Remembering the “Conscience of Congress”, Civil Rights activist and one of the 13 original Freedom Riders, Congressman John Lewis. Read about the “good trouble” that John Lewis believed was necessary, his hopes for young activists, and a future America.
Read MoreNoah Mwale, our Education Programme Officer for Katete, wrote about an initiative that began when Impact schools were still open. This initiative, Let’s Read Zambia, aims to improve the reading outcomes for students from early childhood to grade four.
Read MoreOur teachers are ensuring that students are staying connected to learning through various means and they are learning and growing professionally. Learn more about our teachers’ work throughout COVID-19 from Annabelle Hardy, our Director of Academics!
Read MoreThis weekend is a rare long weekend for both our US and Zambia team members – Heroes’ Day and Unity Day in Zambia the Fourth of July here in the US. Read about Alexander Grey Zulu, a freedom fighter born in Chipata, Zambia.
Read MoreRead Busiwa’s and Ethel’s first and lasting impressions on adapting to the Impact Network team, both of which were hired in late 2019; Busiwa as an Administrative Support Officer and Ethel as a Data Monitoring Officer!
Read MoreRuby Bridges was the first African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South, after the famous Brown vs. Board of Education ruling.
Read MoreThis week’s email comes from Cora Juettemann, our Operations Development Advisor – encouraging messages about our remote work over the last three months!
Read MoreAs our nation, and now the world, grapples with its second week of protests against the killing of unarmed black men and women by police, I have been reflecting and listening.
Read MoreIn the wake of the recent death of George Floyd, so many of our fellow citizens are protesting against injustice, bigotry, and racism. If you are among them, I stand with you and I’m wishing you safety. On days like this, I don’t have a lot of wisdom to offer. Instead, I offer my favorite TED talk by an author I adore – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Read More“Stay Home” – the slogan is omnipresent, even in Zambia where the COVID-19 cases are recently increasing. For our Impact Network teachers, our schools closed ten weeks ago under orders from the Ministry of General Education. Ever since, 170 teachers of Impact Network have been practicing physical distancing and staying safe. We recently launched Impact Radio to help keep our students learning, but how can we continue to engage our teachers in remote work?
Read MoreTwo hundred years ago this week marked the birth date of the founder of modern nursing – Florence Nightingale. As we celebrate Nurses day around the globe, and they continue to fight this pandemic on the front lines, I thought I would learn a bit more about Nightingale.
Read MoreIn late March, around the time that schools were closing around the globe, our team held a series of brainstorming sessions to better understand our options to continue schooling for our students. Unlike many schools, online learning and mobile learning aren’t viable options for us – the vast majority of our students lack access to an internet-enabled device, a stable network, and more importantly, power.
Read MoreAmidst the COVID-19 pandemic, so many businesses and organizations have started to shift their focus to be able to better serve their community. For our part, Impact Network has a few projects in the works that we are excited to announce in the coming weeks!
Read MoreWednesday, April 22 was Earth Day – the 50th anniversary in fact. Earth Day was created to raise awareness and bring people together to help protect the planet. This year was a very unique Earth Day as people all across the world are celebrating online and staying home to stop the spread of the Coronavirus.
Read MoreI heard a podcast recently and learned about a scientist who lived in the 1800s and was the earliest advocate of handwashing. His story feels particularly powerful now, given all that we do know about viruses – and also because of all that we don’t know.
Read MoreIn search of a little bit of inspiration this week, I reread a few passages from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet – and then realized that this week was the 89th anniversary of his death on April 10, 1931.
Read MoreWith the spread of the Coronavirus around the globe, it seems we are constantly being bombarded with bad news. We hear of new cases, new deaths, struggling businesses, and overwhelmed health care systems. It’s hard to stay positive when so much news is negative.
Read MoreAbout five years ago, I shared the below story – I reshare it now because it gives me hope that we might be able to work together across so many nations, and find a way to defeat COVID-19.
Read MoreThe spread of the Coronavirus has shut down schools, museums, and theaters. In this time of quarantine and social distance, however, companies are stepping up to ensure we still have free access to education and cultural activities.
Read MoreOn Tuesday morning, we woke to the news that the Zambian government had ordered all schools to close by Friday in response to COVID-19. It was not unexpected; our board had essentially come to the same conclusion the night before
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