Surya Ganga is a film about the mad, chaotic tension between conservation and exploitation of India’s land, water and people. At the heart of the film is the river Ganga being dammed extensively and dried up. The film introspects why for the first time in the 5000-year history of India’s civilisation, the nation is witnessing […]
Upon independence in 1947, India’s literacy rate was at a staggering low of 11%. Since then, the literacy rate has grown to 74%; however, this figure is still well below the world figure of 84%. The literacy rate is still lower in rural India; while the literacy rate in the urban areas is estimated to […]
Every few years a group of database researchers meets to discuss the state of database research, its impact on practice, and important new directions. The eighth such meeting, held October 14-15, 2013 at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, observed that Big Data has now become a defining challenge of our time, […]
La Cocina cultivates low income food entrepreneurs by providing them affordable industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities. They focus primarily on women from communities of color and immigrant communities. They believe that entrepreneurs gain financial security by doing what they love to do, creating an innovative, vibrant and inclusive economic landscape. We are excited to be able […]
The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) empowers low- and moderate-income households to build and preserve assets by advancing policies and programs that help them pursue higher education, start a business and save for the future. The 1:1 Fund of CFED supports the college dreams of low-income children by making it easy for donors to help kids […]
Keoni Movement Arts‘ vision is a world in which strengthened bodies, peaceful minds, compassionate hearts and joyous spirits work together to benefit all of earth’s inhabitants. Their mission is to expand access to the Movement Arts of Yoga, Dance and Gymnastics by providing classes and performance opportunities to individuals of all ages, abilities and means. They […]
PBS and member stations are America’s largest classroom, available to 98% of America’s children through their television service – including those who can’t attend preschool. PBS is the No. 1 source of media content for preschool teachers and the No. 1 place parents turn to for preschool videos online, with content that has been shown […]
