“1300 hours I cringe every time I see his face or hear his voice. I’m Captain Josiah Rollins. A six-foot-two, fifty-year-old decorated veteran. I served two tours in Iraq, seen someone’s life pass in the blink of an eye. Today, I sit here having anxiety issues because I must interact with this moron. My blood pressure spikes just thinking about …
Jolyne Jelimo on Developing Youth Leaders in Education Cohorts Around the Globe
Jolyne Jelimo is the country head and Vice President of Global Goodwill Ambassadors (GGA) for Kenya. Her rise to this leadership position shows you exactly where her values lie as a rising influencer in her country, especially when it comes to impacting education, economic development, and youth mindset. The latter is more important than you may think, especially, within the …
Brett Puterbaugh Matches Education and Mentors with Communities in Need
Brett Puterbaugh is the Chief Impact Officer for Village Book Builders, headquartered in the U.S. What Brett and his partners do is to create an education opportunity where there isn’t any. They do that with a combination of hardware, software, mentors, and books – lots and lots of books. They partner with areas of the world where even connectivity to …
From the Student View: What Back To School Means During Pandemic
Ava Wettrick and Marley Dozier are miles apart geographically, and in age, they are just a few years apart, but, they share some similar issues and concerns when it comes to making education work for them during this pandemic year. Ava is a 2nd-year college student and Marley is a 3rd-year high school student. Both are based in the US. …
Sufyan Christian and Edukate F1rst Zeroes in on Expertise Learning
Sufyan Christian has worked in the education space for several years and home-schooled his children long before the pandemic forced it upon parents. His take-away was that children should have more options for what and how they learn. Basics are, of course, important for a balanced education, but, why not allow children to follow their “gifts” and their specific interests? …
Wells International Foundation on Impacting Young Readers, Writers, and Artists From Halfway Across the World
The first thing you notice about Monique Wells is the smile that lights up an entire room. Texas-born Monique is now in the place she dreamed of as a child – Paris, France. She first arrived in Paris as a young reader who only imagined herself there – later to make it her home. It’s that imagination that she wants …
Naphtali Bryant Innovates the Higher Education Experience for Students and Parents
Naphtali Bryant, as the Founder of Spark-Ed University, comes to his role with the dual experience of current student and school administration professional. Add to that, the extraordinary event of being hired by a school that he’s attended. While seeking out educational opportunities, Naphtali literally built his own experience making the most of both educational and leadership opportunities, and he …
Which UN SDGs Are You Impacting: Register Here
The United Nations has a huge mission: to impact literally everything that can save our planet and help the people on it to grow and prosper. But, here’s the thing: It’s not just their mission! It belongs to each and every one of us no matter what we do. WE have the ability to utilize our: hiring practices recycling policies …
DKT International Making Huge Impact on Family Planning and Reproductive Health Worldwide
In 2019, 48 million people received 2 years’ worth of reproductive health products making DKT International one of the world’s largest providers of family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention, and safe abortion products and services. The positive impact is on women’s health, less unwanted pregnancies, maternal deaths, and unsafe abortions. In areas of the world where these occurrences are common and threatening …
Teenager from Tanzania Becomes Public Speaker and Youth Influencer
Publisher’s Note: I feel what you’re about to see is actually a Frontrunners Innovate success story. I met Namara Lwansa when her father contacted me after our mental health edition of the magazine was released. He shared that he had a young daughter who had done an educational video on mental health and asked if I wanted to see the …