Giving Compass' Take:

• Impact Hub describes six educational champions in the space from app creators to community-led schools that are all working to respond to needs in the education space. 

• What can education funders do to also respond to needs in the sector? 

• Read about what impactful education funding looks like. 

Out of Impact Hub’s entire global network, education is what drives the majority of our members. We’re kicking off the new year by celebrating the champions of learning, so here’s what you can look forward to in the coming weeks…

  • Discover the app that’s changing people’s lives: Mosabi (formerly InvestED) is a promising company from Africa that educates its audience to build better and more stable livelihoods. They deliver content through an Android app that has been rigorously designed for low-bandwidth, low literacy settings.
  • Get to know the founders of Equal Education: In a recent interview with Equal Education founders, we found out all there is to know about this UK-based startup. The team behind this company work with schools and virtual schools to narrow the attainment gap between children in care and those who aren’t.
  •  Meet the finalists of this year’s Greiner Family Impact Initiative: The Greiner Family Impact Initiative is an accelerator program run by Impact Hub Vienna, designed to bridge the gap between start-ups, know-how and funding.
  • Overcome your communication impediment: Hablando Con Julis is an all-in-one technological solution that enables people with communication impediments of all ages to read, write, speak, and learn by the use of images that are interpreted through write and voiced words.
  •  Educate together, on the beach: DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach is a community-led school in Hawaii built by educators, parents, and community members who have been working to design a public charter school in ‘Ewa Beach.
  • Empowering the tech leaders of the future: SmartStart is an innovation program set up to enable young Cambodian university students to launch their own tech startups.

Read the full article about education champions at Impact Hub Network