After some swot analysis, a divergent brainstorm, and an empathy map I have settled on the problem in Uganda. Genital multination, while this might not be really a transgender person problem, its pretty important so that babies aren’t operated on illegally. My solution to this problem is to educate the public on intersex and transgender
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3 years of language study completed!!!
I took a couple classes outside of school the summer in 2020 , which counted as one language credit. With my spanish one (completed at the end of the eight grade) and spanish two credits (completed at the end of ninth grade) this counts for three years of language study. So this is how my
Meeting with Skirmante
Arranged for meeting with EU representing Lithuania in September-October And this how the chart looks now:
Uganda and goal 5. Gender Equality
I choose Uganda as it is low in the gender equality index provided by the UN (can also be found at this link), but not so low that it is the worst in the world. Uganda falls into the 63-94 ranked range, at about 65th rank, not terrible not great. Overview of Uganda This country
Pecha Kucha Presentation on Goal 5. Gender Equality
For this assignment of the making an impact: globally class we where shown a video on instruction on how to use adobe spark and unsplash to make a presentation using the pecka kucha style. The video on peck is embedded here, if you’re interested: If you didn’t watch it heres the rundown: PechaKucha (Japanese for
An Overview of the Class Making an Impact Globally
Here is a direct quote for my teacher about the making and impact globally class: About this Class Make an impact globally by seeking to understand the needs of humans and systems. Students work to identify and investigate challenges through the lens of the UN Sustainability Goals. This process utilizes the Design Thinking framework as
Dr. Seuss and Racism: Infographic and Info
This is a blog post that I made on making an impact globally blog that our whole class contributes to it is on our research on Seuss and the racist imagery in his books. Heres my infographic on Seuss and his books: What did you know about Dr. Seuss prior to our discussion?I thought that
UN Sustainable Development Goals Presentation- 10. Reduced Inequalities
In my freshman year (2021) our program director, Mr. Camara, asked all of us in the program to create a presentation on the background and ways to solve certain parts of the assigned goals. We were given two weeks to make this presentation then we presented it over zoom. I myself presented it to one
UNESCO infographic
This is an infographic I made on UNESCO, which is a part of the UN, in my making an impact globally class. I think it turned out well:
2020 Heritage Dinner During COVID-19
Before the heritage dinner, which took place on December 10th, I made latkes, which is enjoyed when the zoom meeting for the heritage dinner started. The reason I made latkes is because my family is vegetarian and lacked use of an oven during that time, due to an electrical problem. The latkes were delicious and