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The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has revealed the names of the 15 projects for 2016 WISE Awards finalists. Inaugurated by Qatar Foundation in 2009, under the leadership of its chairperson, HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the WISE Awards identify and promote the most innovative and effective approaches to key global education challenges, and build a network of change-makers to inspire others around the world.
Selected by a pre-Jury of international education experts, the 2016 WISE Awards Finalists offer creative solutions in access, quality education, the teaching of STEM and entrepreneurial skills. Together they address a wide range of issues that represent common global challenges. The members of pre-Jury include Kamel Braham, programme leader at World Bank Human Development Programme for the Maghreb, Dr Rajika Bhandari, director, IIE Centre for Academic Mobility Research, USA, and Dr Joyce Akumaa Dongotey-Padi, executive director of Mama Zimbi Foundation, 2009 WISE Awards Winner from Ghana.
Dr Florence Tobo Lobe, founder and president of the Rubisadt Foundation in Cameroon, commented on her experience of being part of pre-Jury: “I feel honoured and proud to have had the opportunity to assess enriching projects fostering peace, well-being and growth in communities worldwide. The previously scrutinised finalists are inspiring projects, addressing youth unemployment, fighting poverty, helping vulnerable children in refugee camps, addressing gender inequality with innovative practices to access quality, inclusive, equitable, sustainable and holistic education. The WISE Awards are an excellent way to scale and update strategies for more beneficiaries and for better lives worldwide.”
The WISE Awards Finalist projects were selected according to strict criteria. They had to demonstrate innovative thinking and a concrete positive impact on communities and societies, as well as the potential to be replicated in other contexts and regions.
The 2016 WISE Awards Finalists are Geekie, Brazil; Ideas Box, France; Sports for Sharing, Mexico; Smart Robot Coding School, South Korea; Glowork, Saudi Arabia; Tara Akshar Literacy Programme, India; Lights for Learning, Spain/Latin America; Partners for Possibility, South Africa; Little Ripples, USA/Chad; Jump Math, Canada; Youth for Technology Academy, USA/Nigeria; Sonidos de la Tierra, Paraguay; 1Kgbox, China; Education for growth and value creation in Lebanon, Lebanon; and From puppets to empowerment, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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