Education Is a Human Right, Early Childhood Education Is Vital to Lifelong Success
Mike Freni CEO & Chairman at KUMBAYA. Imagine the 600 Million illiterate people living in the poorest, off-grid rural villages and neighborhoods in need of major change. While change began years ago with the proliferation of small home solar systems that provide energy access, today Kumbaya has laid the ground work for accessibility to not […]
Kumbaya Agrees Thomas Edison Was Right After All
Mike Freni CEO & Chairman at KUMBAYA. Perhaps Thomas Edison was right after all. As new technology develops, it’s time to ask the question, the one I asked my top engineer 3 years ago: should we be using direct current (DC) instead of alternating current (AC) power? He said, “Yes, we can do it all. […]
The Poorest Young Women Have Spent Less Than a Year in School in The Bottom Ten Countries
Girls learning in Niger. Credit: Tagaza Djibo/GEM Report It’s International Women’s Day this week. As people in different cities rally for gender equality, not enough changes are being made to help the poorest girls pick themselves up from the bottom of the education ladder in many parts of the world. This blog draws together a list […]