

“Students need to understand values and importance of their culture in society as this contributes to living in harmony with capacity to amicably or have dialogue in solving differences as youth or students,” he said.

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Colombia Has 100 Tiny Libraries in Public Parks

Good.Is
June 28th, 2012

The program was started more than 15 years ago, and it has continued to thrive, operating 51 mini libraries in Bogotá and more than 100 throughout the country. The libraries themselves are rather remarkable—they hold about 350 books each, and they’re operated by volunteer librarians who organize activities and help kids with their homework.

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New York City Public Schools Compete to Be the Greenest

Nation of Change
December 16th, 2011

Last Friday, Solar One and city officials announced the launch of a public school-wide competition that will award a total of $30,000 to schools that can achieve the most energy savings by next April.

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Feelings of Being in a Jimmy Buffet Song While Meeting with Yao Ming in China

Rare Conservation Yobo Member
September 27th, 2011

Returning from four weeks in Indonesia and the Philippines, I immediately turned around and flew to the Finnish-Russian border to spend the weekend with my daughter trying to see European Bears in their habitat. I was tired, especially since we had to stay up all night in a hide, but thrilled when we got to see a total of nine of these magnificent beasts.

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BURKINA FASO: Texting to help child domestic workers

IRIN News
May 18th, 2011

Naba Wangré, manager of the child labour project at the Burkina Faso Red Cross, sends bluntly worded text messages to government officials, employers, traditional leaders, teachers, business owners and housewives several times a year, trying to reduce the widespread exploitation of domestic workers by raising awareness of their rights.

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