…relieve poverty and improve education for children in Kenya. Industry: Social Enterprise Location: Nakuru, Kenya Reason for starting: We met as three volunteer teachers, working in a public primary school…
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After Being Stalked, Bullied on the Job, She Set Out to Create Safer Workplaces
…– and says she knew then that there was a deep need for psychological safety training for employees in all workplaces. In 2010, she developed a course called “The 5…
Lorena Amarante of OM Latam: Connection Across Latin American Borders
…was a great opportunity to add a training area to help people develop their careers and businesses through digital marketing. That’s how OM Latam was born as a company. We…
Romona Foster: Admin Tech Consulting
Your Name: Romona Foster Business Name: Admin Tech Consulting, a service for social media training and tech consulting Type of Business: Professional Training Business Location: Washington D.C., United States Website…
Amid Angry Rhetoric, Kitchens Helping Immigrants and Refugees Are on the Rise
Beatriz Rosales Lopez, who came to America from Costa Rica in 2009, says she has found much more than a paycheck after graduating from Hot Bread Kitchen’s culinary training program….
For This CEO, Volunteerism Is as Important as Her Work
…relief efforts around the world. All Orion employees can take part in Headwaters projects, which Thomley views as something akin to leadership training. Inspired by Katrina Thomley is a licensed…
A Successful Entrepreneur Shares What It’s Really Like to Be an Immigrant
…“Claudia, our interpreter is missing. He didn’t show up today and we were told that you are very smart, and you can take care of this training.” And I said,…
Entrepreneurship Provides New Hope for Former Prisoners
…second chances. “My story is a gift to give people.” Richardson’s rebirth as the CEO of Just Soul Catering began with training and mentoring from Defy Ventures, a New York…
Haley Stevens
…on the agency’s National Digital Engineering Manufacturing Consortium. Before returning to Michigan, Stevens was in Chicago working to create what she describes as the country’s first online training program for…
How to Offer a Summer Internship Program, Paid or Unpaid
…vice versa. The employer provides training that would be similar to that which would be given in an educational environment, including the clinical and other hands-on training provided by educational…
Ep. 31: The Happiness of Reading
…family there, spends five years in the heartland... RANA: Iowa City has the best education system for children, primary school, all over the U.S. It is the safest place you…
Debra Pierce of Early Childhood CDA Help: Providing Early Childhood Educators with the Tools They Need to Succeed
…wrote a prep guide, which was published by Redleaf Press. I then decided to build a business around the book. Related: Read about another female entrepreneur working in childhood education…
Alena Sunavska: Bespoke Language Tutoring
This story is part of our 1,000 + stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Alena Sunavska Business: London Language Studio Industry: Education & Training Location: London, England, U.K. Reason for…
She’s Helping a Generation of Ukrainian Youth Improve Their Spoken English
…English fluency is key to economic opportunity – knowledge, connections, a great education, a rewarding career. But while Ukrainian students can learn to read and write English, there are no…
Holly Bantleman: Raise The Roof Kenya– A Woman Driven By A Deeply Connected Social Mission In Kenya
…and the Barut community, The Barut Youth Development and Sports Centre was born. The centre’s mission is to provide vocational training and extra curricular activities for teenagers who had never…