2016 WISE Awards Finalists Revealed

Doha, Qatar (ots/PRNewswire) -

Fifteen projects have been chosen for their innovative and
impactful approaches to today's most urgent challenges in education

The World Innovation Summit for Education revealed today the names
of the fifteen projects selected as 2016 WISE Awards Finalists.
Inaugurated by Qatar Foundation in 2009, under the leadership of its
Chairperson, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the WISE Awards
identify and promote the most innovative and effective approaches to
key global education challenges, and build a network of change-makers
to inspire others around the world.

Selected by a pre-Jury of international education experts, the
2016 WISE Awards Finalists offer creative solutions in access,
quality education, the teaching of STEM and entrepreneurial skills.
Together they address a wide range of issues that represent common
global challenges. The members of pre-Jury
(http://www.wise-qatar.org/wise-awards-2016) include Mr. Kamel
Braham, Program Leader at World Bank Human Development Program for
the Maghreb, Dr. Rajika Bhandari, Director, IIE Center for Academic
Mobility Research, USA and Dr. Joyce Akumaa Dongotey-Padi, the
Executive Director of Mama Zimbi Foundation, 2009 WISE Awards Winner
from Ghana.

Dr. Florence Tobo Lobé, the Founder and President of the Rubisadt
Foundation in Cameroon commented on her experience of being part of
pre-Jury: "I feel honored and proud to have had the opportunity to
assess enriching projects fostering peace, well-being and growth in
communities worldwide. The previously scrutinized finalists are
inspiring projects, addressing youth unemployment, fighting poverty,
helping vulnerable children in refugee camps, addressing gender
inequality with innovative practices to access quality, inclusive,
equitable, sustainable and holistic education. The WISE Awards are an
excellent way to scale and update strategies for more beneficiaries
and for better lives worldwide."

The WISE Awards Finalist projects were selected according to
strict criteria. They had to demonstrate innovative thinking and a
concrete positive impact on communities and societies, as well as the
potential to be replicated in other contexts and regions.

The 2016 WISE Awards Finalists:

- Geekie, Brazil http://www.geekie.com.br/
- Ideas Box, France http://www.librarieswithoutborders.org/index.php/
news-and-events/lwb-news/item/291-the-ideas-box-a-portable-multi-me
dia-kit-for-emergency-humanitarian-situations
- Sports for Sharing, Mexico http://en.educacionparacompartir.org/
- Smart Robot Coding School, South Korea
http://robotcoding.io/page/index.html
- Glowork, Saudi Arabia https://www.glowork.net/
- Tara Akshar Literacy Program, India http://taraakshar.org/
- Lights for Learning, Spain/Latin America
http://lucesparaaprender.org/web/
- Partners for Possibility, South Africa http://www.pfp4sa.org/
- Little Ripples, USA/Chad http://littleripples.org/
- Jump Math, Canada http://www.jumpmath.org/
- Youth for Technology Academy, USA/Nigeria
http://www.youthfortechnology.org/
- Sonidos de la Tierra, Paraguay http://www.sonidosdelatierra.org.py/
- 1Kgbox, China http://bigboxfactory.com/
- Education for growth and value creation in Lebanon, Lebanon
http://www.prodeslebanon.org/
- From puppets to empowerment, Bosnia and Herzegovina
http://genesisbl.org/index.php/en/

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Contact:
Ganka Peykovska
ganka.peykovska@wise.org.qa
+ 331 56 03 58 47