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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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The next step involves implementing schemes and programmes that can support people living in poverty and help them to achieve financial security. In rural communities, on the other hand, access to these basic needs can be harder to come by. Rural communities are often cut off from much of the money that moves around in the big cities.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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Talk like a geographic information systems expert Cartography — map making Environmental justice — ensuring equitable access to the environment for all people. I went to university to study geography, then started a master’s in meteorology. I’ve been working for the EPA for 30 years, and it’s been a great career.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. Access to water and sanitation are fundamental human rights. By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today.

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"Learning loss" is a misnomer, bilingual education a must, and more from NM teacher of the year

STEMx

We aim to provide students from kindergarten through middle school with immersive opportunities for language acquisition, as well as transdisciplinary and inquiry-based learning experiences in the context of social and emotional development for achieving international-mindedness. . International Baccalaureate.

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Can music be a tool for social transformation?

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You can access more sound postcards here: musicsocialfabric.wixsite.com/sound-postcards/copy-of-stream-buy. She is interested in the difference between how social music programmes report their success, and how well they really achieve their aims. HAS SOCIAL MUSIC IN SANTA CATARINA ACHIEVED ITS AIMS? MEET ANDREA. MEET PATRICIA.

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Reimagining Education: A Call for Action

User Generated Education

Kids (and adults) who need to access information in order to learn something or improve their performance – think video gaming, cooking, learning to play an instrument, fixing something, making something – often go directly to the Internet, most notably Youtube, to get some form of tutorial.

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