Farah Al Chammas: Finding Home and Community At the Dinner Table

May 25, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Farah Al Chammas,  NY,  SDG 4,  USA

Farah: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! A pre-pandemic Harvard study reports that 61% of young adults are lonely frequently to almost all of the time. Unfortunately, COVID didn’t exactly cause this issue, but further amplified it. Loneliness has been a brewing epidemic plaguing society, not only in the US, but around the world, and specifically in countries with growingly industrial societies. It’s an issue that costs the US alone $7 billion extra every year. Loneliness is caused by people not knowing who to hang out with, when to hang out, and what to do/where to go. Okel solves this by facilitating the curation, scheduling, and reservations of more meaningful meals at local restaurants for new and old friends, for individuals and communities.

Kevin Celisca: Innovating the Education Process

May 24, 2022 Posted by: George Romar Kevin Celisca,  NJ,  SDG 4,  USA

Kevin: Hello, Spiffy! The challenge we are addressing is instructional inequity. Did you know that systemic inequity in instructional programs prevents students from receiving a comparable education from class to class or school to school? This inequity is most clearly evident in the quality of a school’s lesson plans, which may be misaligned, inconsistent, and riddled with instructional bias. A contributing factor is the fact that most schools use email and Google Docs to manage this process. The result often is overworked teachers and underserved students.

Monica Anai Ramos Li: Improving Education Access for Entrepreneurs on the Go

May 23, 2022 Posted by: George Romar Monica Anai Ramos Li,  Peru,  SDG 4

Monica: I’m happy to chat with you, Spiffy! Musa addresses the pressing need to upskill and reskill the Latin American workforce in an equitable manner, including people with limited access to computers and internet connectivity. We transform an organization’s training content into a micro-learning methodology based on behavioral science, and we facilitate its delivery through a WhatsApp chatbot. Users can access it from anywhere, anytime, and learn at their own pace.