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The Global Knowledge Initiative's mission is to forge, optimize, and sustain problem-solving networks that use science, technology, and innovation to deliver transformative solutions. Three core functions underpin GKI's efforts to unleash Collaborative Innovation: locating resources, enabling sustainable partnerships by training on the tools, skills, and processes needed for Collaborative Innovation, and connecting people and resources together into durable, solution-driven networks.

LEAP for Education empowers underserved and first-generation-to-college students to succeed in education, career, and life. We do this by teaching students academic and life-skills needed to perform at higher levels in middle school and high school. Students also receive ongoing personalized support and community connections which helps them graduate from college and create a future based on their strengths and interests.

Founded in 2015 by the creators of the award-winning documentary film CYBER-SENIORS, this non-profit organization provides senior citizens with tech-training using an intergenerational, volunteer model. Young people are provided with lessons and learning activities to train them to act as digital mentors and senior citizens gain access to effective technology training and intergenerational communities that keep them socially connected and engaged.

Founded in 2013, E2D, Inc., Eliminate the Digital Divide, strives to provide digital inclusion opportunities and tools for all economically disadvantaged students and their families in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). Our mission is to ensure that every student has the essential at-home access to computer technology and digital literacy support necessary to achieve academic success. Additionally, E2D strives to create opportunity for these CMS students to gain an increasingly wider scope of exposure to technology through skill development and educational programming in an effort to promote IT workforce development within a population of under-served and under-utilized youth.

The SOS Mata Atlantica Foundation is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization. Established in 1986, its mission is to inspire society to defend the country's most devastated biome. It works to promote public policies to conserve and restore the Atlantic Forest, addressing water, biodiversity, and climate issues in an integrated manner. The foundation monitors the status of forests and associated ecosystems, while also working to restore degraded areas. Additionally, it advocates for and creates public policies in support of the biome. This cause directly benefits over 70% of the Brazilian population, who live in the Atlantic Forest and depend on it for their quality of life.

The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, and personal growth in our nation’s gifted and high potential youth. Central to the mission of IEA is a commitment to the development of the whole child through engaging learning experiences that promote optimal challenge, mentorship, exploration of ideas, and recognition of personal potential. IEA seeks to connect like-minded individuals and supports a diverse community that creates a sense of belonging and affirmation.

Project Esperanza is a non-profit organization that began as and remains a Virginia Tech student organization. Project Esperanza serves to connect the Blacksburg, Virginia community and the Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic community through service. Our programs are designed to work toward breaking the cycle of poverty present among the lower social classes in these two communities, as well toward breaking the cycle of apathy present among the upper classes.

Kids Hope USA exists to meet the need that every child has: the need for healthy, consistent relationships with adults in their lives who are there to help them grow, develop, and thrive. Since 1995, Kids Hope USA has responded to that need by connecting students with caring and consistent mentors who are committed to their futures. From the start, our mission was clear: to build life-changing relationships one at a time.

The mission is to support social and economic initiaves for high-risk populations (women, children, young people, men and the elderly ) to combat the causes of vulnerability they face(hunger, extreme pauverty, disease,...) and environnemental problems. The global objectif is to sustainably reduce vulnerability of population and communities, including ethnic minorities in the Great Lakes sub-region, through sustainabe development, peace-building, democratization, environnemental protection and inclusive management of naturel resources. The specifics objectives are : 1. Tackling hunger, malnutrition and extrem poverty ; 2) Making it easier for people to acces essential water, hygiene and sanitation services ; 3) Protect the environment, biodiversity and combat global warming; 4) Consolding good local governance, human rights ; 5) consolidate democracy and democratic values in the self-promotional organizations and networks ; 6)Supporting the prevevtion and transformation of conflicts for inter-communal peace ; 7) Sttrenthening actions to combat gender-based violence ; 8) Integrating ethnic minorities into all actions without a spirit of marginalization ; 9) Support education, adult training, literacy and professional leaning ; 10) Supporting women's and youth's economic empowerment initiatives ; 11) Improving the health of mothers and children (mental health, reproductive health,...); 12) Supporting investisment in promotion of small entreprises ;13) Renove social and economic infrastructures of communities in the DRC.

Bosana Foundation is a respected international advocacy organization dedicated to empowering and improving the economic and social well being of marginalized population through the delivery of targeted education, scholarships and livelihood development programs.We focus on education because the youth of today are the decision makers of tomorrow. We also work with women because they such integral and vital parts of both family and community. The Bosana Foundation believes that through our various projects, we are empowering and educating women and youth so that history does not repeat itself and that Bosnia and Herzegovina can once again be a country which boasts peaceful multi-ethnic and multi-cultural traditions.

Edu Fun is a volunteer-led, non-profit Public Benefit Organisation. We partner with the Diepsloot Combined School (DCS) located in the informal settlement of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa. Our mission is to improve English literacy for Grade 2 and 3 students. We also mend school uniforms, do health checks for students and provide support and financial assistance for learners from Diepsloot going on to University. In addition, Edu Fun is evolving to include students from non-fee paying schools in rural, urban and informal settlements outside of Diepsloot to address the varied educational, literacy and material needs of the population.

HKFYG Wellness PLUS Complex (WPC) is a comprehensive platform established in 2023 that provides professional services with learning, healing, and experiential elements. Its aim is to help youth build wellness into their lives and connect with the community. With an innovative and sustainable approach, WP aims to: 1Cultivate meaningful health-conscious lifestyles among youth and young adults 2Establish universal access to wellness services within the community 3Promote a cultural shift towards wellness