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buildOn: Building Stronger Educational Foundations

Posted by Charity Watcher on Saturday, January 25, 2014, In : Education

buildOn is an international nonprofit organization established in 1991. It is known for running youth service afterschool programs in different high schools in the United States. It also builds schools in developing countries across the world. The organization’s programs aim to engage young citizens, mostly from urban areas, in community service participation. It also promotes literacy, from your children to adults, in developing nations.

The organization views its service learning and schoo...

Africa-America Institute: Promoting Valuable Engagement Between Africa and America

Posted by Charity Watcher on Saturday, January 4, 2014, In : Education

The Africa-America Institute or AAI is a premier US-based organization that focuses on international education and public policy. It works to advance higher education and professional development for Africans, as well as promote engagement and partnership between Africa and America through training, education, and dialogue.

For six decades, the institute has been unlocking the potentials of African talent to help strengthen the capacity of individuals and societies in Africa to eventually furt...

American Printing House for the Blind: Enhancing Education for Blind Students

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, In : Education

American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is a not-for-profit corporation based in Louisville, Kentucky, Unites States. It promotes independent living among individuals who are blind or visually impaired. For more than 150 years, the corporation has already created unique products and services to support all aspects of its clients and beneficiaries even without sight or limited seeing abilities.

In the 1830s, the first of the schools for blind children opened in the United States. Back then...

Step Up for Students: Providing Scholarships for Poor Students in Florida

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, In : Education

Low income families have severely limited choices on where they can send their children for education. Step Up for Students is a charity that provides scholarships to K-12 students of poor families in Florida. Families of these students are then able to choose the educational institution they deem is best for their children.

Step Up for Students can trace it roots back to 1998 when their founder, John Kirtley, realized that low income families in Florida had trouble selecting schools for thei...

African Children’s Educational Trust (A-CET): Developing Africa through Education

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, In : Education

Founded in 1997 by David Stables, the African Children’s Educational Trust (A-CET) aims to develop Africa by providing their youth with a means to education. The A-CET Board of Directors recognizes the lack of educational opportunities for Africa’s youth and works to provide them these opportunities by arranging for suitable donors for the Trust. A-CET is a charitable institution that works directly with a non-government organization in Ethiopia, the Ethiopia Youth Education Support, to c...

Knowledge is Power Program: The National Network of Knowledge

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, In : Education

The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) is a national network comprised of free, college-preparatory, open-enrollment public charter schools with the aim of preparing students coming from underserved communities to achieve success in college and later on in life. There are 125 KIPP schools present in 20 states plus the District of Columbia taking care of over 41,000 students. Over 86% of these students come from low-income families and are eligible for federal reduced-price or free meals progra...
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Lloyd Schwed’s Integrity-driven Florida Law Practice Schwed, Kahle & Jenks, P.A.

Posted by Charity Watcher on Thursday, March 21, 2013, In : Education

With offices in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Palm Beach, the veteran attorneys at Schwed, Kahle & Jenks, P.A. have experience in insurance defense, product and automobile liability, and securities arbitration and litigation matters. Managing Partner Lloyd Schwed and his colleagues notably maintain more than 100 years of cumulative experience and provide approved defense counsel to dozens of major insurance firms, including Torchmark Corporation, Northern Trust, Liberty National Life Insurance, ...
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The Kalamazoo Promise

Posted by Charity Watcher on Monday, December 19, 2011, In : Education

The world is filled with people who give. Some give in small amounts, while others contribute large donations. The Bill Gates and Warren Buffets of this world give in the billions. And as is customary, we recognize these donors for their unselfish acts.

There is also a special class of donors who give anonymously. We may never discover their reasons for keeping their identities secret. However, their contributions have just as much impact as those of other philanthropists.

For instance, there ...
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