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2018
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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Text Blocks kicks off on June 24th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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challenge:
Increased ACCESS TO EDUCATION for women refugees

presented by southern new hampshire university and the scalabrini CEnter of Cape Town,
powered by +Acumen

April 
28
, 
2018
 | 
10:00am
 - 
12pm
 EDT
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ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

The ongoing refugee crisis has left 65.3 million people displaced worldwide. Generations of refugees have not been able to access higher education or employment opportunities. This is especially true for female refugees.

 

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and the Scalabrini Center are working to change this by providing access to education and US-accredited degrees to refugees. They're looking to increase enrollment by female students to 50% - and they need your help!


+Acumen Challenges are two-hour virtual events where participants apply their skills to real challenges facing real social enterprises working alongside teammates from around the world.

 

Join hundreds of your peers at our next challenge working with the SNHU's Global Education Movement and their partners at the Scalabrini Center. You’ll get a crash course in behavioral psychology and then apply those concepts to help address this challenge.

ABOUT SNHU's GLOBAL EDUCATION MOVEMENT PROGRAM AND The Scalabrini Center

OCT 29 - ARRIVAL

Arrive in Bogotá. Airport transfer and hotel check-in. Group dinner for those who arrive early.

OCT 30 - WELCOME + CONTEXT

Convene at Acumen's Latin America office in Bogotá. Meet the Acumen team and your fellow travelers. Overview of the trip and context-setting on Colombia.

OCT 31–NOV 2 - TRIP TO THE FIELD

Travel to Santa Marta and Medellín. Site visits to Acumen investees Siembra Viva and Cacoa de Colombia where you'll meet our entrepreneurs as well as their employees and customers. Optional historical and cultural excursions. Return to Bogotá.

NOV 3 - DEBRIEF + DEPARTURES

Trip debrief and reflections with Acumen team and group. Group lunch. Departures in afternoon.


Itinerary subject to change.

Benje Williams, an Acumen Global Fellow, founded Amal Academy, an education venture with a mission to empower marginalized Pakistani youth to rediscover and realize their professional dreams. The Academy offers a Career-Prep Fellowship, an intensive three-month business and leadership program that develops the soft business skills, values, and confidence of low-income youth. Their efforts currently focus on students from rural backgrounds who have left their families to study in Lahore.

FAQs + DEADLINES


 

What do I need to do to qualify to attend? 

All are welcome - no required skills or prerequisites needed. 

 

We suggest you review Dan Ariely’s Master Class on Changing Customer Behavior as you’ll be able to apply ideas from the course during the Challenge. Use the code CHALLENGE to access each for $18.

 

If all are welcome, why do I need to apply?

We want to make sure we've got a diverse group of participants working on the challenge. An application lets us get to know participants in advance and make sure we've got people ready to roll up their sleeves. 


What technology do I need for the challenge?

You'll need to have access to a steady internet connection and the ability to access collaborative tools like Google Docs. The challenge doesn't require video calling.


Do I need to find my own team?

Nope! We'll randomly assign you to one before the challenge.


 
Step 1: APPLY


Complete the application by April 16th to reserve your spot at the challenge

 

Step 2: READ THE CHALLENGE BRIEF


On April 20th, receive background information on the challenge they're facing. Take about 30 minutes to review it.  

 

Step 3: GET SET UP ON THE PLATFORM


On April 27th, receive your team assignment and access to the virtual Challenge platform. Log in and greet your teammates from around the world.

 

Step 4: CHALLENGE DAY!


On April 28th at 10AM ET, log into the Challenge Platform early to get ready for an energizing 2 hours of learning and problem solving! At the end, all of your ideas will be submitted to the social enterprise. 

"My aha moment: When people I barely know, never even seen or heard collaborate on a project to bring out the best ideas for social change, and then pursue them through is just beautiful."

– Muhammad Masood, past participant from Islamabad, Pakistan

Speakers

Ron Flex

Founder

Power Pushers connects fitness-focused users with health and nutrition experts to create custom workouts and wellness regimes.

Keighty Simms

CEO

Many underserved communities need guidance to help organize personal finance and public assistance.

Daryn Daniels

Founder

As a former U.S. Marine, Daryn Daniels saw firsthand the devastation caused by combat. Leg Up Inc. is developing new artifical smart limb technology for returning vets.

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FAQs + DEADLINES

SNHU GEM PROGRAM

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has launched a major initiative to bring university degrees to refugees around the world, at no cost to the learner. The Global Education Movement (GEM) initiativebring SNHU’s online, competency-based bachelor’s and associate degrees to refugees and others affected by displacement.

 

The project is grounded in and shaped by our pioneering work with vulnerable learners and refugees in Rwanda’s capital of Kigali and in the remote Kiziba refugee camp. Over the next two years we will prove our capacity to create a truly global model by continuing in Rwanda while expanding to Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Lebanon. 

 

In all of our site locations we will serve both refugees and displaced populations alongside vulnerable host community learners and anyone affected by displacement.

SCALABRINI CENTRE

This Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town has been providing services to refugees and migrants since 1994. The Scalabrini Centre is committed to alleviating poverty and promoting development in the Western Cape while fostering integration between migrants, refugees and South Africans. In providing assistance, Scalabrini advocates respect for human rights and uses a holistic approach that considers all basic needs.

 

The Centre’s ultimate objective is to foster the cultural, social and economic integration of migrants, refugees and South Africans into local society. The Centre offers 6 central services to refugee learners, and is thrilled to offer the BASP (Bachelor’s Support PRogramme) in Scalabrini’s English School.


SNHU is partnering with the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town to facilitate access to the degree program through provision of academic support, technology and learning labs, and additional student support services for employment. 

Location

The Latin America Partner Trip will take you across northern Colombia. Arriving and departing from Bogotá, the nation's capital, you'll head north to Colombia's post-conflict cacao growing region, south to Medellín and concluding in Bogotá.


Domestic flights will be arranged by Acumen and are included in the trip cost.

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ABOUT +ACUMEN

+Acumen is a new kind of school, designed for people with a burning desire to help change the world. People like you. We provide the tools, leadership skills and global community necessary to create effective social change by offering free and affordable online courses. With more than 500,000 signups from over 190 countries, what are you waiting for? Learn more at http://plusacumen.org/ 

+Acumen is an initiative of Acumen. Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen has invested more than $113 million in 108 companies across Africa, Latin America, South Asia and the United States. We are also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more inclusive world.

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