Cultivating Global Citizenship Through Education & Culture

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BLACK MALE YOUTH TRAVEL ABROAD PANEL DISCUSSION

This spring and summer, we are collaborating with Going Global with Barbara to explore the reasons why more Black male youth are not taking advantage of travel and study abroad opportunities and discuss ways to increase the number of high school and college students who do so.

Sign up to join us for our third (and final) discussion on September 18, 2024 by clicking on the button below.

Our Strategic Focus Areas

Women’s Empowerment –
The L³ Alliance

 

…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.
~ Kofi Annan

We Believe

The power to change the world lies in the hearts, minds, and hands of women.  Entrepreneurship and woman-based leadership in corporations are effective means of engendering that empowerment.

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Literacy

 

There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.
~ Frank Serafini

What We Do

Through each of our literacy projects, we provide materials that expose youngsters to topics pertaining to STEAM and to travel abroad. We ensure that students can “see themselves” in the books they read so they can find confidence in and validation of their identities – so they can get a sense of who they are and who they can become.

What We Do

Through each of our literacy projects, we provide materials that expose youngsters to topics pertaining to STEAM and to travel abroad. We ensure that students can “see themselves” in the books they read so they can find confidence in and validation of their identities – so they can get a sense of who they are and who they can become.

Travel & Study Abroad

 

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~ Saint Augustine

What We Do

Through our Travel / Study Abroad SFA, we encourage university-level students in the U.S. to look openly and honestly at their homeland and their culture by experiencing different cultures and how those cultures view them. We also encourage younger students to embrace any chance they may have to broaden their horizons through travel.

The Arts

 

The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.
~ President Barack Obama

We Believe

All forms of art and culture not only advance our capacity for compassion and empathy, but also engender a measurable positive influence on education, the economies of the world, and the health and well being of our global society.

We Believe

All forms of art and culture not only advance our capacity for compassion and empathy, but also engender a measurable positive influence on education, the economies of the world, and the health and well being of our global society.

STEAM Education

 

STEAM programs “educate both halves of the brain and prepare students for success in a world that values a well-rounded and innovative workforce.”
~ Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)

What We Do

Through our STEAM SFA, WIF intends to help young girls and women embrace and pursue STEM careers and to excel at them by developing their artistic talents to their fullest potential.

Preclinical Safety Training & Mentoring

 

All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities.
It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.
~ Paracelsus

What We Do

WIF provides a full range of training and mentoring for laboratories desiring to raise awareness of best practices and increase competencies in preclinical safety assessment for their scientists and technical staff.

What We Do

WIF provides a full range of training and mentoring for laboratories desiring to raise awareness of best practices and increase competencies in preclinical safety assessment for their scientists and technical staff.

The Arts

… museum members who went to see the Paris exhibition in February … were so moved by the experience that they committed their time and funds to begin a community-driven effort to bring the Paris works of one of America’s great artists home to his birthplace – Knoxville, Tennessee.

~ Sylvia L. Peters, former trustee of the Knoxville Museum of Art

Study Abroad

I saw firsthand what can be accomplished when a passion comes together with dedication, collaboration, and the application of skills that an individual is uniquely gifted in. I hope to continue to seize opportunities like this in the future, and to carry on the inspiration that I’ve received.

~ Abbigail Chaput, University of Arizona

STEAM Education

This was a phenomenal opportunity to go to Fulbright and UNESCO, to visit an artist colony, to have all the different perspectives of the arts here in Paris … it’s going to be truly powerful for us all working together to incorporate STEAM into all aspects of life

~ Malikka Karteron, Global Educator Program participant

You can create tangible, positive change in people’s lives

Thanks to donations from people like you, WIF successfully concluded our inaugural event and our first university internship program. Your generosity supports the international movement in the arts, travel/study abroad, and STEAM education that is blossoming as a result!

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