I'll be honest, until I read this Toledo Blade article, I didn't know this organization existed. Yet when I read:
"We get funding from the U.S. State Department to do various projects such as economic development, government leadership, and youth entrepreneurship," said Karl Gingrich, the Tanzania projects adviser for Great Lakes Consortium.
Entrepreneurship is especially important in Tanzania, he added. As one of the world's poorest countries, there are few jobs available for those who finish school. Fostering entrepreneurship will help improve the situation, Mr. Gingrich said.
I became curious, so I searched on line and found their website. While it could use some updates since we are a bit past April, there is quite a bit of information as to what this organization does or has done in the past.
So, if you were like me and you did not know that much about this organization or their mission? Another reason to be proud of our NWO region.
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Lisa - they were also sponsors of our recent visitors from Hungary and our sister county of Csongrad. Actually, the Csongrad-Lucas County sister-county relationship is the first in the country and we're celebrating our 10th year.
This is a terrific organization with many dedicated volunteers. Thanks for highlighting them!
I guess we should thank the Blade, since it was their article that made me curious to learn more.
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I found this also pretty awesome.
To face the challenge of globalization in education, The Great Lakes Consortium developed an innovative educational project, The Institute for Democratic Exchange. The project, which is supported by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, enables Ukrainian and Hungarian teachers and students to learn about democratic and participatory educational and community involvement techniques from their American peers. Ohio elementary teachers and students, on the other hand, greatly benefit from the multicultural educational experience they gain through this project.
"I guess we should thank the Blade..." --L.R.
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