For National Teacher Appreciation Day, we honor all the volunteers working tirelessly to help students continue their learning journey but also our students who teach us so much about resilience, empathy, and personal growth.   

We were selected as one of the top 12 projects for the Global Education Network Europe (GENE) Innovation Award - an incredibly humbling and inspiring experience for us. We learned so much about Global Education and what creative work is being done across Europe to raise awareness on human rights, increase tolerance across cultures, and change the conversation to challenge stereotypes – all in a noble effort to create a more equitable and just world together. 

Katie Zaniboni traveled to Bucharest, Romania to take part in a panel discussion on Refugees and Migration, facilitated by Brian Gallagher, President and CEO of The United Way Worldwide.  She was joined on stage by Guillaume Jalenques de Labeau (left) the Chairman and CEO of Mansartis in Paris and Dr. Andreas Ricket (right), CEO Phineo in Berlin.  They shared their experiences with engaging businesses to help newcomers in larger urban areas learn the language, brush up on techinical skills, and find employment.  

Blossom Hill Foundation funds innovative ideas to help children affected by conflict in the Middle East.  We were awarded one of the 2017 Fellowship Grants.  We are humbled and honored to be part of this amazing cohort of fellows. 

"Improving educational opportunities for refugee youth around the world

Three proposals in MIT Solve's “Learn” pillar advance to finals." - MIT News (Image from Solve)

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"MIT's new initiative, Solve, seeks solutions to some of the biggest global challenges" - Devex

“Solve at MIT in May will be a chance for Solvers and Solve members to workshop and potentially announce their partnerships, which would allow Solvers’ ideas to be piloted and implemented,” Amouyel says.