by Kelly Brantner | Sep 3, 2021 | Education, Women's Advocacy, Youth
On August 25, G(irls) 20 announced their name change to Fora. On their website, they shared that “over the past two years, we have seen a seismic shift across the world, and we have heard calls from our community, rightly demanding more from the gender equality...
by Kelly Brantner | Mar 13, 2021 | BBS News, Education, Youth
BBS is pleased to support the Sseryina Primary School and their 280 students aged 4 to 15. Our key initiative is the supply books and resource materials that were identified by the Headmaster and teachers as a top prioirty to support the school and provide the...
by Kelly Brantner | Nov 17, 2020 | Education, Youth
The Literate Earth Project (LEP) is pleased to announced this exciting new initiative! LEP takes pride in the fact that they have continually adapted and improved their working model—they have an iterative approach to everything they do. Their guiding principle is to...
by Kelly Brantner | Sep 22, 2020 | Education, Youth
This update is courtesy of The Literate Earth Project (LEP). Schools in Uganda have been closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, and as such the LEP libraries have been closed to the communities they serve. Fortunately, schools in Uganda will begin to open...
by Kelly Brantner | Jul 2, 2020 | Education, Youth
Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2020! Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC), shared this collage of the 30 girls that graduated from their undergraduate programs at universities in China and around the world. EGRC currently has 140 girls attending...
by Kelly Brantner | May 21, 2020 | BBS News, Education, Youth
This past March, BBS became a permanent vetted partner of GlobalGiving, the world’s largest fundraising platform. There are a tremendous number of benefits to becoming a partner including our ability to now, via GlobalGiving, issues tax receipts for causes to US and...
