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These kids are the next generation...and it's our responsibility to speak up. Being on a Cheshire Board of Governors The Learning Partnership I'm learning so much about our education system and we need to ensure that the education system is #inclusive and the appropriate funds allocated on a national basis. Great job speaking up Jennifer! MASSIVE topic. #EducationSector #EducationFunding #GovernmentEducation #NeurodiversityInEducation #NeurodivergentYouth #InclusiveEducation #EducationPolicy #LearningSupport #SpecialEducation #StudentSupportServices #EducationReform #EducationalEquity #DiversityInEducation #InclusiveLearning #SpecialNeedsEducation #NeurodiversityAwareness #InclusiveClassrooms #AccessibleEducation #StudentWellbeing #EducationalLeadership

Open Hands draws its values from Christian foundations. We aim to be relational, kind, generous, empowering and honouring in all that we do. "The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed." - Proverbs 11:25 (The Bible) Here are some ways we express generosity in Open Hands: - We go the extra mile to show love to people. Our teams are generous with their time and are brilliant at listening to and caring for people. - We give our best to show that we value people. One of the ways we do this is through giving out items that are in good condition and will add value to someone’s life. Thank you for donating items that are clean, fit-for-purpose and ready to be given out to bless someone. - We deliver acts of kindness to go beyond meeting essential needs. Alongside the regular items that we give out through the year, we love to give out extra items and treats that allow us to go above and beyond in blessing the people we serve.

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Work experience and industry placements are invaluable in helping the next generation prepare for, and enter, working life. But we have found it incredibly challenging finding businesses that are willing to open their doors to students, particularly in the film and creative media industries. The reasons: -"We stopped the scheme during Covid and never reinstated it." -"We can't offer work experience because of insurance." -"We can't take under-18s." -And - the killer - "We don't have the time to show work experience kids how we work." As a student myself, I completed 4 different periods of work experience/industry placement and each was vital in helping me learn about the world of full-time employment, build confidence, and decide which area of the industry I wanted to work in. I can't stress enough how important it is to give students these opportunities. It's also a rewarding way to give something back, and support your CSR objectives. It doesn't even have to involve a huge amount of work on the host's part - simple shadowing can prove to be an incredibly valuable experience. So - this is huge thanks to everyone who's providing these golden opportunities. And an impassioned plea to more businesses to consider running work experience and industry placement schemes 🙏 . #workexperience #industryplacement

Greetings, supporters of the cosmos! I am a dedicated researcher with a dream to unravel the mysteries of the Universe through my PhD studies in Astronomy and Cosmology. As part of my journey, I am also working on an innovative 3D printed telescope project that will enhance my research capabilities. This telescope project, with a cost of less than R2000, showcases efficient and groundbreaking technology. However, pursuing a PhD entails substantial expenses, including tuition, research materials, and living costs. For the entirety of my four-year program, and the production of a substantial number of telescope and accompanying learning material the estimated cost is approximately R786,000. How Your Contribution Helps: Tuition Fees: Ensuring I have access to world-class education and resources. Research Expenses: Covering advanced telescopic observations, data analysis tools, and materials. Living Costs: Supporting day-to-day expenses so I can focus entirely on my research. By supporting me, you are not only investing in the advancement of scientific knowledge but also fueling discoveries that could reshape our understanding of the cosmos. Your generous contributions will directly support my academic pursuits, making groundbreaking research possible. How You Can Help: Donate: Any amount, big or small, brings us closer to new cosmic discoveries. Share: Spread the word about this campaign to your network. Join me on this stargazer's journey, and together, let's reach for the stars! Thank you for your support! Neo Namane

🇺🇸 Hello, I hope everyone is well. I'm Nicole Seimetz Larcipretti, I'm 17 years old and I live in Caxias do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul. Recently, I went to an extremely prestigious program, at the third best university in the world, Stanford. The CNI-X Summer Program has the proposal of "Causing an Impact Through Clinical Neuroscience", and for this, they selected only 10% of the students who have enrolled to be able to participate in the program, through classes with professors, researchers and Stanford students. The program will take place in person, between 07/22/2024 and 08/02/2024, in the city of Palo Alto, in the United States. This is a great achievement for me, because, in addition to having managed to pass such a prestigious program and with such a low acceptance rate, I was also awarded a scholarship of 100% of the value of the program (2,400 dollars, around 13,000 reais). However, I came across other expenses, which need to be paid in a short period of time, given that the program takes place in July, in 3 months. These expenses reach more than 20,000 reais, which have: - R$ 8,000.00 of airline tickets; - R$ 1,000.00 of tourist visa, taking into account the current quote; - ⁠R$ 8,000.00 of accommodation, taking into account the hosting from 07/21 to 08/02 (13 days); - ⁠R$ 3,000.00 of food, taking into account the cost of living of the place and the exchange rate of the current dollar; In addition, I will have other additional costs, such as locomotion between cities (São José and Palo Alto) and within the city of Palo Alto, in addition to the dollar variation. These costs, in total, add up to more than 20,000 reais, and unfortunately I can't afford these expenses in just 3 months. Therefore, I kindly ask for your help, no matter how small it may be. To help: Dollar Donation: Account holder: Suzan Seimetz ACH: 026073150 Account number: 8314390876

Thank you for all the birthday wishes! What do I want for my birthday? hmmmmm........ Without being demanding or trying to make anyone feel like they need to, I would like to spend time with my friends. The only thing I have ever wanted was to find people who wanted to build things with me. Spending time with friends is great, but it gets a little boring when it is all recreation. What I want, what I always wanted, was to work with a group of people to create something to help other people create what they wanted. How easy is it to just start a group and start creating what the group wants? It's not that easy is it...... Wouldn't that be something that would help people grow closer? And create what they needed for each other and their communities? Wouldn't it be nice to empower people to create what they want for themselves and their friends? I have never wanted business relationships. I have only wanted friends. You treat your friends the same way you treat yourself. You support them when they feel like they need to be supported. You forgive them if they feel like they need to be forgiven. You make sure that they understand that they have just as much worth as you. Not more, and not less. You work hard and play hard. To me, creating with a group of friends is what all of us want to do. We don't have to carry the burdens of other people, only empower them to create whatever it is they want to create for themselves and whatever friends they like to hang out with. Doesn't this sound like a better idea than what we have going on right now? Just a birthday wish I guess...

Happy Today, Happy Everyday. 124 years ago in Paris the Olympic Games had 2.2% female athletes participating and Paris Olympics 2024 has 50% female participation. As mothers, monthly period experiencing, and socialized to not be competitive, because competition is a male characteristic, humans are born with feminine and masculine characteristics. Without just kudos to tampons, go females for finally now wanting to be 50 50 in competition. Competition is one of 5 social interactions. As soon as us females want to get 50 50 on conflict, coercion, and commerce, the impacts we already made in cooperation/collaboration will demonstrate enhanced ways in conflict, coercion, and commerce. Happy Today all females whether spawned offspring or not, whatever we have done, most all of us have done bleeding monthly for 30-50 years. Thank you to the direct donors for Sports Herstory movement and this link is for the distant donors who have yet to help. Proves “in person” is the richest channel of communication 🤓 To enlightenment and love! ENLITEN https://lnkd.in/giTAwRvy

Our digital lives—the photos and videos of our loved ones that we treasure, frame and display, keep in our wallets, view when we need a little love in our stressful lives, are important to us like the photo here of my parents on their 40th wedding anniversary. You know who else treasures these reminders of their loved ones and home, often thousands of miles away? Migrants and refugees. If I have learned anything in my 8 months of helping the Lisbon Project’s Community Members (CMs) find comfort and work here, it is that the photos and videos of their spouses, parents, children, friends and their communities (often wearing their native garb) are everything to them. When I sit down with a CM, one of the 1st things I do is ask them if it would be okay if I could get to know them a little better by seeing some photos of their “people”. My heart breaks a little bit every time they scroll through their many photos of their loved ones looking for the best or cutest ones of their kids, sometimes wedding photos and whole family portraits. In these minutes doing this, they are now emotionally often thousands of miles away, with them again. It makes them very happy to see them but also underscores why they are here: to build a better life for themselves and their family. When we are looking at these together on their phones, in most cases we are looking through a cracked screen at an old phone. More often than not, this vital item that they are holding is truly their lifeline to their loved ones. Losing it or having their phone die on them is nothing short of devastation with no money to repair or replace it. So here is my ask: if you have any old technology (phones, tablets, laptops) would you be willing to donate them to our CMs? Your donation could truly change the trajectory of their lives, especially their employability. All kindnesses are appreciated by the community at Lisbon Project — thank you for considering making our CMs days more productive and a little brighter. 🌞